Remote Pre-Award Research Administrator: Grants & Compliance

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Dover (DE); Remote; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a Pre-Award Research Administrator to support faculty, PIs, and research teams through proposal development and grant submissions. The role functions as a trusted advisor on funding opportunities, sponsor requirements, and compliance review.

You will coordinate budgets, advise on allowable costs and effort, and liaise with internal and external partners to ensure timely and accurate applications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of pre-award research administration experience.
• Experience preparing and submitting proposals to federal sponsors (NIH, NSF, DoD, DOE, HRSA).
• Strong knowledge of federal grant regulations and Uniform Guidance (2 CFR 200).
• Demonstrated ability to develop complex grant budgets and justifications.
• Proficiency with electronic research administration systems and sponsor submission portals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and submit competitive grant proposals with faculty and PIs.
• Review funding opportunities and interpret sponsor guidelines.
• Prepare detailed budgets and budget justifications.
• Advise investigators on allowable costs, effort commitments, and compliance.
• Coordinate proposal submissions to federal, state, foundation, and private sponsors.
• Manage proposal timelines to meet internal and sponsor deadlines.
• Review applications for completeness and sponsor compliance.
• Assist with biosketches, current and pending support and other materials.
• Coordinate subrecipient documentation with partnering institutions.
• Support internal approvals and routing of proposals.
• Provide guidance on federal regulations and institutional procedures.
• Maintain proposal records and monitor changes to sponsor requirements.
• Identify new funding opportunities aligned with researchers' interests.

Skills

Proposal development

Grant budgeting

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a Pre-Award Research Administrator to support faculty, PIs, and research teams through proposal development and grant submissions. The role functions as a trusted advisor on funding opportunities, sponsor requirements, and compliance review.

You will coordinate budgets, advise on allowable costs and effort, and liaise with internal and external partners to ensure timely and accurate applications.