Research Portfolio Specialist I (Hybrid-Remote)

The Geneva Foundation

11d • $28 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Research Portfolio Specialist I is responsible in providing institutional-level research administration services including creating and maintaining relationships with researchers and program teams on behalf of the Department of Programs (DoP). This is a hybrid-remote corporate position. Compensation: $28.00/HOUR

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience required (1+ years of relevant experience may be substituted for education requirement)
• Minimum of one (1) year grants, contracts, or clinical trials administration preferred
• Ability to work independently and proactively is required
• Strong written and oral communication skills with a high level of customer service required
• Advanced grammar skills and technical editing ability required
• Computer skills including intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software required

Nice To Haves

• Experience with industry-sponsored awards preferred
• Research or healthcare background and knowledge of DoD process and procedural knowledge preferred

Responsibilities

• Initiate equipment, materials and service procurement requests to include travel; process participant stipends and renumeration; secure proffers, bids, and vendor information when necessary
• Follow-up on outstanding procurement requests communicating with the research teams
• Review all budget expenditures and charge requests to ensure compliance with approved budget, researcher and or program team approval, Uniform Guidance compliance, and verify that purchase does not require prior approval from sponsor
• Monitor proposal status and advise researcher and program team on requirements and submission deadlines
• Provide support of study startup activities and close out activities for grants and PI-driven contracts
• Leverage pre-award surge capabilities to support administrative components of proposal submissions (checklists, templates, boilerplates)
• Schedule and assist with facilitating regular meetings with researchers and program teams to discuss project progress, challenges, and questions on upcoming phases (no less than quarterly)
• Track reporting deadlines and provide research teams with templates for technical report submissions; finalize and submit reports to sponsor
• Ensure accuracy of monthly budget reports and distribute to researcher and program teams for active projects
• Support administrative components of proposal submissions, such as completing forms and formatting documents in accordance with sponsor requirements
• Assist in providing regular updates to portfolio revenue goals
• Ensure applicable award documentation (including approvals, amendments, modifications, etc.) as well as any communications with the sponsor or any other Federal or regulatory office (including prior approvals, change in scope, etc.) are received and appropriated stored and maintained
• Conduct general funding searches for researchers and program teams

Benefits

• Geneva's highly competitive benefits include medical, dental, and vision healthcare, Flexible Spending Account, Health Savings account, with employer contribution.
• Coverage is provided for employees and family members including domestic partners.
• Short-and long-term disability, Employee Assistance Program, Life & ADD insurance, 403b retirement plan with generous employer match, flexible leave options, 11 paid holidays per year, and up to 4 weeks of paid time off in a rolling year.
• Employees may qualify for PSLF as Geneva is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
• Full time positions come with all benefits.
• Part time and intermittent positions may vary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees