Grant Management Manager - Hybrid | HSOM

University of Alabama, Birmingham; Birmingham (AL); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM), seeks a Manager-Grant Management-HSOM to oversee day-to-day grant management operations across HSOM departments. You will supervise a team handling pre-award and post-award activities, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and institutional policies while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include managing the full grant life cycle—from proposal development and budgets to

Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree required and seven (7) years of related experience; work experience cannot substitute for education.
• Experience in grant management preferred and familiarity with pre-award and post-award processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations of grant management shared services for HSOM departments and faculty.
• Supervise and guide a team of grant management professionals responsible for pre-award and post-award grant development, submission, administration, compliance, tracking, and reporting.
• Oversee full grant life cycle including proposal development, budgets, sponsor submissions, award management, progress reporting, and closeout coordination.
• Serve as primary operational resource for faculty, department administrators, research teams, internal stakeholders, and external sponsors.
• Ensure compliance with institution policies, sponsor guidelines, federal regulations, and research administration standards.
• Partner with Director-Grants Management-HSOM to implement shared services goals, SOPs, and reporting mechanisms.
• Monitor team capacity, proposal volume, award activity, deadlines, and service delivery metrics; provide escalation and quality review.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Health, Public Administration, Research Administration, Finance, Accounting, Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related field

Job description

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM), seeks a Manager-Grant Management-HSOM to oversee day-to-day grant management operations across HSOM departments. You will supervise a team handling pre-award and post-award activities, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and institutional policies while coordinating with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include managing the full grant life cycle—from proposal development and budgets to