Grants and Contracts Administrator Remote

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides support for grant and contract negotiations, review, and routing, managing the entire workflow from intake to contract execution.
• Negotiate mid-level to more complex research agreements.
• Communicate with researchers to advise of status, progress, and issues with processing.
• Collect and assemble various budget and financial documents required in response to contract solicitations and re-competition efforts; prepare budgetary workbooks; and prepare supporting documentation, business proposals, and justifications.
• Prepares grants and effort allocation summaries for Principal Investigators and meets with them to support the transition to active study management with the post award team.
• Helps support developing reports and metrics on AARI activities, as needed.

​MINIMUM EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

• License/Registration/Certification Required: None Required.
• Education Required: Bachelor's degree in Business, Accounting, Finance, Public Administration, or related field.
• Experience Required:  Requires 3 years of experience within research-intensive environments and supporting highly productive and motivated research faculty and staff, in an academic medical center, university or not-for-profit corporation in the healthcare sector. Experience negotiating healthcare or research-related grant agreements and contracts.
• Advanced knowledge of office software including word processing, database, and internet applications. 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills to effectively form collaborative relationships and work with staff at a level of the organization
• Advanced knowledge of office software including word processing database, and applications
• Knowledge of legal terminology and contract terms.  
• Knowledge of and ability to interpret institutional, federal, and non-federal grants and contract guidelines, policies, and procedures.
• Ability to understand the significance of various agreement terms in view of the nature of the materials/confidential information to be transferred and proposed research.
• Ability to grasp complex legal and business issues.
• Ability to manage a variety of contracts simultaneously.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job.
• Teleworking role that requires the ability to ensure private working space to fulfil obligations of role
• Ability to communicate digitally and via MS TEAMS

This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of the incumbent. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities required of the incumbent. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties.

Remote position from AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IL, IN, LA, MI, MO, NC, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, WI, WY only.