Contracts & Grants Specialist, Department of Pediatrics

PED-CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE GENERAL (IN-PEDG-IUINA)

The Department of Pediatrics employs nearly 1,000 faculty and staff who work alongside employees of Riley Hospital for Children and students of IU School of Medicine (IUSM) to make Riley Children's Health Indiana's largest and most skilled pediatric system. At IUSM, our mission and core values define who we are, how we act, and what we aspire to accomplish. If you choose to join our team, you can expect a culture that values excellence, respect, integrity, diversity, and cooperation.

The Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Contracts and Grants Specialist to join their team. This position will serve as the grant specialist for the division including the creation of project budgets and coordinating the submission of grants, progress reports and other sponsored research activity with a particular emphasis on clinical research trial study accounts for pre and post-award account management.

General Responsibilities

• Provides financial monitoring and analysis of contracts and grants to ensure expenses are being paid according to contract.
• Consults on and completes pre-award applications and participates in contract closeouts.
• Performs post-award accounting of grants.
• Interprets regulations and guidelines of program funding for standard grants and prepares reports for grant agencies.
• Evaluates contract compliance and advises others on contractual rights and obligations.
• Prepares bids or proposals; negotiates contract terms and participates in the determination of acceptable bids.
• Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, university policy/procedures and federal regulations.
  
  

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (or equivalent)
  
  

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

• Some relevant experience
  
  

Skills

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
  
  

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Indianapolis, Indiana

This position is eligible to work a hybrid schedule (mix between remote and in-person work), subject to change in the future based on university policy and business needs.

$50,000 - $55,000 per year based on a combination of experience, skill level, education, and training

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Comprehensive medical and dental insurance
• Health savings account with generous IU contributions
• Healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Basic group life insurance paid by IU
• Voluntary supplemental life, long-term disability, critical illness, and supplemental accidental death & dismemberment insurance
• Base retirement plan with generous IU contributions, subject to vesting
• Voluntary supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition subsidy for employees and family members taking IU courses
• 10 paid holidays plus a paid winter break each year
• Generous paid time off plans
• Paid leave for new parents and IU-sponsored volunteer events
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
  
  

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing the IU Benefit Programs Brochure.

Career Level: Core

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Research

Job Family: Research Administration

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