Complex Grants Officer

10 Nationwide Children's Hospital; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Nationwide Children’s Hospital is seeking a detail‑oriented research administration professional to manage subaward processes and post‑award compliance.

This role collaborates with multiple departments to ensure alignment with NIH and sponsor guidelines, coordinates subrecipient agreements, and supports policy implementation across the Research Institute.

Qualifications

• Education required: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience.
• Experience: One year of related experience required; research administration experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clarify institutional policies and sponsor guidelines with sub-recipients.
• Coordinate negotiation and execution of subawards and modifications.
• Liaise with Compliance, Legal, HR, Research Purchasing, Research Finance and other departments to support post-award management.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience

Job description

Overview: Job Description Summary: Serves as the contact with the sub-recipient to clarify institutional policies and prime sponsor guidelines.

Essential Functions:

• Serves as the contact with the sub-recipient to clarify institutional policies and prime sponsor guidelines.
• Coordinates the negotiation and execution of subawards and modifications with sub-recipients or vendors.
• Liaises with the Office of Compliance, Office of Technology Transfer Commercialization, Legal Services, Human Resources, Research Purchasing, Research Finance, other Research Institute departments and centers; Division Chiefs, Center Directors and hospital administrators and others as necessary to support the post- award management of sponsored research.
• Ensures adherence to institutional policies and sponsor guidelines for issuance of funding and agreements to outside institutions.
• Responsible for ensuring compliance with Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act reporting.
• Assists in aligning the Research Institute’s policies and practices with subrecipient’s requirements (including sub recipient monitoring, indirect cost recovery, cost-share, space requirements; reporting requirements; patent and property rights; purchasing).
• Works with sub-sites, administration, PIs and research staff to resolve programmatic and compliance issues.
• Maintains a high level of professional knowledge through self-study, research, participation in professional development, and attendance at webinars and conferences.
• Disseminates information on changes with NIH and other sponsors guidelines, forms, requirements, regulations, etc. to customers.
• Active member of the administrative research support team, facilitates meetings as needed to effectively oversee compliance with institutional, local, state, federal and other sponsor requirements and regulations.

Education Requirement: Bachelor's Degree or equivalent education and experience, required.

Experience: One year of related experience, required. Experience in research administration, accounting, or equivalent experience, preferred.

Physical Requirements: OCCASIONALLY: Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Standing FREQUENTLY: Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Repetitive hand/arm use, Sitting, Walking CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Computer skills, Decision Making, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Seeing – Far/near

"The above list of duties is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this classification. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties performed by the individuals so classified, nor is it intended to limit or modify the right of any supervisor to assign, direct, and control the work of employees under their supervision.

EOE M/F/Disability/Vet

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