What are the responsibilities and job description for the Research Grant Specialist III (Hybrid/Remote Option) - Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute position at CEDARS SINAI?
Join us as a Research Grant Specialist III (RGS III) as we examine the interactions between metabolism, immunity, and infection!
At Cedars-Sinai our academic culture and environment creates an extraordinary opportunity for cross-disciplinary thinking and research while enjoying a larger sense of autonomy, with the freedom to choose when, and with whom, you collaborate. Our research is largely collaborative and team-work oriented, helping to unleash your potential and enjoying intellectual freedom with the ability to make an individual impact and receive recognition for your work. We are setting the benchmark for how medicine can be more effectively delivered by supporting our distinguished staff, specialists, and scientists, to advance discovery, be a mentor to the next generation, and set new standards of care. Highly qualified candidates, residing in Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, Colorado, Minnesota, Florida, and Georgia, may be considered for remote work.
The Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute (IBIRI) is a multidisciplinary basic, translational and clinical research program devoted to discovering the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with the goal of improved treatment approaches and prevention.
Are you ready to be a part of breakthrough research?
The Research Grant Specialist works with the Department Manager and/or Principal Investigator (PI), in the oversight and submission of all pre- and post-award grant administration processes of unit (division/department/center/institute). The incumbent serves as liaison between departments, research groups, Sponsored Research Funds Administration (SRFA), and accounting and finance departments. This role supports the pre- and post-award administrative functions, including reviewing technical sections of proposals to ensure requirements are met, and preparing and/or reviewing budgets to ensure completeness and accuracy using knowledge of grant budgets, expenditure restrictions, and grant accounts. This position ensures compliance with all federal, state and local agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DOD), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Institutional Review Board.
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Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Independently performs all pre-award and post-award monthly financial projections, account reconciliations, cost transfers, progress reports, budget changes, salary allocation reviews, time and effort management reporting, purchase order reconciliation, and monitoring milestones, etc.
Performs financial analysis and forecasting to identify relevant factor variances, formulate logical conclusions and devise alternate solutions as necessary.
Reviews grant applications and post award management activities, develop logical solutions to difficult, unusual, or first-time problems, and provides solutions for action to leadership.
Manages all deliverables including invoices and subcontract paperwork, complex financial reporting processes and fiscal responsibility for salary, supply costs, subcontracts.
Mentors and trains grant management staff.
Education:
Bachelor's Degree is required.
Experience and Skills:
Seven to ten years (7-10 years) of progressively increasing pre- and post-award research grant experience.
Establishes effective working relationships with cross-functional team(s).
Excellent verbal/written communication skills and solid understanding of federal and major funding agency grant submission guidelines.
Experience working with multi-PI proposals.
Experience with preparation of general grant submission components, including the preparation of progress and financial reports.
Experience with preparation of scientific manuscripts and abstracts.
Proficiency with eRA commons, grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, Federal Reporter, and other related proposal submission systems.
Working Title: Research Grant Specialist III (Hybrid/Remote Option) - Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute
Department: Home Dept - Gastroenterology
Business Entity: Academic / Research
Job Category: Academic/Research
Job Specialty: Contract & Grant Budgeting/Funding
Position Type: Full-time
Shift Length: 8 hour shift
Shift Type: Day
Base Pay:$78,400.00 - $133,100.00
