Remote Grants & Contracts Administrator

Duke University; Maryland; Remote; USD 61,000 - 99,000; Full time

Job summary

Duke University in Durham, NC is seeking a grant administration professional to perform pre- and award-management activities across the School of Medicine and School of Nursing. The role focuses on reviewing proposals, budgets, and sponsor requirements to ensure compliant, timely submissions.

The successful candidate will manage award setup and post-award tasks, engage in required trainings, and collaborate with PIs and departmental staff in a remote-friendly environment.

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.
• Successful completion of required department training such as Application Development, Management and Resources, Introduction to Research, Financial Services Introduction to R3, Introduction to Duke GL, Introduction to Accounting, Sponsored Research Reporting, Research Administration at Duke (on-line), Basic Compliance (on-line) within first six months of hire is required.
• Successful completion of the Research Administration Academy (RAA) is expected.

Responsibilities

• Assist PIs and Grant Managers in the development and submission of accurate proposal budgets and compliant proposal 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

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Duke University in Durham, NC is seeking a grant administration professional to perform pre- and award-management activities across the School of Medicine and School of Nursing. The role focuses on reviewing proposals, budgets, and sponsor requirements to ensure compliant, timely submissions.

The successful candidate will manage award setup and post-award tasks, engage in required trainings, and collaborate with PIs and departmental staff in a remote-friendly environment.