Remote Grants & Contracts Administrator

Duke University; Durham (NC); Remote; USD 61,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University’s School of Medicine invites applications for a Grants and Contracts Manager within the Shared Research Administration Resource Group. This role focuses on pre‑award and post‑award activities to support departmental faculty and study teams across complex budgets and sponsor requirements.

You will reconcile budgets, manage timelines, and ensure compliance with federal and university policies using SPS, R3, grants.duke and SES systems; advanced training in RAA/AGM is valued; remote

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or related field and exposure to research administration is preferred.
• Ability to analyze data, manage multiple projects, and learn changing grant rules.
• Proficiency with MS Office and grant management systems is required.

Responsibilities

• Pre-award: develop budgets, proposal submissions, and sponsor communications.
• Post-award: manage financial portfolios, reconcile budgets, and ensure compliance.
• Administrative: enforce policies, prepare reports, and maintain documentation.

Skills

Data analysis

MS Office

Verbal & written communication

Project management

Reporting

Grants & contracts rules

Duke policies

SPS/R3 grants systems

Costing rules

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SPS

R3

grants.duke

SES

Job description

Duke University’s School of Medicine invites applications for a Grants and Contracts Manager within the Shared Research Administration Resource Group. This role focuses on pre‑award and post‑award activities to support departmental faculty and study teams across complex budgets and sponsor requirements.

You will reconcile budgets, manage timelines, and ensure compliance with federal and university policies using SPS, R3, grants.duke and SES systems; advanced training in RAA/AGM is valued; remote