Remote Senior Grants Administration Lead

Mass General Brigham; United States; Remote; USD 86,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is seeking a grants administrator to support Research Management with contracting and financial activities from a remote US-based role. You will coordinate with Principal Investigators, Department Admins, and research teams while delivering training to new hires and clients.

The role requires 3–5 years of grant administration experience, a Finance degree, and strong MS Office skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Finance required; Master’s Degree preferred; experience can be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 3–5 years of grant administration experience required.
• Proficient in spreadsheets, databases, accounting.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Teams, and Word.
• Good organization and coordination; ability to work independently; good judgement.

Responsibilities

• Assist Research Management teams and MGB entities with Pre-Award, Post-Award, Contracting, and Financial activities.
• Independently take on client assignments with minimal supervision from the Team Lead.
• Participate in the Research Management Training program, acting as a trainer for clients and new team members.
• Conduct analysis of a client’s research operations, identifying areas for process improvement within a client’s research operations, and work with the client to implement changes.
• Provide overall project management for specific research initiatives.
• Conduct financial analysis of research funds to identify overspending, accelerated spending, subcontractor invoicing, salary charges, and spending patterns to ensure compliance with Sponsor and internal policies.

Skills

Finance knowledge

Communication

Problem-solving

Independent worker

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Finance

Master’s Degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Teams

Microsoft Word

Job description

Mass General Brigham Incorporated is seeking a grants administrator to support Research Management with contracting and financial activities from a remote US-based role. You will coordinate with Principal Investigators, Department Admins, and research teams while delivering training to new hires and clients.

The role requires 3–5 years of grant administration experience, a Finance degree, and strong MS Office skills.