Grants Specialist I — Remote Pre-Award & Post-Award

The General Hospital Corporation; United States; Remote; USD 71,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

The General Hospital Corporation is seeking a grant administrator to work with Principal Investigators and department admins on pre- and post-award activities, budget forecasting, and grant compliance. This remote role includes occasional on-site attendance in Cambridge, MA for meetings and training.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years in research administration, strong Excel skills, and the ability to handle large financial datasets with accuracy.

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 working knowledge of research agency, sponsor, and organization funding guidelines and policies.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to make good judgments and resolve problems.

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

Research administration

Budget forecasting

Communication skills

Independent work

Problem solving

Education

Associate's Degree in Financial Management

Associate's Degree in Related Field

Bachelor's Degree in Financial Management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The General Hospital Corporation is seeking a grant administrator to work with Principal Investigators and department admins on pre- and post-award activities, budget forecasting, and grant compliance. This remote role includes occasional on-site attendance in Cambridge, MA for meetings and training.

The ideal candidate has 1–2 years in research administration, strong Excel skills, and the ability to handle large financial datasets with accuracy.