Grants Administration Specialist I (Remote)

Mass General Brigham; Cambridge (MA); Remote; USD 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham in Cambridge, MA seeks a grant management professional to collaborate with Principal Investigators and Department Administrators to develop and submit research proposals, forecast budgets, monitor fund statements, process POs, and act as a liaison to grantor agencies. This role provides guidance, resolves issues, and supports the proposal submission process.

You will serve as the primary Pre-Award/Post-Award resource for department admins and PIs, ensuring sponsor

Qualifications

• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, accounting, and other computer applications.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Good organization and coordination skills.
• Ability to work with large financial data sets with accuracy.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently.

Responsibilities

• Processes and prepares research grant proposals, awards, and transactions, maintaining grant/contract records in compliance with institutional and research sponsors.
• Assists with budgets, justifications, and materials for financial reporting.
• Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verify all sponsor requirements are met.
• Responsible for processing purchase orders, managing accounts receivable/accounts payable, and resolving accounting requests.
• Take ownership of managing an assigned portfolio of research departments and serve as the primary Pre-Award/Post-Award resource for department administrators and PIs.
• Monitors expenditures and assures budgetary compliance; verifies, identifies, and evaluates excessive charges; and gives advice on allowability of costs to be charged to grant.

Skills

Spreadsheets

Databases

Accounting

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Organizational skills

Data analysis

Negotiation

Independent work

Education

Associate's Degree in Financial Management

Associate's Degree in related field

Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management preferred

Tools

Excel

Accounting software

SQL

Job description

Mass General Brigham in Cambridge, MA seeks a grant management professional to collaborate with Principal Investigators and Department Administrators to develop and submit research proposals, forecast budgets, monitor fund statements, process POs, and act as a liaison to grantor agencies. This role provides guidance, resolves issues, and supports the proposal submission process.

You will serve as the primary Pre-Award/Post-Award resource for department admins and PIs, ensuring sponsor