Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst

*This position is fully remote*

Types of sponsored awards for which the position is responsible: This role functions at an advanced level, with responsibility for a variety of complex level grants/contracts, including those from NIH, DOD various foundations and pharmaceutical companies. These grants, contracts and clinical trials/ fixed fees may involve highly detailed budgets, multiple projects, cores and sub awards.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with departmental faculty and/or budgetary staff and the Office of Research Administration (ORA) toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
• Work directly with the application’s Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators and administrative staff to ensure effective, accurate and timely proposal development.
• Understand and utilize institutional policies for pre-award grant process and sponsor guidelines.
• Ensure that all of the proper information/documentation is uploaded into the designated application portal (ASSIST, Workspace, etc).
• Review all sponsored project proposals for assigned faculty prior to them being forwarded to the Grants & Contracts Manager and ORA for signature. This review involves accuracy, content, adherence to all relevant guidelines.
• Provide instruction, preparation assistance and support related to grant application procedures to Principal Investigators (PI’s). Provide guidance to the PI in the interpretation and implications of applicable grants terms and conditions.
• Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
• Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content. Ensures that all applicable and indirect costs have been applied. May also 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.
• Responsible for tracking grant/contract proposals and other documentation through the signature/approval processes.
• Facilitate and/or produce specialized sponsored projects reports utilizing institutional or departmental systems (i.e., COEUS, Proposals/Awards/Funding Dashboard, etc.)
• Manage all assigned grant submissions to ensure timeliness and accuracy.
• Responsible for the timely submission of JIT’s and RPPR’s

• Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current grants and contracts, this includes regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators and departmental leadership.
  

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required with 4 years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions, preferably in an academic or medical setting
• Successful completion of the RAT (Research Administration Training) Program (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 required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Special Skills/Knowledge:

• Excellent communications skills, both oral and written
• Customer service minded focus
• Ability to make independent judgments and 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 and background knowledge in foundation awards
• COEUS knowledge/experience preferred

Classified Title: Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst
Working Title: Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $59,280-$81,435 (Commensurate with Experience)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F 8:30-5:00pm
Exempt Status: Exempt
Location: 04-MD:School of Medicine Campus
Department name: 10002940-Cancer Immunology/GI Clinical Research
Personnel area: School of Medicine

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