Pre-Award Grants & Contracts Specialist

Stony Brook; Stony Brook (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Restaurant of the university campus

Job summary

Stony Brook Medicine seeks a Grants and Contracts Specialist to support pre-award research administration at the Renaissance School of Medicine in Stony Brook, NY. The role involves coordinating federal and non-federal proposals, developing budgets, and ensuring timely, compliant submissions.

Responsibilities include liaison work with PIs and departments, navigating sponsor guidelines, and assisting with post-award tasks as needed. This is an on-site position with a high-volume workload.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; three years of pre-award experience in sponsored research administration.
• Experience with federal grant regulations (Uniform Guidance, NIH) and non-federal funding.
• Ability to manage multiple proposals with deadlines and coordinate with PIs and offices.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate administrative components of sponsored proposals, ensuring sponsor and institutional compliance.
• Develop and review detailed budgets and justifications.
• Prepare materials in sponsor portals (Grants.gov, NIH, ASSIST, NSF, Research.gov).
• Provide guidance on sponsor requirements and submission procedures.
• Support post-award activities such as modifications and no-cost extensions.

Skills

Proposal budgeting

Regulatory knowledge

Communication with PIs

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Grants.gov

eRA Commons

ASSIST

NSF Research.gov

Job description

Stony Brook Medicine seeks a Grants and Contracts Specialist to support pre-award research administration at the Renaissance School of Medicine in Stony Brook, NY. The role involves coordinating federal and non-federal proposals, developing budgets, and ensuring timely, compliant submissions.

Responsibilities include liaison work with PIs and departments, navigating sponsor guidelines, and assisting with post-award tasks as needed. This is an on-site position with a high-volume workload.