Grant Proposal Specialist – Drive Pediatric Research Funding

Children's National Hospital; Silver Spring (MD); Sur place; USD 58 000 - 109 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Comprehensive health coverage

Generous paid time off

401(k) plan with match

Employer-paid life, AD&D, long-termDis

Tuition assistance and wellness perks

Commuter benefits and more

Résumé du poste

Children's National Hospital in Silver Spring, MD is seeking a Proposal Development Specialist I to facilitate sponsored research proposals for faculty and staff. You will develop budgets, supporting documentation, and ensure compliance with sponsor requirements and internal policies.

This role coordinates with pre-award teams, manages timelines, and supports post-award transitions, with emphasis on accuracy, communication, and teamwork.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• 1 year grants, contracts, finance, and budget-related experience in a healthcare, academic, research or corporate setting.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams), Adobe, and internal application systems used to support research operations.
• Strong problem-solving, attention to detail, and highly organized work style.
• Excellent verbal and written communication and ability to work across teams.

Responsabilités

• Initiates pre-application meetings with Principal Investigators to discuss Funding Opportunity Announcements and creates proposal timelines.
• Acts as liaison between the Proposal Development team, Grants and Contracts Pre-Award team and Principal Investigators to ensure requirements and deadlines are met.
• Collaborates with other Proposal Development team members to support CRI proposals.
• Ensures the smooth transition of awarded proposals to post-award team through communication and record keeping.
• Verifies compliance training for COI and other required certificates are up to date for faculty.
• Performs related responsibilities as required.
• Assists investigators by answering questions regarding sponsors, funding opportunities and the proposal development process.
• Manages pre-award activities for assigned proposals using grant management rules, technical expertise, and analytical skills.
• Reviews funding announcements in detail to ensure investigators meet sponsor requirements.
• Develops budgets and budget justifications and verifies financial information, including F&A and fringe rates.
• Coordinates and reviews proposal elements for formatting, accuracy, and sponsor guidelines.
• Facilitates and monitors proposals through routing and approval processes in compliance with CRI procedures.
• Monitors proposal statuses and advises Investigators on deadlines; escalates if needed.

Connaissances

Computers and security-focused tools

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPo

Critical thinking

Funding opportunity analysis (RFA/RFP/

Verbal and written communication

Formation

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent

Outils

BearGrants

Description du poste

Children's National Hospital in Silver Spring, MD is seeking a Proposal Development Specialist I to facilitate sponsored research proposals for faculty and staff. You will develop budgets, supporting documentation, and ensure compliance with sponsor requirements and internal policies.

This role coordinates with pre-award teams, manages timelines, and supports post-award transitions, with emphasis on accuracy, communication, and teamwork.