Senior Sponsored Programs Analyst (Hybrid)

The Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); Hybrid; USD 64,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University seeks a Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst to provide professional level sponsored funds management, primarily in pre-award and post-award activities.

The role includes budget development, proposal preparation, account oversight, invoicing, reporting, and closeout, with emphasis on compliance and efficient administration. The position requires handling complex awards for faculty and external sponsors across federal, private, and industry projects.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• Four years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
• Successful completion of the Research Administration Training Program (13-15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position.

Responsibilities

• Oversee and direct complex award management activities including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations and reporting.
• Partner with and act as final point of contact with faculty and/or budgetary staff and the Office of Research Administration toward the planning and development of application submissions to various federal agencies, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
• Understand and ensure compliance with institutional policies for the pre-award process and sponsor guidelines.
• Review sponsored project proposals for assigned faculty prior to forwarding to the Grants & Contracts Manager and/or ORA for signature. Ensure accuracy and adherence to relevant guidelines.
• Responsible for timely budget preparation for principal investigator review.
• Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
• Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.
• Provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
• Ensure compliance related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, conflicts of interest, etc.
• Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current awards, including regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators on financial status, and departmental leadership as needed.
• Manage related post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup verification, and ensure that staff are set up appropriately.
• Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, effort reporting, cost transfers, invoice payments and finalization of paperwork related to subcontract setup.
• Provide information and assistance to complete closeouts as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Grant management

Budget development

Pre-award experience

Post-award experience

Regulatory compliance

Attention to detail

Oral and written communications

Record keeping

Relationship management

Grant proposal preparation

Grant regulations

Grant closeout procedures

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University seeks a Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst to provide professional level sponsored funds management, primarily in pre-award and post-award activities.

The role includes budget development, proposal preparation, account oversight, invoicing, reporting, and closeout, with emphasis on compliance and efficient administration. The position requires handling complex awards for faculty and external sponsors across federal, private, and industry projects.