Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist

Auburn; Auburn (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy is seeking a Contracts & Grants Specialist III to oversee extramural financial activities supporting research, instruction, and outreach. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements and university policies while coordinating with faculty and administrative units.

You will manage the award lifecycle, review agreements and amendments, provide guidance, deliver training, and seek continuous improvement in research administration.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 4+ years of contracts and grants administration experience.
• Experience coordinating extramural proposals and sponsored program activities.
• Knowledge of sponsor, federal, state, and university policies.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and guide faculty and staff in identification, development, review, and submission of extramural proposals and sponsored activities, ensuring compliance with sponsor, federal, state, and University requirements.
• Oversee award lifecycle: monitor requirements, coordinate modifications, reporting, closeout, and sponsor obligations.
• Interpret and apply policies on compliance and coordinate with appropriate offices.
• Review and coordinate sponsored program agreements, amendments, subcontracts, invoices, and related transactions for contractual, financial, and institutional compliance.
• Serve as primary resource and liaison for faculty, sponsors, and administrative units with consultation, problem resolution and customer-focused support.
• Develop and deliver training; assist with policies and procedures; monitor regulatory changes; support continuous improvement in compliance and research administration.

Skills

Grant administration

Proposal development

Regulatory compliance

Budget oversight

Training & outreach

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Auburn University’s Harrison College of Pharmacy is seeking a Contracts & Grants Specialist III to oversee extramural financial activities supporting research, instruction, and outreach. The role focuses on ensuring compliance with sponsor requirements and university policies while coordinating with faculty and administrative units.

You will manage the award lifecycle, review agreements and amendments, provide guidance, deliver training, and seek continuous improvement in research administration.