Grants & Research Development Lead

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Town of Amherst (NY); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks an Associate Director of Research Development to expand funding opportunities within the Primary Care Research Institute, based in the Department of Family Medicine.

The role coordinates proposal development, supports investigators and community partners, and drives competitive grant submissions. Key duties include identifying opportunities, leading multi-team proposal efforts, budgeting support, and ensuring sponsor-compliant submissions while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant field and five years of qualified experience.
• Experience in health planning, grant development, or research.
• Demonstrated people skills and ability to work with diverse partners.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, evaluates, and disseminates funding opportunities aligned with priorities and requirements.
• Leads coordination of proposal development among PCRI investigators, supporting design, framing, writing and editing.
• Collaborates with finance, administration, and community partners on budgets and proposal components.
• Coordinates preparation, review, and submission of grant and contract proposals for sponsor compliance.
• Assists in forming partnerships to support funding opportunities and project development.

Skills

People skills

Proposal development

Grant writing

Research design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field

Master's Degree in business administration, management, education, public health, epidemiology, or research related field

Job description

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc. seeks an Associate Director of Research Development to expand funding opportunities within the Primary Care Research Institute, based in the Department of Family Medicine.

The role coordinates proposal development, supports investigators and community partners, and drives competitive grant submissions. Key duties include identifying opportunities, leading multi-team proposal efforts, budgeting support, and ensuring sponsor-compliant submissions while