Job Description:
• Plays a vital role in the sponsor project life cycle ensuring research proposals adhere to sponsor guidelines
• Supports faculty, center directors, and staff throughout the pre-award stage of sponsored projects, including proposal preparation and submission
• Manages a portfolio of faculty post-award and payroll sourcing activities with minimal supervision for a research-intensive department
• Provides oversight and day-to-day management of research administration
• Performs pre-award job duties in response to specific proposal guidelines for complex proposals
• Works with faculty in proposal preparation and submission
• Manages budgeting, analysis, and justifications for proposals
• Acts as liaison between the Chair, Faculty, and Department Administrators
• Stays current on federal and university developments regarding research administration and regulations
• Monitors and works with PI to submit annual agency reports
• Oversees and coordinates proper transfer of PI grants and contracts
• Serves as responsible for the closure of complex sponsored projects accounts
• Coordinates the necessary support with internal and external requests for grant-related information
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education
• Relevant Experience (4 Years)
• Grants Administration (2 Years)
• Knowledge of S2S and SUBS systems (preferred)
• Knowledge of agency guidelines (preferred)
• Adobe Acrobat
• Analytical Thinking
• Computerized Accounting
• Computer Literacy
• Deadline Management
• Grant Administration
• IBM Cognos Analytics
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Word
• Oral Communications
• Regulatory Compliance
• Supervisory Management
• Workday Software
• Written Communication
Benefits:
• Up to 22 days of vacation
• 10 recognized holidays
• Sick time
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
• Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
• Defined contribution (403(b)) Retirement Savings Plan
• Wellness challenges
• Annual health screenings
• Mental health resources
• Mindfulness programs and courses
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Financial resources
• Access to dietitians
• 4 weeks of caregiver leave to bond with your new child
• Family care resources for childcare needs
• Covers the cost of tuition for you and your family, including dependent undergraduate-level college tuition up to 100% at WashU and 40% elsewhere after seven years with us
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