Senior Grants Portfolio Manager, Research Administration

Weill Cornell Medicine; New York (NY); On-site; USD 107,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Weill Cornell Medicine, located on the Upper East Side in New York City, seeks a Grant Portfolio Manager to provide centralized administrative and financial support to principal investigators in managing pre- and post-award activities. The role includes coordinating budgets, grant submissions, and reporting, as well as managing transfers and compliance with sponsored research policies.

A Bachelor's degree is required, with a Master’s preferred; five or more years of grants management experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• Master's degree in business, public administration, or public health preferred.
• 5+ years grants management experience.
• 7+ years related experience desirable.
• Experience with federal and non-federal sponsored research regulations.

Responsibilities

• Assist with budgets and budget justifications for grant proposals.
• Support submission of grant-related documents and just-in-time materials.
• Maintain biosketches, support pages, and facilities forms.
• Manage grant transfers for new or departing faculty.
• Research and identify new funding opportunities.
• Coordinate with the Office of Sponsored Research Administration for account setup and verify budget data.
• Perform budget variance analysis and resolve discrepancies.
• Manage recruitment/start-up accounts and prepare personnel distribution reports.
• Process salary allocations and approve purchasing and AP transactions.
• Verify grant account setups and audit budget/project data.
• Facilitate reporting; liaise with Grants and Contracting Accounting.
• Ensure compliance of departmental research effort reporting.
• Process internal paperwork for research agreements and NDAs.
• Serve as liaison for training new staff.

Skills

MS Excel

MS Office Suite

Accounting principles

Customer service

Teamwork

Emotional intelligence

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Weill Cornell Medicine, located on the Upper East Side in New York City, seeks a Grant Portfolio Manager to provide centralized administrative and financial support to principal investigators in managing pre- and post-award activities. The role includes coordinating budgets, grant submissions, and reporting, as well as managing transfers and compliance with sponsored research policies.

A Bachelor's degree is required, with a Master’s preferred; five or more years of grants management experience