Research/Grants Program Specialist

AppleOne Employment Services; Linthicum (MD); On-site; USD 62,000 - 65,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Major medical

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401k

Job summary

AppleOne Employment Services in Linthicum Heights, MD seeks a Research/Grants Program Specialist to support research grants, investigator programs, and education initiatives within a nonprofit research environment. This temp-to-hire role collaborates with research leadership to coordinate grants, reports, events, and committee activities, contributing to overall research operations and impact.

The position requires strong organizational skills, experience supporting programs, and the ability to

Qualifications

• Administrative experience supporting programs, meetings, and cross-functional initiatives.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support research grant program administration, including compliance documentation, progress report collection, awardee payment processing, and official program records.
• Coordinate meetings, committees, councils, and working groups by managing schedules, agendas, attendance, minutes, materials, and follow-up tasks.
• Assist with research education programs, professional development workshops, scientific events, Innovation Nexus programming, and annual meeting preparation.
• Maintain historical databases, calendars, SOPs, program documentation, speaker and reviewer records, and participant information.
• Support communications, website and email promotion, stewardship reporting, presentations, surveys, and program materials.
• Provide general administrative, clerical, analytical, and financial management support to keep Office of Research operations running smoothly.

Job description

Job Summary

A mission-driven nonprofit organization in Linthicum Heights, MD is seeking a Research/Grants Program Specialist to support research grants, investigator support programs, research education initiatives, and Office of Research operations. This temp-to-hire opportunity is ideal for a highly organized administrative professional with experience supporting programs, meetings, committees, documentation, and cross-functional initiatives.

The Research/Grants Program Specialist will work closely with research leadership and program teams to help coordinate grant administration, professional development workshops, scientific symposia, online course support, reporting, and committee activities. This role offers meaningful exposure to research operations in a collaborative, professional environment with supportive leadership, strong teamwork, and opportunities to contribute to programs that advance education, innovation, and research impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Support research grant program administration, including compliance documentation, progress report collection, awardee payment processing, and official program records.
• Coordinate meetings, committees, councils, and working groups by managing schedules, agendas, attendance, minutes, materials, and follow-up tasks.
• Assist with research education programs, professional development workshops, scientific events, Innovation Nexus programming, and annual meeting preparation.
• Maintain historical databases, calendars, SOPs, program documentation, speaker and reviewer records, and participant information.
• Support communications, website and email promotion, stewardship reporting, presentations, surveys, and program materials.
• Provide general administrative, clerical, analytical, and financial management support to keep Office of Research operations running smoothly.

Compensation and Benefits

• Salary range: $62,000 to $65,000 per year.
• Job type: Temp-to-hire.
• Location: Linthicum Heights, MD.
• Schedule requirements include availability for evening conference calls approximately 3 to 6 times per month and weekend support approximately 3 to 5 times per year for special events.

For temporary assignments lasting 13 weeks or longer, AppleOne is pleased to offer major medical, dental, vision, 401k and any statutory sick pay where required.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact your staffing representative who will reach out to our HR team.

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