Grants Manager — NIH & Pre-Award Expert

Insight Global; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 34,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

HSA

FSA

DCFSA

401k match

Paid time off

Paid sick leave

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Grants Manager A/B to support the Department of Medicine’s research portfolio, with a strong focus on pre-award activities. You will manage a high volume of monthly proposal submissions across multiple divisions, partnering closely with Principal Investigators to develop budgets and ensure proposals are compliant with NIH and federal sponsor guidelines.

On a daily basis, you will balance several deadlines, coordinate submission materials, and act as a key liaison

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of grants management experience (pre-award + some post-award).
• Strength in NIH and federal grants experience.
• Heavy pre-award focus: proposal submissions and budget development.
• Working knowledge of OMB Uniform Guidance.
• Experience managing multiple proposals with deadlines.
• Excel budgeting, tracking and projections proficiency.
• Experience partnering with Principal Investigators or faculty stakeholders.
• Strong organizational and communication skills; ability to explain financials to non-finance stakeholders.
• Experience with effort reporting, salary allocation, or grant compliance processes.

Responsibilities

• Manage a high volume of monthly grant proposals and budgets.
• Collaborate with PIs to develop compliant budgets.
• Coordinate submission materials to meet deadlines.
• Liaise between research teams and administrative functions.

Skills

Grants management

NIH grants

Pre-award experience

Budget development

OMB Uniform Guidance

Proposal submissions

Excel budgeting

PI collaboration

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Effort reporting

Salary allocation

Grant compliance

Business Objects

Tools

Business Objects

Job description

Insight Global is seeking a Grants Manager A/B to support the Department of Medicine’s research portfolio, with a strong focus on pre-award activities. You will manage a high volume of monthly proposal submissions across multiple divisions, partnering closely with Principal Investigators to develop budgets and ensure proposals are compliant with NIH and federal sponsor guidelines.

On a daily basis, you will balance several deadlines, coordinate submission materials, and act as a key liaison