Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 38,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Medicine seeks a Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst to provide high-quality sponsored funds management with focus on pre-award and post-award functions. You will advise Principal Investigators and research staff on protocols, regulations, and guidelines, mentoring Grants & Contracts Analysts within the department.

The role covers budget preparation, award setup, account analysis, effort reporting, cost transfers, subcontract coordination, and oversight of complex award activities,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of four years related experience in sponsored program activity (grants and contracts) and/or financial positions, preferably in an academic or medical setting.
• Strong financial and analytical skills required.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-award and post-award functions for sponsored programs.
• Review and prepare budgets and budget justifications; groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
• Ensure compliance with sponsor guidelines, internal protocols, and Uniform Guidance.

Skills

Budgeting

Financial analysis

Organizational skills

Communication

Writing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst will provide high quality dedicated professional level sponsored funds management with specific responsibility for pre-award and post-award functions. The Senior Grants & Contracts Analyst will also provide broad/in-depth professional administrative level guidance on protocols, regulations and guidelines to Principal Investigators and other scientific/research professionals. This position offers guidance and learning support to Grants & Contracts Analysts and Specialists within the department.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Partner with and act as the final point of contact with faculty toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
• Review and/or preparation of budgets and related budget justifications for appropriateness and completeness of content. Provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
• Ensure compliance in all other areas related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, Uniform Guidance, conflicts of interest, etc.
• Manage related post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup verification, and ensuring that staff is setup appropriately.
• Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account analysis and reconciliation, e-form setup, if applicable, effort reporting, cost transfers, generating and paying invoices, and paperwork finalization related to subcontract setup.
• Oversee and direct all aspects of complex award management activities and provide oversight to other employees, including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations, and reporting.
• Key contributor in the annual research enterprise budgeting process in providing research expense data and reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• Minimum of four years related experience in sponsored program activity (grants and contracts) and/or financial positions, preferably in an academic or medical setting, is required.
• Strong financial and analytical skills are required.
• Must have excellent organizational, interpersonal, communication, and writing skills.

Salary Range: Minimum 27.85/hour - Maximum 44.57/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.