Grants Manager

lsu; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge is seeking a Grants Manager to provide administrative and financial support to multi-institutional research programs funded by Health Affairs through the Office of Research & Economic Development. The role handles financial accounting, grant reporting, and compliance with funding agencies for assigned faculty and projects.

The Program Manager will assist with budgeting, travel, procurement, and post-award activities, monitor spending, and ensure timely

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience.
• Experience leading multiple initiatives or projects and managing grants from biomedical or health related funding agencies (NIH, LA Dept. of Health, private industry, etc.).

Responsibilities

• Portfolio management: support payroll, procurement, accounts, travel, events, and budgets.
• Post-award proposal support: track funding, no-cost extensions, and reporting.
• Collaboration management: coordinate meetings, communications, and risk mitigation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant management

Budget management

Project leadership

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

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Job Posting Title: Grants Manager

Position Type: Professional / Unclassified

Department: LSUAM ORED - Operations - Research Programs (Attres Elizabeth Tagge (00002557))

Work Location: 0126 David F. Boyd Hall

Pay Grade: Professional

Job Description: The Program Manager provides administrative and financial support to all multi-institutional, interdisciplinary, or strategic research programs for Health Affairs supported by the Office of Research & Economic Development. This position will assist with all financial accounting, grant reporting and compliance with funding agencies for assigned faculty, programs, and projects, and provide operational support as required.

Job Responsibilities

• Portfolio Management: Work directly with Associate Director of Research Operations and assigned Principal Investigators to provide assistance with routine business functions to ensure payroll, procurement, accounts receivable/payable, travel, events, and collaborator expenses are processed and allocated to correct program budgets. Assists with preparation of all internal budgets for the PI's portfolio (i.e., operating, discretionary, affiliation, grants, foundation, agency, etc.), reconciles, and monitors spending to ensure adherence to budget. Executes budget/spending adjustments and correcting accounting as deemed necessary. 50%
• Post-Award Research Proposal Support: Works with Office of Sponsored Programs and Sponsored Programs Accounting to make necessary changes and resolve any issues. Liaises with Associate Director of Research Operations, Chief Health Officer, ORED Assistant Vice Chancellors for Research Development and Finance to review and monitor on-going financial performance, adherence to annual budgets and ensure post-award follow-up items are addressed timely. Tracks effort on funded awards to ensure it is met and documented within the period of performance. Assists Principal Investigators with all funding agencies by ensuring that required information is maintained and reported on a regular basis (e.g. RPPR, annual reports, etc.). Interfaces with ORED Research Development and prepares electronic submissions as needed for no-cost extensions, supplemental funding, and modifications. Reviews all assigned, pending and proposed grants and contracts to ensure grants are budgeted, reconciled, and projected appropriately to ensure PI has sufficient effort to allocate to pending and proposed projects. 35%
• Collaboration Management: This position collaborates with the Chief Health Officer to ensure successful program implementation. This includes supporting research meetings and events, ensuring all collaborators have necessary information for their role in the project, managing group communications, tracking projects to ensure tasks are accomplished, progress reporting, and ensuring that potential risks to the program are identified, brought to the attention of the Associate Director of Research Program Operations and other applicable departments/units for prompt mitigation. 10%
• Other duties as assigned. 5%

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 3 years of experience.
• Some experience leading multiple initiatives or projects simultaneously and managing grants from biomedical or health related funding agencies (NIH, LA Dept. of Health, private industry, etc.).

Physical ability and eye-hand coordination necessary to use a computer terminal, copier, telephone and other standard office equipment. LSU seeks to employ qualified, fiscally responsible individuals in sensitive positions within the university. Therefore, all candidates and temporary staff who are selected for employment at Louisiana State University for a position that regularly engages in financial matters including handling credit cards, cash, grant funds, or other university funds must undergo a credit check per FASOP HR04.

Special Instructions

• Please provide a cover letter, resume, and three (3) professional references, including name, title, phone number, and email address.
• Please attach ALL required documents under the "Resume/CV" section of your application.
• A copy of your transcript(s) may be attached to your application (if available). However, original transcripts are required before hiring.
• Due to the nature of the position and/or position responsibilities, this position shall be subject to pre-employment screenings in accordance with University Policy as required, including a credit check and RS:17 screenings (https://www.legis.la.gov/legis/Law.aspx?p=y&d=1297548).

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