Remote Grants Contract Administrator

Duke University; Lorida (FL); Remote; USD 61,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University is seeking a qualified candidate to perform pre-award and award management duties for the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. You will assist PIs and Grant Managers with developing budgets, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and university policies, and coordinating approvals.

This remote-friendly role requires strong communication, analytical and organizational skills, and willingness to cross-train between stages of the process.

Qualifications

• Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program. Research or grants education and/or certification is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist PIs and Grant Managers in developing and submitting accurate proposal budgets and materials by interpreting sponsor guidelines, University policies and Federal regulations.
• Review applications for institutional risk issues, accuracy, correct rates, and allowability of items proposed. Facilitate changes when issues are identified.
• Review the application to ensure that non-central approvals, appropriate clearances and required compliance approvals have been obtained for the project.
• Ensure that all required documentation for subcontractors is complete prior to submission of the proposal.
• Review the proposal to ensure the completed proposal package meets sponsor submission standards, including electronic system requirements for each sponsor.
• Ensure that applications are submitted in a timely manner
• Review awards and set-up account for new projects.
• Coordinate and review project close-out
• Act as a liaison between sponsors and investigators during a project to resolve issues or make prior approval requests.

Skills

Communications

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Duke University is seeking a qualified candidate to perform pre-award and award management duties for the Schools of Medicine and Nursing. You will assist PIs and Grant Managers with developing budgets, ensuring compliance with sponsor guidelines and university policies, and coordinating approvals.

This remote-friendly role requires strong communication, analytical and organizational skills, and willingness to cross-train between stages of the process.