UNIV - Grants Administrator I - Pediatrics: Office of the Chair
About The Position
The Grants Administrator provides oversight and accountability for assigned research awards and projects in the Department of Pediatrics, under the direction of the Director of Research Administration. The role handles pre- and post-award research grantsmanship, budgeting and forecasting, financial management, reporting, and billing. It may be eligible for partial remote work after an orientation period. The position reviews proposals, applications, and contracts for completeness and compliance with institutional, agency, and sponsor requirements; supports faculty and sponsors through award processes; and translates clinical trial agreement payment terms into tracking templates for sponsor invoicing. It uses information from MUSC financial systems, CTMS, Cayuse, eIRB, Epic, and SPARCRequest within the Research Integrated Network of Systems (RINS). The role also manages post-award grant activity and procurement, monitors budgets and expenditures, and maintains award status and compliance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Three years of business, personnel, grant-in-aid, or public administration experience.
- Computer literacy.
Responsibilities
- Review grant proposals, applications, and contracts for completeness and compliance with requirements from MUSC, affiliated organizations, and sponsors.
- Recommend changes to grant submissions based on a reasonable interpretation of the grant’s scope, goals, and priorities.
- Serve as liaison between faculty and sponsoring agencies during award processes.
- Analyze executed clinical trial agreements and convert contract payment terms into study team tracking templates to support sponsor invoicing.
- Integrate and use information from MUSC financial systems, CTMS, Cayuse, eIRB, Epic, and SPARCRequest within RINS to monitor sponsor invoicing impacts.
- Manage post-award grant activity, including resubmissions, no-cost extensions, and non-competing applications, ensuring financial information is accurately reflected in sponsor requests and responses.
- Monitor expenses to ensure they are accurately recorded and grants are not overspent.
- Oversee research procurement, including purchases, reimbursements, invoice payments, and DLAR and Infinity processes.
- Process grant certifications and subawards and respond to post-award questions.
- Analyze awarded budgets and monitor grant and contract management for compliance with institutional and sponsor guidelines.
- Maintain award status to facilitate budget extensions, renewal applications, supplemental requests, and related changes that may affect scope, goals, or priorities.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
