Research Operations & Grants Analyst

City of Hope; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Hope is seeking a Research Operations Analyst to support daily research and finance operations. The role includes pre- and post-award activities, proposal development, budgeting, and financial reporting within the Office of Sponsored Research.

You will coordinate personnel actions, assist with contract workflows, and ensure compliance with sponsor and City of Hope guidelines while supporting closeout activities and encumbrance management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in any discipline required.
• 6–8 years of experience in research administration may substitute for minimum education.
• 2–3 years of experience in business administration and administrative analysis (budgets, grant accounting, facility or personnel support).
• Preferred: Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, business administration, research administration, science, or related field; 2+ years in research administration.

Responsibilities

• Manage pre- and post-award activities, including proposal development and submission in collaboration with principal investigators, the Office of Sponsored Research, IRB, and other stakeholders.
• Develop and edit proposal budgets, justifications, biosketches, and related materials, and assist with contract workflows, new agreements, and amendments.
• Generate financial reports for assigned principal investigators and chart strings, and support departmental budget preparation, long-range financial planning, analyses, and initiatives.
• Maintain accurate personnel expenditure and effort allocations, coordinate monthly and quarterly effort certification, and process corrective actions as needed.
• Approve and reconcile purchase orders and chart string activity to verify appropriate expenses, available funds, and compliance with sponsor and City of Hope guidelines; support project closeout activities, including clearing encumbrances, closing purchase orders and subawards, and paying invoices.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial reporting

Grant accounting

Administrative analysis

Pre/post award

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (any discipline)

Tools

S2S proposal software

ERP/PeopleSoft

Budgeting software

Job description

City of Hope is seeking a Research Operations Analyst to support daily research and finance operations. The role includes pre- and post-award activities, proposal development, budgeting, and financial reporting within the Office of Sponsored Research.

You will coordinate personnel actions, assist with contract workflows, and ensure compliance with sponsor and City of Hope guidelines while supporting closeout activities and encumbrance management.