Research and Grants Specialist (Open Rank, Senior or Principal)

University of Colorado • Aurora, CO

4d • $56,553 - $82,726 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Department of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine, seeks two Research and Grants Specialist at the Anschutz campus in Aurora CO. The Research and Grants Specialist for the Division of Pulmonary, Allergy, and Critical Care Medicine is responsible for high-level research-related tasks and will oversee grant management, including pre- and post-award tasks for a variety of complex projects including federally sponsored projects, industry-sponsored projects, and multi-investigator/multi-site consortia.

Requirements

• Senior Level: Bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, nursing, healthcare, finance, accounting, business administration, business, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Senior Level: Two (2) years of professional-level experience in sponsored project administration.
• Principal Level: Bachelor’s degree in public health, public administration, social/behavioral sciences, physical sciences, nursing, healthcare, finance, accounting, business administration, business, or a directly related field from an accredited institution.
• Principal Level: Three (3) years of professional-level experience in sponsored project administration.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution.
• Outstanding customer service skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a healthcare environment.
• Five (5) or more years of grants administration experience at an institution of higher learning.
• Experience with University of Colorado finance systems (i.e., Concur, Marketplace).
• Contracts experience.
• One (1) year of program and/or project management experience
• Experience administering federally sponsored awards (including clinical trials).
• Experience administering industry sponsored clinical trials.

Responsibilities

• Manage the operational needs of the Division’s research programs.
• Participate in the Divisions Research meetings for research and administrative priorities.
• Develop monthly reports and analyze divisional research productivity, research funding and new contracts.
• Use available tools (A2E, CU Data, etc.) and create reports to improve current reporting processes, including grant analysis.
• Research productivity metrics for faculty and Division.
• Manage Division’s grant process from initiation to completion.
• Transition funded projects from pre- to post-award in an organized and collaborative process.
• Regularly engage with Principal Investigators and research team members to prioritize and strategize grant proposals and management.

Benefits

• Medical: Multiple plan options
• Dental: Multiple plan options
• Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision
• Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay
• Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year
• Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours)
• Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual)
• Holiday Days: 15/year
• Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses
• ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level