Grants Manager

Company Description

NACC is currently funded by nearly $60M from NIH grants and industry partnerships. NACC's extensive database of rich, longitudinal, standardized clinical and neuropathological data was built in collaboration with more the 35 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Centers (ADRCs) across the US over the past 25 years. NACC facilitates impactful research by serving as the data, communication, and collaboration coordinating center for the ADRC Program. NACC is in the process of driving major innovations that will modernize data collection, integration, storage, and sharing to transform and advance Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia (ADRD) research. This work will open the door to new discoveries in Alzheimer’s, improve our understanding of the disease, and enable the development of earlier disease detection technologies and more impactful therapeutics.

Role Description

The Consortium for Clarity in ADRD Research Through Imaging (CLARiTI), a five-year, human subjects, National Institute on Aging-funded program. This prospective multi-site study is focused on collecting biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders (ADRD) from across the National Institute of Aging’s Alzheimer’s Disease research centers program. CLARiTI is poised to have a major impact on addressing major challenges in the field including disentangling heterogeneity, validating key biomarkers for early detection, differential diagnosis, and precision medicine, and improving the generalizability of findings to all populations impacted by ADRD. CLARiTI is funded for 5 years at $149M.

Duties and Responsibilities

This role will be responsible for the development of all pre- and post- award activities related to the new CLARiTI program grant (valued at $97M). This includes grants and finance administration, management, reporting, creating new systems for managing these activities and ensuring the program requirements are delivered on time.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Research Administration, or related field and 4-5 years of experience in research administration, including pre-award proposal submission, and post-award administration of federal grants.
• Prior experience should include completing grant applications, developing and administering complex budgets, sub-awards, negotiating effectively with sponsors, and managing full cycle research awards of similar size.
• Prior experience overseeing clinical research, translational, and/or basic science research programs.
• Demonstrated ability to organize complex tasks and direct the work of others with diplomacy and interpersonal effectiveness.
• Proven leadership and communication skills; proactive in problem-solving and system improvement.
• Exceptional interpersonal and customer service skills; ability to work courteously and effectively with faculty, staff, and individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to synthesize and communicate budget and policy information to scientists.
• Demonstrated attention to detail and ability to manage multiple projects in an organized, thorough, and timely manner against pre-determined goals and deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to develop complex financial spreadsheets.
• Familiarity with sponsor proposal/management systems (e.g., Proposal Central, eRA Commons).
• High proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook) and ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies.
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and collaboratively.
• Capability to work in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.

Desired Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business, Finance, Research Administration, or related field.
• Experience in basic science and/or clinical research program in a large academic institution.
• Working knowledge of UW policies and procedures, particularly related to grant processing, and experience working with staff from UW operational offices (e.g., OSP, GCA, ISC, etc.).
• Prior experience with UW systems and databases, specifically SAGE, Workday, UW Profiles, and Enterprise Data Warehouse.
• Experience working in a large multi-faceted academic department.

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