Grants Manager, Science Department - Remote

Autism Speaks-posted 4 months ago
Full-time • Mid Level
Remote • Princeton, NJ
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Autism Speaks is seeking an experienced Grants Manager to work in our Science department. This person must have experience working with a Grants Management System. This is a remote/home based position. We are interested in candidates that live on the East Coast but will consider qualified candidates in the United States. The purpose of this position is to assist the Sr. Director, Program Operations, Chief Science Officer, Director, Legal, Risk and Compliance, and other leadership on all science/public health funding activities, including but not limited to research grants, project grants, contracts, and awards. Activities will include grant submissions, reviewing grant proposals, negotiating, and ensuring compliance with legal agreements, contributing to the design and user interface with grants information system, recordkeeping, financial management, program development and maintenance that enhance the Autism Speaks' scientific review process and management.

  • Support the internal and external scientific/public health community on all aspects of the research grants process.
  • Plan and manage the logistics and administrative support for all peer review panel meetings.
  • Design and monitor the automation of all grants-related submissions and notifications.
  • Assist in developing policies and procedures, including funding agreements and Requests for Applications (RFAs).
  • Develop specialty RFAs for ongoing and targeted initiatives.
  • Lead the grants team in all procedural matters related to grant review and processes.
  • Maintain documentation for all funded awards including final budget allocations and required ethics certifications.
  • Draft and review legal agreements for the Science/Public Health department.
  • Serve as the interface for grants process information for internal and external stakeholders.
  • Disseminate information on Autism Speaks scientific priorities and funding opportunities.
  • Interface with the Finance Team regarding fiscal accountability and financial reports.
  • Extract and organize information from the online grants system to provide guidance for allocating resources.
  • Monitor and refer performance reports for funded projects and provide guidance as needed.
  • Provide reports on funding programs to fundraising departments.
  • Assist in development and execution of complex data queries and analysis of grants performance statistics.
  • Bachelor's degree required in business, management, or scientific areas of study.
  • Master's degree in business, management or finance or equivalent experience.
  • 5-7 years' experience in grants administration including in-depth experience with grants information systems.
  • Strong experience with Grants Management System.
  • Extensive customer service experience with scientific and community agencies/grants preferred.
  • Experience in non-profit/private grant funding practices/procedures/rules/regulations.
  • Fluxx experience preferred.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, with a strong emphasis on excel.
  • Familiarity with grant administration databases.
  • Strong computational and analytic skills.
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
  • Excellent organizational skills and time management skills.
  • Competitive compensation, benefit and vacation package.
  • Flex work hours.
  • Weekly training sessions.
  • Tuition reimbursement.
  • Summer bonus Fridays.
  • Creative, innovative, collaborative, inclusive, kind and fun work environment.
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