Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

3d•$64,470 - $112,850•Hybrid

About The Position

The Whiting School of Engineering's Laboratory for Computational Sensing and Robotics (LCSR) is seeking a Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst. This role provides dedicated professional-level sponsored funds management for more than 80% of time, with specific responsibility for pre-award and post-award functions. These functions include, but are not limited to, proposal preparation, submission, budget development, account maintenance and oversight, billing/invoicing, reporting, compliance, and closeout. This position works independently on a variety of grants/contracts that range from moderately to highly complex. These grants, contracts and awards may involve highly detailed budgets, multiple projects, cores and subawards, investigator-initiated projects, consortiums, DOD requirements, higher complexity foundation grants and pharmaceutical company sponsored clinical trials. While this role may assist with aspects of non-sponsored funds, the primary focus of this position is to ensure timely, effective, and efficient management of sponsored funding.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree.
Four years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions.
Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Successful completion of the Research Administration Training Program (13-15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position. If an employee does not successfully complete the program, no additional experience will be applied.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an academic or medical setting.
Knowledge of external federal guidelines/procedures for grants and contracts, including NIH, NSF, DOD and NASA.

Responsibilities

Oversee and direct complex award management activities including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations and reporting.
Partner with and act as final point of contact with faculty and/or budgetary staff and the Office of Research Administration toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal agencies, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
Understand and ensure compliance with institutional policies for the pre-award process and sponsor guidelines.
Review sponsored project proposals for assigned faculty prior to forwarding to the Grants & Contracts Manager and/or ORA for signature. Ensure accuracy and adherence to relevant guidelines.
Responsible for timely budget preparation for principal investigator review.
Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.
Provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
Ensure compliance related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, conflicts of interest, etc.
Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current awards, including regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators on financial status, and departmental leadership as needed.
Manage related post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup verification, and ensure that staff are set up appropriately.
Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, effort reporting, cost transfers, invoice payments and finalization of paperwork related to subcontract setup.
Provide information and assistance to complete closeouts as needed.
Other duties as assigned.