Grants Specialist

NYU Langone Health • New York, NY

5h

About The Position

The Grants Specialist provides pre award coordination for the NYULH administrative pod departments. The position entails general administrative duties, research administration and other projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree in business, finance or other appropriate discipline with at least 3 years of relevant financial and grants management experience, or a combination of comparable education and experience.
• Understanding federal, state and local policies governing sponsored research.
• Basic knowledge of accounting, budgeting and finance.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to support and work with a diverse group of faculty and staff, and interpersonal and problem-solving skills required.
• Ability to implement and interpret policies and procedures and communicate sensitive information verbally and in writing to a diverse population.
• Experience in Microsoft Office software.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with Research Navigator grants and IACUC modules is preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide pre-award support to faculty across the department including completing all non-scientific portions of grant applications.
• Lead budget development.
• Gather required documents from collaborators and subcontractor organizations as needed.
• Enter grant into Research Navigator and work with the department and Sponsored Programs Administration to ensure the grant is submitted by the funder due date.
• Other duties as assigned.
• Create and maintain grants-related reports at the department level including planned submissions, number of submissions and priority scores for submitted grants.
• Serve as a resource to the research community related to sponsor requirements as well as institutional and departmental grants policy.
• Maintain repository of documents that will ensure a more efficient grant submission process such as biosketches and other support.
• Assist with gathering and compiling documents for Just-In-Time requests.
• Proactively communicate application process and deadlines to Principal Investigators.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits and wellness package
• robust support system for any stage of life
• financial security benefits
• generous time-off program
• employee resources groups for peer support
• holistic employee wellness program, which focuses on seven key areas of well-being: physical, mental, nutritional, sleep, social, financial, and preventive care

What This Job Offers

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