Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst (SOM Pediatric Financial Research)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

7d•$64,470 - $112,850•Hybrid

About The Position

The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics is seeking a Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst, Pre-Award. The Pediatrics Grants Administration team supports pre- and post-award administration for sponsored funding across School of Medicine departments and provides sponsored research management services to departments, faculty, key stakeholders, and central teams. The analyst provides professional sponsored-funds management for more than 80% of their time, with responsibilities spanning proposal preparation and submission, budget development, account maintenance and oversight, billing and invoicing, reporting, compliance, and closeout. The role independently manages grants, contracts, and awards ranging from moderately to highly complex, including projects with detailed budgets, multiple projects, cores and subawards, investigator-initiated projects, consortiums, DOD requirements, complex foundation grants, and pharmaceutical-company-sponsored clinical trials. The primary focus is 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 or equivalent, subject to the JHU equivalency formula.
Successful completion of the 13–15 month Research Administration Training Program is equivalent to two years of relevant experience; if the program is not successfully completed, no additional experience will be applied.
Knowledge of external federal guidelines and procedures for grants and contracts, including NIH, NSF, DOD, and NASA.
Intermediate proficiency in analytical skills, attention to detail, grant closeout procedures, grant proposal preparation, grant regulations, grants and contracts management, oral and written communications, record keeping, regulatory compliance, and relationship management.

Nice To Haves

Experience in an academic or medical setting.

Responsibilities

Oversee and direct complex award-management activities, including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations, and reporting.
Partner with faculty and budgetary staff and serve as a final point of contact with the Office of Research Administration in planning and developing applications for federal agencies, private agencies and foundations, and commercial companies.
Ensure compliance with institutional pre-award policies and sponsor guidelines.
Review assigned faculty's sponsored-project proposals before forwarding them to the Grants & Contracts Manager and/or ORA for signature, ensuring accuracy and adherence to guidelines.
Prepare budgets in a timely manner for principal investigator review.
Serve as a liaison among research units, central offices, and funding agencies.
Review budgets and related justifications for appropriateness and completeness.
Provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
Ensure compliance with grant and contract management requirements, including sponsor guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information in grant documents, and conflict-of-interest requirements.
Maintain updates and communications about current awards, including regular audits and financial-status reporting to principal investigators and, as needed, departmental leadership.
Manage post-award processes, including award setup, review, account-setup verification, and ensuring staff are appropriately set up.
Complete post-award responsibilities, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, effort reporting, cost transfers, invoice payments, and subcontract-setup paperwork.
Provide information and assistance to complete closeouts as needed.
Perform other duties as assigned.