Strategic Remote Pre-Award Research Administrator

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC; Providence (RI); Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Leave programs

Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a Pre-Award Research Administrator to support faculty and PIs through proposal development and grant submission. The role acts as a trusted advisor on funding opportunities, sponsor requirements, and compliance review.

The candidate should have 3+ years of pre-award experience in a university or research setting, with familiarity in NIH/NSF/DoD/DOE grants and 2 CFR 200.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of pre-award research administration experiência.
• Experience submitting proposals to NIH, NSF, DoD, DOE, HRSA or other government agencies.
• Strong knowledge of federal grant regulations and 2 CFR 200.
• Demonstrated experience developing complex grant budgets and budget justifications.
• Familiarity with electronic research administration systems and sponsor submission portals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently in a fully remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and submit competitive grant proposals with faculty and PIs.
• Review funding opportunity announcements and interpret sponsor guidelines.
• Prepare detailed proposal budgets and budget justifications.
• Advise investigators on allowable costs, effort commitments, and compliance requirements.
• Coordinate proposal submissions to federal, state, foundation, and private sponsors.
• Manage proposal timelines to meet internal and sponsor deadlines.
• Review applications for completeness, accuracy, and compliance.
• Assist with preparation of narrative components, biosketches, and other materials.
• Coordinate subrecipient documentation and collaboration with partners.
• Facilitate internal approvals and routing of proposals.
• Provide guidance on federal regulations and sponsor policies.
• Serve as liaison between faculty, Sponsored Programs and funding agencies.
• Maintain proposal records in research administration systems.
• Monitor changes to sponsor requirements and funding policies.
• Support faculty in identifying new funding opportunities aligned with their research interests.

Skills

Written communication

Verbal communication

Independent work

Multi-stakeholder coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Beacon Hill Staffing Group, LLC is seeking a Pre-Award Research Administrator to support faculty and PIs through proposal development and grant submission. The role acts as a trusted advisor on funding opportunities, sponsor requirements, and compliance review.

The candidate should have 3+ years of pre-award experience in a university or research setting, with familiarity in NIH/NSF/DoD/DOE grants and 2 CFR 200.