Position: Sr. Department Grant Management Specialist

Location: Boston, MA (2 days on site)

Duration: 6 Month Contract to Hire

Job Description:

Our renown healthcare client is committed to providing outstanding departmental management to their faculty engaged in research. The purpose of the Departmental Grants Management Specialist is to provide support to faculty preparing grant applications and managing finances of the faculty portfolio after the award. This position provides financial information, guidance, analysis and support to faculty. Sponsored Research includes reviewing sponsor eligibility and application requirements and being responsible for the entire award application excluding scientific content. They are looking for someone who sees leadership in their future and would eventually want to take on a managerial role.

This individual will direct and coach the work of other on most all grants and funding and manage all types of grant applications and funding. He/She will work with complete autonomy and direct other with the ability to assess quality of work and people in a strategic sense.

DGMS Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree required and minimum 5 years of experience in Grant Management or Research Admin dealing with NIH/DoD grants.
• Both pre and post award experience - whole life cycle.
• Experience being a team lead or a mentor in the grants space.
• Has worked in a matrix environment.
• Excel Skills.
• Basic financial skills (budgeting and projections).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience at a Cancer Institute or Academic Medical Center Preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Sponsored Research (Pre- Award)
• Proactively works with faculty and/or professional staff to identify funding opportunities and prepare applications for grants in compliance with sponsor guidelines and Institute standards for excellence and timeliness.
• Responsible for the timely and accurate completion of entire proposal (excluding scientific content) for accuracy, presentation, and compliance. This includes but is not limited to all administrative pages, narratives for non-scientific areas of the grant (e.g. data sharing plan, resource sharing plan, human subjects, vertebrate animals, etc.), and appendices
• Responsible for oversight of grant submittal process, including monitoring the application review process and submitting supplemental information. Works with faculty to review summary sheets and plan responses/revised applications, if applicable, and complete any JIT or program requests.
• Assists with all progress reports and ensures compliance and responsiveness with sponsor guidelines and requests.
• Finance (Post- Award)
• Upon award, finalizes the budget and works with Grants & Contracts and Research Accounting to get the award set up properly in a timely manner.
• Reviews Notice of Award for any budgetary or other restrictions/requirements. Works with faculty to assure understanding of reporting and other requirements of PI.
• Reviews budget adjustments, restrictions, required responses with faculty and ensures a timely response to the sponsor.
• Manages budget spending to guidelines, monitoring and reviewing allocation of research funds, grant balances and charges, ensuring appropriate use of funds under investigator control, both in terms of sponsor/external regulations and Institute policy. Calculates overhead and fringe benefit charges; purchases equipment; ensures payment of salaries; and generates spreadsheets.
• Compiles and analyzes fiscal data; develops updates, disseminates accurate and complete financial information to ensure compliance with all requirements of externally funded programs, performs related duties as assigned.

What’s In It For You:

The opportunity to work for a Cancer Institution driven by their mission to provide expert, compassionate care to children and adults with cancer while advancing the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, cure, and prevention of cancer and related diseases. By working for this organization you will have the opportunity to be a part of various different working groups and work with a Nobel Prize Winner and Chief of their Division.