Grants Contracts Negotiator – Pre-Award & Compliance

University of Wisconsin; United States; On-site; USD 67,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous vacation, holidays, and paid 

time off

Competitive insurances and savings

Retirement benefits

Job summary

University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking a Grants Contracts Negotiator to support proposal development, budgeting, and award setup. The role ensures timely, compliant submissions and oversight of pre-award operations, establishing workflows for tracking and managing proposals to grow the research portfolio.

Responsibilities include budgeting, preparing submissions, negotiating agreements, and potentially supervising research administration staff.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years of experience in contract negotiation, research administration, sponsored programs, grants and contracts administration, or a related field.
• Experience reviewing, negotiating, and administering research-related agreements, including sponsored research agreements, subawards, confidentiality agreements, data use agreements, material transfer agreements, and other research contracts.
• Experience interpreting and applying contractual terms and conditions, sponsor requirements, federal regulations, and institutional policies.
• Knowledge of applicable regulations governing sponsored research and research agreements, including Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200), Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), research security requirements, export controls, cybersecurity requirements, intellectual property, and data management and sharing requirements.
• Experience supporting agreements funded by federal sponsors, including NSF, NIH, DOE, and DOD, and/or industry sponsors.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze contractual risk and negotiate terms and conditions that align with institutional policies and objectives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain complex contractual and regulatory requirements to a variety of stakeholders.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, problem-solving, and customer service skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet competing deadlines.

Responsibilities

• May be responsible for new account setup.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates pre-award research administration operational policies and procedures including financial, administrative, staffing, and compliance
• Serves as a key resource to leadership and staff in the unit as well as a liaison to partners and stakeholders
• Works with researchers and prepares budgets, proposal submissions, agreements, or other agreements for sponsor consideration
• May review and negotiate agreements on behalf of the unit
• May supervise activities of research administration staff

Skills

Contract negotiation

Research administration

Sponsored programs

Grants administration

Regulatory compliance

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in business administration

Tools

RAMP

Cayuse

Research.gov

Grants.gov

eRA Commons

Job description

University of Wisconsin–Madison is seeking a Grants Contracts Negotiator to support proposal development, budgeting, and award setup. The role ensures timely, compliant submissions and oversight of pre-award operations, establishing workflows for tracking and managing proposals to grow the research portfolio.

Responsibilities include budgeting, preparing submissions, negotiating agreements, and potentially supervising research administration staff.