Senior Research Grants Coordinator

Baylor College of Medicine; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 3,200 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Coordinator, Research Administration to coordinate grant development, submission and management. The role collaborates with researchers, admin team, and Baylor's central grants offices to ensure compliant, timely grant activities.

Reporting to the department administrator with a dotted line to the senior financial analyst, the coordinator will maintain records, assist with budgets, and help coordinate subcontracts and sponsor credentials

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• Four years of relevant experience.
• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Proficient working with numbers.
• Strong working knowledge of MS Excel.

Responsibilities

• Study grant sponsor policies to guide faculty, trainees and staff.
• Assemble, complete and submit grant applications and progress reports.
• Enter required proposal data into Baylor's electronic grant tracking system (BRAIN) and ensure on-time submission.
• Keep BRAIN and compliance information current during the life of funded grants.
• Work with peers at collaborating institutions to provide documents and budgets for cross institution grant proposal submissions.
• Monitor the review status of submitted grant applications and coordinate processes to establish financial accounts for awarded grants.
• Initiate and complete all processes to establish and maintain grant subcontracts, including purchase order creation and invoice tracking and payment.
• Monitor researchers' compliance training to avoid lapses.
• Initiate and facilitate grant carry forward and no cost extension requests.
• Maintain records for each grant application, including submitted documents, funding status, communication with sponsor, etc.
• Request and maintain grant sponsor credentials for department personnel (For example NIH Commons ID's). Maintain other support documents for faculty and other researchers as needed.
• Actively and consistently communicate grant funding and other grant information to the department financial team and department administrator.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proficient with numbers

Education

High School diploma or GED

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX seeks a Senior Coordinator, Research Administration to coordinate grant development, submission and management. The role collaborates with researchers, admin team, and Baylor's central grants offices to ensure compliant, timely grant activities.

Reporting to the department administrator with a dotted line to the senior financial analyst, the coordinator will maintain records, assist with budgets, and help coordinate subcontracts and sponsor credentials