Remote Grant Project Lead - Pre & Post Award (Research)

Vitalief Inc.; New Brunswick (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

20 PTO days

9 paid holidays

Company-paid life insurance

Short- and long-term disability

401(k) retirement plan

Comprehensive healthcare benefits

Job summary

Vitalief Inc. is seeking an experienced Pre & Post-Award Clinical Research Grants Project Manager to lead a major statewide grant initiative for a top academic medical center in New Jersey.

The role coordinates with the PI, client leadership, and cross-functional teams across Research, Finance, Sponsored Programs, Regulatory/IRB, Contracts, Data, Operations, and external collaborators. The Project Manager will oversee the grant project plan, ensure timely deliverables, manage budgets, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in life sciences, public health, healthcare administration, business, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience in clinical research, grants administration, sponsored research, research administration, or project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the overall grant project plan, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Coordinate pre-award proposal development and submission activities across multiple internal departments and external organizations.
• Track deliverables, deadlines, sponsor requirements, and project dependencies.
• Identify and proactively address project risks, gaps, issues, and potential delays.
• Coordinate meetings, action items, decisions, communications, and follow-up across project teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between the PI/project team, institutional research administration, Finance, Contracts, Regulatory/IRB, and external collaborators / subrecipients.
• Support post-award implementation, including award setup, budget management, financial monitoring, reporting, subawards, and closeout.
• Monitor budgets and expenditures and assist with forecasting, financial issue resolution, and compliance with sponsor requirements.
• Coordinate IRB and other regulatory activities and ensure required approvals, training, and reporting are completed.
• Maintain comprehensive project documentation and provide regular status updates to leadership.
• Help ensure the overall statewide initiative remains on schedule and aligned with grant objectives and institutional requirements.

Skills

Grant management

Stakeholder management

Budget forecasting

MS Office proficient

Education

Bachelor's degree in life sciences or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Vitalief Inc. is seeking an experienced Pre & Post-Award Clinical Research Grants Project Manager to lead a major statewide grant initiative for a top academic medical center in New Jersey.

The role coordinates with the PI, client leadership, and cross-functional teams across Research, Finance, Sponsored Programs, Regulatory/IRB, Contracts, Data, Operations, and external collaborators. The Project Manager will oversee the grant project plan, ensure timely deliverables, manage budgets, and