Grant Manager

University of Washington•Seattle, WA

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Biostatistics has an outstanding opportunity for a Grant Manager to join their team. The Grant Manager is responsible for the post-award activities of their assigned research portfolio. In collaboration with principal investigators (PIs), sponsor agencies, research partners, and university research support offices, the Grant Manager ensures sponsored research awards are received, budgeted, and expended effectively and efficiently in compliance with all regulations, policies, and procedures. This position is hybrid with two days per week of in-person work in the new Hans Rosling Center for Population Health on the Seattle campus. There is also a possibility for 100% remote work.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, or related field.
Minimum of 3 years of experience in grants management.
Experience managing pre-award and post-award research grant activities, demonstrating extensive knowledge of federal grant and contract policies and procedures.
Ability to explain complex regulatory, budgetary, and financial information to people in a broad range of roles.
Skilled in using Microsoft Excel to create and use complex spreadsheets.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience with NIH contracts.
Knowledge of University of Washington financial systems, fiscal policies and procedures, including those related to grants and contracts.

Responsibilities

Oversee and manage financial and administrative components of sponsored research projects for the assigned research portfolio, including forecasting and tracking budget expenditures.
Provide support to PIs for non-scientific sponsored research project operations.
Meet with PIs to review financial reports.
Serve as liaison for the assigned research portfolio with sponsors, subawardees, and central university offices, and departments.
Manage outgoing subaward process for assigned research portfolio budgets.
Prepare internal UW sub-budget requests and monitor activity of sub-budgets.
Prepare advance budget requests, extension requests and restricted carryforward release requests as needed.
Ensure that research deliverables are met; that projects comply with sponsor, federal, state and university laws and regulations, including requirements identified in award agreements; and that projects abide by UW financial management systems and controls.
Assist and provide backup to the department’s Pre-award Administrator for assigned portfolio projects, ensuring a timely and accurate proposal in accordance with all university, sponsor, and department requirements.
Liaise with PI and project managers on proposal budget development, budget justifications etc.