Senior Grants & Contracts Specialist Biomedical Engineering

UTSW; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks an experienced Grants and Contracts professional to support researchers by identifying funding opportunities, assisting with proposal preparation, negotiating contracts, receiving awards, and administering grant activities. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration and at least four years of related experience.

A hybrid work schedule offers one day work-from-home per week with potential for up to two days depending on business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in business administration, public administration, or related field.
• 4 years of experience in business or public administration with emphasis on customer service in financial or contracting position.
• Applicants without the stated degree, but with significant additional professional applicable experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement.

Responsibilities

• Gathers and provides information regarding funding opportunities and application procedures to applicants by reading newsletters and announcements, search directories, funding files, and other relevant resources.
• Provides guidance to researchers for proposal development and submission by interpreting and ensuring adherence to sponsor and university announcements and guidelines.
• Provides grants management support to researchers by negotiating and processing awards, interpreting award conditions, obtaining approvals for award modifications, and completing required reports.
• Negotiates contracts with various agencies (state and federal government, private organizations), pharmaceutical companies, and biotechnological companies to achieve agreements satisfactory to all parties.
• May draft entire contracts of various types following state laws and Board of Regents' guidelines.
• Provides working supervision to Grants and Contracts Specialist and administrative positions.

Skills

Customer service

Negotiation

Grants management

Funding opportunities

Education

Bachelor's Degree in business administration, public administration, or related field

Job description

UT Southwestern Medical Center seeks an experienced Grants and Contracts professional to support researchers by identifying funding opportunities, assisting with proposal preparation, negotiating contracts, receiving awards, and administering grant activities. The role requires a Bachelor's degree in business or public administration and at least four years of related experience.

A hybrid work schedule offers one day work-from-home per week with potential for up to two days depending on business