As a member of the Grants Team in the School of Medicine Office of Research Administration (ORA), we are seeking a Grants Associate who will be responsible for review, problem resolution and institutional approval/signature authority for incoming grant and subgrant applications and awards. Reporting to the Associate Director of Grants, the ideal candidate will be a self-motivated, highly organized, team-oriented person who exercises good judgment, has excellent attention to detail and excels in a deadline-driven work environment.
Specific Duties and Responsibilities
- Manages the central administration grants process from proposal submission through closeout for an assigned portfolio of SOM departments/divisions
- Review, approve and submit grant and subgrant applications and progress reports for federal, academic and non-profit sponsors and prime sponsors.
- Negotiates and executes non-profit grant and incoming subgrant awards and agreements on behalf of the University.
- Processes Just-In-Time request and sponsor prior approval requests and administrative updates, such as relinquishments, carryover, effort reductions, etc.
- Submit account setup requests for new awards and award updates.
- Remains informed and up to date on events, regulations and changes that affect sponsored projects.
- Interprets guidelines and assists in applying them to specific proposals, awards and issues.
- Provides guidance and mentoring to department partners on best practices in pre-award administration.
- Works collaboratively within the Office of Research Administration as well as with other central University offices, external organizations, collaborators and sponsors.
- Other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Demonstrated understanding of research administration and proposal submission best practices.
- Ability to manage competing priorities with multiple, and sometimes tight, deadlines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Adobe Acrobat
- Excellent oral, verbal and written communication skills.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree.
- Three year's experience in research administration, one year of which is in a sponsored research environment.
- Some familiarity with legal principles of negotiation and grant administration.
- Familiarity with various federal and non-federal electronic proposal submission and award management systems: eRACommons, Grants.gov, ASSIST, proposalCENTRAL, fastlane/Research.gov, etc.
- Familiarity with federal agency policies, regulations, application requirements and their application to sponsored research.
- Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Classified Title: Grants Associate
Job Posting Title (Working Title): Grants Associate
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD
Starting Salary Range: $62,900 - $110,100 Annually ($90,000 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Full Time
Schedule: M-F/8:30 am - 5 pm
FLSA Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Department name: SOM Admin Res Sponsored Projects
Personnel area: School of Medicine
