MANAGER-GRANT MANAGEMENT-HSOM

UAB Medicine; Alabama; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

UAB Medicine, within the HSOM, seeks a Manager-Grant Management to lead grant administration for departments and faculty. You will oversee pre-award and post-award activities, budgeting, sponsor submissions, and compliance.

You will supervise a team of grant professionals, monitor proposals, awards, deadlines, and reporting, and partner with internal offices to support the HSOM research mission. This hybrid role requires a bachelor’s degree and seven years of related experience; work

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Public Health, or related field.
• Seven years of related grant management experience.
• Experience with pre-award and post-award activities.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day grant management operations.
• Supervise a team of grant professionals across pre/post award.
• Ensure compliance with sponsor guidelines and regulations.
• Develop tracking tools and dashboards for reporting.

Skills

Grant management

Budgeting

Proposal development

Staff supervision

Compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree required

Job description

MANAGER-GRANT MANAGEMENT-HSOM (T241056)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM), is seeking a Manager-Grant Management-HSOM.

General Responsibilities

To manage the day-to-day operations of grant management shared services for departments and faculty within the UAB Heersink School of Medicine (HSOM). To supervise and guide a team of grant management professionals responsible for pre-award and post-award grant development, submission, administration, compliance, tracking, and reporting activities. To oversee the full grant life cycle for assigned departments, including proposal development, budget preparation, sponsor submission requirements, award management support, progress reporting, and closeout coordination. To serve as a primary operational resource for faculty, department administrators, research teams, internal stakeholders, the UAB Office of Sponsored Programs, and external sponsors regarding grant development and management activities. To ensure that grant management activities comply with institutional policies, sponsor guidelines, federal regulations, and applicable research administration standards. To partner with the Director-Grants Management-HSOM to implement shared services goals, standard operating procedures, workflow improvements, training initiatives, and reporting mechanisms that support the HSOM research mission. To monitor team capacity, proposal volume, award activity, deadlines, and service delivery metrics to ensure timely, accurate, and effective support for faculty and departments. To provide technical expertise, escalation support, and quality review for complex grant proposals, budgets, sub-awards, agreements, administrative documents, and post-award activities. To cultivate effective working relationships with HSOM faculty and staff, central administrative offices, external collaborators, foundations, and sponsor agencies to support successful grant submissions and award management. To develop, maintain, and enhance tracking tools, dashboards, templates, training resources, and process documentation to improve consistency, transparency, and accountability across grant management operations. To perform other duties as assigned.

Salary Range: $89,880 - $146,055

Bachelor s degree in Business, Public Health, Public Administration, Research Administration, Finance, Accounting, Science, Healthcare Administration, or a related field and seven (7) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.

UAB is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, and veteran's status. As required by Title IX, UAB prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that it operates. Individuals may report concerns or questions to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator. The Title IX notice of nondiscrimination is located at uab.edu/titleix.

Primary Location

University

Job Category

Scientific Research

Organization

310000000 School of Medicine Dean's Office

Employee Status

Regular

Shift: Day/1st Shift

Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager): Hybrid Eligible