Grant Administrator

Mass General Brigham • Boston, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham. Working under the direction of Lab and Wellman Center leadership, the Grant Administrator provides oversight and management of the lab’s sponsored research portfolio throughout the award life cycle. The Grant Administrator will serve as an integral partner in all grant applications, building budgets, providing guidance, resolving issues, and helping navigate the research proposal and submission process. Through a network of robust working relationships with internal and external personnel, the Grant Administrator will troubleshoot issues, resolve roadblocks to advance research efforts, and serve as an effective representative of the lab. Additionally, the Grant Administrator will ensure the responsible and compliant use of sponsored award and sundry funds by conducting budget forecasting, monitoring fund statements, resolving accounting issues, managing accounts payable and receivable (including fabricated equipment accounts), and overseeing personnel allocations. Job Summary Manages the grant-related activity of an assigned portfolio of research departments. Provides guidance, resolves issues, and helps navigate the research proposal submission and application process. Responsible for budget development assistance, interpretation of sponsor requirements, as well as ensuring that proposals meet sponsor and institutional guidelines and regulations. May be eligible for institutional signature authority to sign on behalf of enterprise institutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Related Field of Study preferred and Associate's Degree Related Field of Study required
• Research administration experience 2-3 years required
• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, accounting, and other computer applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization and coordination skills.
• Ability to work with large financial data sets with accuracy.
• Good working knowledge of research agency, sponsor, and organization funding guidelines and policies.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Ability to make independent judgments and resolve problems.
• Ability to manage a busy workload and reprioritize as needed.

Responsibilities

• Processes and prepares research grant proposals, awards, and transactions, maintaining grant/contract records in compliance with institutional and research sponsors.
• Prepares budgets, justifications, and materials for financial reporting.
• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verify all sponsor requirements are met.
• Monitors expenditures and assures budgetary compliance; verifies, identifies, and evaluates excessive charges; and advises on allowability of costs to be charged to grant.
• Eligible for Institutional Signing Authority, which is subject to manager discretion and delegation.
• Uses organizational research financial management applications to manage workflow and develop queries and reports.
• Assist manager in the review of Grant Administrator 1 work and quality control review of data.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level