Senior Grants & Research Administrator (Hybrid)

University Of Michigan; Ann Arbor (MI); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage

Retirement savings 2:1 match

Job summary

University of Michigan's Michigan Medicine seeks a Research Administrator Sr (with intermediate underfill) to provide pre-award support for three Internal Medicine divisions (Gastroenterology/Hepatology 40%, Hospital Medicine 40%, Rheumatology 20%).

The role involves identifying funding opportunities, coordinating proposal documents, budgeting, and ensuring approvals and submission. Strong grant/contract experience and NIH policy familiarity preferred; hybrid or remote work options available.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive grant/contract experience or equivalent
• 3-5 years of grant/contract experience for intermediate level
• Experience with NIH policies and sponsor requirements preferred

Responsibilities

• Proactively identify external funding opportunities and advise faculty on proposal planning and competitiveness.
• Assist faculty with completion of sponsor and institutional proposal documents for initial submission, including collection of required materials from PIs, Co-Is, and sub/subrecipient sites.
• Prepare and review budgets and budget justifications of varying complexity for academic and research projects.
• Coordinate timely routing of proposals through the institutional approval process in a deadline-driven environment.
• Serve as authorized signer for electronic proposals and troubleshoot submission issues.
• Ensure institutional review/sign-off is completed and confirm all proposal changes are accurately incorporated prior to submission.
• Support creation and updating of biosketches and other required support documents (pre- and post-submission).
• Assist with the submission of post-submission documents such as NIH Just-In-Time documents.

Skills

Grant management

Contract negotiation

Budgeting

Proposal development

Proposal routing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Advanced degree

Tools

eResearch

Business Objects

M-Reports

M-Pathways

Job description

University of Michigan's Michigan Medicine seeks a Research Administrator Sr (with intermediate underfill) to provide pre-award support for three Internal Medicine divisions (Gastroenterology/Hepatology 40%, Hospital Medicine 40%, Rheumatology 20%).

The role involves identifying funding opportunities, coordinating proposal documents, budgeting, and ensuring approvals and submission. Strong grant/contract experience and NIH policy familiarity preferred; hybrid or remote work options available.