UNIV - Grants Administrator Il - College of Pharmacy

Medical University of South Carolina • Charleston, SC

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About The Position

The Grant Administrator reports to the Director of Research Administration & Finance coordinates and performs complex administrative research and business management activities for the Department of Drug Discovery & Biomedical Sciences and the College of Pharmacy. Acts as a liaison with other university departments in matters relating to research administration. Administer all pre-award and post-award grant activity. Serves as the subject matter expert and trains faculty, staff, students and post-docs on federal funding guidelines (NIH, NSF, DOD etc.) as well as requirements and procedures related to grant preparation and submission and award management. Coordinates and implements all day to day operational activities to ensure the smooth operation of the research mission.

Requirements

• Advises administrators regarding contract requirements, provisions of contractual report and financial and agency requirements.
• Monitors all budgeted amounts pertaining to grants and contracts and makes determinations on overruns; identifies potential for transfers of funds and adjustments to contract provisions.
• Reviews and recommends adjustments to research proposals, contracts, grants, supplemental fund requests, amendments to contract or grant provisions, reports of inventions, subcontracts and other business and financial provisions.
• Prepares and monitors the preparation of contract proposals for fund allocation and compatibility with agency objectives.
• A bachelor's degree in business administration, public administration or the social sciences and four years experience in contracts and grant administration activities.
• Computer literacy.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development and preparation of operational and statistical reports to assist the Director of Research Administration and Finance in tracking key metrics relating to research and strategic research initiatives.
• Manages all aspects of the pre-award cycle. Throughout the pre-award cycle provides administrative, fiscal and technical guidance and support to faculty and graduate students seeking outside funding for research and special sponsored institutional projects.
• Management of COBRE P30 Award. Communicates with core directors and pilot recipients monthly to provide financial reports along with participation in meetings regarding fiscal matters.
• Administrative Manager for the Centers of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE) Center, working with the Center’s multiple Principal Investigators (PIs) to implement plans that ensure research excellence continues beyond COBRE funding.
• Manages all aspects of the post award cycle. Maintains proposal and funding records. Monitors and approves project expenditures on an ongoing basis.
• Manages all aspects of the post award cycle. Work with ORSP and GCA in the establishment, renewal and closing of awards.
• Coordinates the on-boarding of research support personnel. Works with PI’s to identify sponsored research funding sources to support graduate students, post- doctoral fellows, research technicians and staff scientists and visiting scholars.
• Responsible for developing the annual research budget (MUCR and Research Cores) for the department and submitting the data to the Deans Office to include in the department and colleges annual budget.
• Serves as the lead administrator over the department’s research cores. Conducts rate studies, prepares monthly invoices for services rendered and track collections.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees