Senior Grant Administrator - Hybrid (Pre & Post-Award)

0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated; Somerville (MA); Hybrid; USD 86,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Senior Grant Administrator to manage all stages of research grant and contract administration for a portfolio of investigators and programs within the Gene and Cell Therapy Institute and PM Grants. You will serve as a senior resource to faculty and leadership, overseeing budgeting, sponsor requirements, and post-award activities.

The role involves collaboration with Executive Director, Research Management, and Research Finance, ensuring compliance with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, or related field required.
• 3-5 years of research administration experience required, preferably in an academic medical center, healthcare organization, university, or research-intensive environment.
• Master's degree or professional certification (e.g., CPA, CGMA) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage sponsored awards throughout the project lifecycle, including award setup, budget monitoring, financial reporting, modifications, renewals, and closeout.
• Monitor expenditures against approved budgets and identify financial risks, projected overruns, and funding shortfalls.
• Prepare financial analyses, forecasts, reconciliations, and reports for investigators and program leadership.
• Identify cost-sharing opportunities and develop solutions to potential fiscal issues.
• Coordinate grant closeout, including final financial reconciliation and resolution of outstanding transactions or discrepancies.
• Support progress reports, renewals, and continuation applications.

Skills

Grant administration

Budgeting

Forecasting

Pre-award

Post-award

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree / CPA

Tools

Spreadsheet

Database

Grant-management software

Job description

Mass General Brigham is seeking a Senior Grant Administrator to manage all stages of research grant and contract administration for a portfolio of investigators and programs within the Gene and Cell Therapy Institute and PM Grants. You will serve as a senior resource to faculty and leadership, overseeing budgeting, sponsor requirements, and post-award activities.

The role involves collaboration with Executive Director, Research Management, and Research Finance, ensuring compliance with