Grants and Contracts Analyst - Remote Possible

Overview

The Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases is seeking a full time Grants & Contracts Analyst to provide dedicated professional level sponsored funds management for two Principal Investigators with multiple sponsored grants in the Division. The primary goal of this position is to ensure timely, effective and efficient functioning of sponsored funding. The successful candidate will work independently on a variety of grants/contracts that range from simple to moderately complex with a combined budget of almost $10M total costs per year. 

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Partner with departmental faculty and/or budgetary staff and the Office of Research Administration toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
• Understand and utilize institutional policies for pre-award grant process and sponsor guidelines.
• Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
• Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.
• Ensure that all applicable and indirect costs have been applied.
• Potentially provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
• Ensure compliance in all other areas related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, conflicts of interest, etc.
• Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current grants and contracts, this includes regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators and departmental leadership.
• Coordinate the process of setting up awards in designated department/division after grant number is assigned, including reviewing award, verifying award set-up and ensuring personnel is setup appropriately.
• Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, effort reporting, cost transfers, paying invoices and paperwork finalization related to subcontract setup.
• Conduct complex award management activities and provide oversight to other employees, including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations and reporting.
• Provide information and direct assistance required to complete contract and grant closeout.

Special Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of accounting and budgeting theory and practices required.
• Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions on a daily basis.

• Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.

• Knowledge of external Federal guidelines/procedures for grants and contracts, including NIH, DOD, private companies, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Two years of administrative/budgeting experience.