The Basic Sciences Shared Administration serves the departments of Biochemistry & Physiology Cell Biology and Microbiology & Immunology. The BSA Grants Team currently manages 150 active grants in addition to providing pre-award support for their assigned faculty members. We are looking for a knowledgeable individual who is great with people and can provide a high quality of service.
Duties:
- Responsible for supervision oversight and administrative guidance for proposal submission agreement negotiation and oversight of compliance with sponsor federal and state regulations University policies.
- Oversees all aspects of outgoing subawards to include knowledge of subrecipient monitoring process.
- Hires trains supervises and evaluates pre-award staff and ensures staff members remain knowledgeable of changes in federal state and University guidelines policies procedures and regulations.
- Maintains up-to-date knowledge of federal state institutional and sponsor guidelines including but not limited to 2 CFR 200 (Uniform Guidance) FARS/DFARS.
- Develops budgets for all grant submissions and may assist key program leadership in the preparation of grants.
- Works closely and collaboratively with the Director of Post-Award Office of Research Services.
- Oversees manages and delivers leadership in ensuring compliance in the areas of proposal development and award negotiation.
- Coordinates with other University departments including but not limited to the Office of Technology Development Office of Export Control and Office of Legal Counsel as necessary about acceptable award terms and conditions.
- Manages the day-to-day operations of the Office of Research Services (ORS) pre-award team.
- Drafts negotiates and executes legal and business terms for research related agreements.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Required Attachments
Documents required for this position are listed under the Required Attachments section of this job listing. You will be required to upload and attach these documents in the application process.
Important: ALL required documents must be attached to your job application or your documents will not be visible to the hiring department!
Required Education: Bachelors degree in Business Administration Accounting Finance Management or closely-related fieldAND:
- 60 months experience in business management administration accounting finance operations management or closely related area. 24 months of the required experience must be directly related to coordinating/managing sponsored grants or contracts.
Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months experience in lieu of Bachelors Degree for a total of 108 months experience.
Skills:
- Advanced working knowledge of databases and electronic tools related to funding opportunity dissemination (e.g. Community of Science).
- Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook Word PowerPoint and Excel)
- Knowledge of pre-award grant submission process and federal application requirements.
- Advanced organization skills
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Ability to perform multitasks and handle stressful situations.
Certifications: None
Working Conditions:
- Physical:
- Sit for prolonged periods.
- Use of a computer.
- Manual dexterity.
- Communicate effectively and listen.
- Environmental:
- Office Work Environment.
- Stressful environment when meeting deadlines.
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Required Experience:
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