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Grants & Contracts Manager

Employer
Johns Hopkins University
Location
Maryland, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Feb 11, 2021

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Founded in 1893, the School of Medicine (SOM) is the academic medical teaching and research arm of The Johns Hopkins University. With a budget of over $2 billion, the SOM has consistently been among the nation’s top medical schools in the number of research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and in having as its major teaching hospital, The Johns Hopkins Hospital (JHH). JHH was ranked the best hospital in the United States for 22 years by U.S. News & World Report. Sixteen Nobel laureates associated with the SOM as alumni and faculty have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Chemistry, two of which, are current faculty. Fifteen current faculty are members of the National Academy of Sciences. The SOM offers an M.D. an M.D./Ph.D. and 19 other graduate programs. In the current year, there are over 1,250 medical and doctoral students, and more than 2,700 full-time faculty.

General Summary/Purpose

The Grants & Contracts Manager is responsible for the overall post-award sponsored research administration of Research Management Services’ (RMS) daily operations. The Grants & Contracts Manager will manage the post-award (including clinical research) financial activities for sponsored programs that total $26+ million annually. This position reports directly to the Assistant Director of RMS.

Research Management Services (RMS) supports the pre and post-award administration for sponsored funding across multiple departments within the School of Medicine. RMS strives to provide the highest quality of customer service in sponsored research management to our customers including departments, faculty, key stakeholders and central teams including the Office of Research Administration (ORA), Sponsored Projects Shared Services (SPSS) and the School of Medicine Business Office (SOMBO).

Post-Award:Manage financial activities involving grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, subawards, clinical trials, and non-sponsored research related accounts. Performs comprehensive analysis and projections relating to business or research trends to improve department’s operational and financial effectiveness. Assists in grant financial planning and cost analysis. Analyzes complex financial data to ensure efficient use of resources. Ensures compliance with university and/or agency regulations and restrictions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

  • Oversee the financial management of over 450+ sponsored accounts and multiple non-sponsored accounts within RMS.
  • Oversee processes for management of all budget accounts once awards have been granted.
  • Provide oversight for expenditure of funds, ensuring that funds are expended according to sponsoring organization’s stipulations.
  • Ensure budgets are distributed, eForms are processed timely and funds are utilized compliantly.
  • Train, supervise, and develop Grants & Contracts Analyst(s), Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst(s), Budget Analyst(s) and Grants & Contracts Coordinator(s) on effective and compliant post-award management.
  • Manage effort reporting for the department. Ensure deadlines for both semi-annual and quarterly effort reporting are met and cost sharing is completed correctly.
  • Minimize the total amount of cost overruns/small balance transfers by proactively identifying accounts that will need additional review to prevent/eliminate overspending.
  • Ensure position budgeting workbooks are developed and up-to-date for all faculty in every department.
  • Provide guidance to analysts, division managers/administrators, and faculty regarding the interpretation of applicable contract, grant and cooperative agreement terms and conditions, as well as, other administrative rules, cost principles.
  • Develop financial reports to aid in sponsored projects financial administration including to proactively identify payroll gaps, develop projections and perform what-if scenarios.
  • Collaborate with external administrative offices including, but not limited to Sponsored Projects Shared Services, Accounts Receivable, Billings, Accounts Payable, etc. to ensure that required policies and procedures are followed.
  • Provide instruction and answer questions relating to procedures and serve as liaison between administrative offices. Provide outstanding customer service.
  • Assist the Assistant Director in the development of the fiscal year sponsored annual operating budget for all RMS customers. Additionally, assist with current year projections for governmental and private funds.
  • Partner with the Assistant Director and pre-award Grants and Contracts Manager on bi-weekly staff meeting agendas and planning of staff development activities. The ability to maintain confidentiality is imperative.
  • Meet weekly with each direct report and attend faculty finance meetings when available and/or required.
  • Provide coverage, as needed on daily operations of post-award management in any division/department due to turn-over, vacations, sick time etc.

Minimum Qualifications (Mandatory):

  • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Finance, Economics, Business or related field.
  • Five (5) years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions, preferably in an academic or medical setting. Two of those years must include working in a lead or supervisory capacity with extensive supervisory responsibilities or high level, direct involvement in JHU grants and contracts leadership development training projects, serving as a recognized subject matter expert.
  • Successful completion of the RAT program (13-15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position. If an employee does not successfully complete the program, no additional experience will be applied.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU Equivalency Formula.
    • JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for the required education on the same basis.

Special Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

  • Knowledge of cost accounting methods and practicesrequired.
  • Thorough knowledge and understanding of The Johns Hopkins University accounting system (SAP and Analysis) and related fiscal offices preferred.
  • Knowledge of JHU systems for budgets, purchasing and accounting preferred.
  • Ability to make independent judgments and to act on decisions on a daily basis.
  • Proven ability to provide leadership, management and training to the sponsored research teams.
  • Ability to work with flexibility on several tasks simultaneously and to meet various concurrent deadlines.
  • Strong communication skills are required as well as tact and discretion. Maintain strict confidentiality.
  • Highly efficient computer skills required (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

Classified Title:Grants & Contracts Manager
Working Title: Grants & Contracts Manager
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PE
Starting Salary Range:up to $$95,000 (Commensurate with Experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:00am- 4:00pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: 04-MD:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: 60008428-SOM Admin Finance Research Services
Personnel area: School of Medicine

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office atjhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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School of Medicine - East Baltimore Campus


The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check.

If you are interested in applying for employment with The Johns Hopkins University and require special assistance or accommodation during any part of the pre-employment process, please contact the HR Business Services Office at jhurecruitment@jhu.edu. For TTY users, call via Maryland Relay or dial 711.

The following additional provisions may apply depending on which campus you will work. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.

During the Influenza ("the flu") season, as a condition of employment, The Johns Hopkins Institutions require all employees who provide ongoing services to patients or work in patient care or clinical care areas to have an annual influenza vaccination or possess an approved medical or religious exception. Failure to meet this requirement may result in termination of employment.

The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

Equal Opportunity Employer
Note: Job Postings are updated daily and remain online until filled.

EEO is the Law
Learn more:
https://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
Important legal information
http://hrnt.jhu.edu/legal.cfm

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