Research Administrator

We're partnering with a higher education organization seeking a Research Administrator. The Research Administrator will assist with the submission and pre-award administration of grants and contracts, assist PIs, prepare grant budgets, and assist with annual progress reports.

• Assists PIs in the development, review, and submission of all Federal, State, and foundation grants and contracts applications, with a primary focus on individual investigator grants and multi-component grants. Manages timelines and the overall progression of submission to ensure the on-time completion of high quality, responsive and compliant proposal applications.
• Prepares grant budgets and budget justifications.
• Prepares and compiles all components of each grant submission, ensures that the proposal is formatted, packaged, and submitted in accordance with granting agency requirements.
• Drafts supporting documents for grants including letters of intent, letters of support, cover letters, facilities, and resources.
• Maintains detailed, up-to-date records of PI's other support, biosketches, and grant submission documents.
• Responds to RFAs and summary statements and addresses issues prior to submission.
• In coordination with the Post-Award Team and the principal investigators, promotes accurate preparation and timely submission of progress reports as required by sponsoring program.
• Tracks the status of pending applications, follows up with investigator regarding review/funding status of application.
• Performs all other duties as assigned within scope of practice and/or training.
• Works collaboratively and cooperatively with faculty, grant writers, P&S proposal development and Pre-Award team on all aspects of grant administration.
• Perform other related duties and responsibilities as assigned/requested.

• Bachelors degree
• 3+ yrs experience in an academic grant funded setting
• Knowledge of and experience with full scope of pre-award grant management, including mastery of terminology, standards, and tools for grant management
• Project management skills, including ability to efficiently lead and execute technical project activities, attention to detail, effectively coordinate and communicate with stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in biological science or business/administration degree such as finance, accounting, business administration, business, public health, public administration, or a directly related field.
• Prior experience with NIH submissions and systems (era COMMONS, ASSIST, RePORTER)