Strategic Director, Grants & Contracts

Morehouse School of Medicine; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Morehouse School of Medicine is seeking a Senior Director of Grants & Contracts to lead institution-wide post-award financial stewardship for sponsored awards. Reporting to the EVP & CFO, you will oversee grants accounting, contract administration, and compliance across federal and non-federal portfolios.

You will strengthen internal controls, cash management, subrecipient oversight, audit readiness, and reporting, partnering with researchers, departments, and leadership to optimize funding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, or related field.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible grants and contracts experience.
• Minimum of five years of managerial or supervisory experience.
• Experience with complex portfolios in higher education or healthcare settings.
• Knowledge of federal award administration, cost principles, and internal controls.
• Ability to interpret laws/regulations and translate requirements into controls.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of post-award financial administration for all sponsor awards.
• Advise senior leadership on portfolio performance, risk, cash, and compliance.
• Lead award setup, monitoring, reconciliation, reporting, and closeout.
• Ensure allowability, allocability, reasonableness, and proper documentation.
• Oversee subrecipient monitoring, cost transfers, and payroll allocation.
• Build dashboards and drive continuous improvement in grants processes.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Regulatory interpretation

Financial stewardship

Internal controls

Employee development

Executive communication

Data analysis

Forecasting

Change leadership

Service orientation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance

Master’s degree in related field

CRA / CFRA / CPA or comparable credential

Tools

Ellucian Banner

Cayuse

HHS Payment Management System

Grants.gov / eRA Commons

Job description

Morehouse School of Medicine is seeking a Senior Director of Grants & Contracts to lead institution-wide post-award financial stewardship for sponsored awards. Reporting to the EVP & CFO, you will oversee grants accounting, contract administration, and compliance across federal and non-federal portfolios.

You will strengthen internal controls, cash management, subrecipient oversight, audit readiness, and reporting, partnering with researchers, departments, and leadership to optimize funding