Senior Grants Administrator

Rutgers University • New Brunswick, NJ

39d • $100,723 - $154,106 • Onsite

About The Position

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Senior Grants Administrator for the Finance Office at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. The primary responsibility of the Senior Grants Administrator is pre-award and post-award administration of grants, clinical trials, and other restricted funds for the Clinical Departments and Institutes. Ensures sponsored research activities are in compliance with the policies and procedures of Rutgers University and federal, state, foundation, corporate and other agencies.

Requirements

• Master's Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field plus four (4) years of related experience involving research and sponsored programs administration, ideally in an academic environment.
• Equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirement.
• Knowledge and expertise of Federal and State agency regulations, policies, procedures and laws applicable to sponsored programs activities.
• Understanding of proposal development, finding funding, Institutional Review Board regulations and other grant related activities.
• Demonstrated strong service orientation.
• Knowledge of computer programs, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.
• Outstanding human relations and leadership skills and the ability to function in a team environment are required.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of how to accomplish superior performance in a unionized environment is preferred.
• Prior experience overseeing clinical trials with strong understanding of clinical research protocols, regulatory requirements, and sponsor expectation is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinates the submission of grant and contract proposals to federal, state, foundation, corporate and other sponsors.
• Provides grant application guidance to faculty, administrators and staff. Prepares the proposal budget in collaboration with the Principal Investigators. Assists with the development of internal policies and procedures regarding grant and contract proposals and applications.
• Provides budget status reports, detailed transaction reports, projections and other reports to the Principal Investigators, Business Administrator, Chairs and the RWJMS Finance Office. Reconciles and ensures expenditures charged to Project Accounts are accurate.
• Reviews and approves MarketPlace requisitions charged to both restricted accounts in the Clinical Departments. Ensures grants and other restricted accounts are not over-expended. Ensures the expenditures are allowable and appropriate.
• Closely monitors salaries charged to restricted accounts in the Clinical Departments assigned.
• Closely monitors Project Account balances in order to avoid deficits.

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, and dental coverage
• Paid vacation, holidays, and various leave programs
• Competitive retirement benefits, including defined contribution plans and voluntary tax-deferred savings options
• Employee and dependent educational benefits (when applicable)
• Life insurance coverage
• Employee discount programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Educational Services
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees