Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Office (CAO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other Department leaders and in concert with other research administrative staff, you will bear primary responsibility of all pre- and post-award administration for intra/extramurally funded research awards for Departmental Principal Investigators (PIs).This position will serve as the Training Grant Coordinator in the Department of Neurosurgery. The Training Grant Coordinator uses skills as a seasoned, experienced, research administrator to
independently develop and / or oversee research proposals, awards, and / or
transactions related to contract and grant management and maintains contract
and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies.
You will work on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires
thorough understanding of complex regulations. You will complete and approve transactions for signature by the manager or other authorized institutional
official.
Please attach a cover letter and resume as a single document along with your application.
Salary Range: $68800 - $141000/Annually
Qualifications
Required:
Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or
related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of research administration
experience.
Interpersonal skills to effectively
communicate information in a timely, professional manner.
Ability to establish and maintain
cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
Ability to set priorities and complete
ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet
programmatic and financial needs.
Close attention to detail in a
fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe
and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
Strong writing skills in a variety of
styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring
adherence to funding sponsor’s guidelines.
Demonstrated knowledge of effective
grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques
Ability to perform complex financial
analysis and customized reporting.
Preferred:
Strong organization skills, ability to
prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with
multiple proposal submission systems.
Experience preparing, managing, and
projecting budgets.
Organization skills to create and
maintain administrative and financial files effectively.
Mathematical skills for the
preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve
complicated financial scenarios.
Knowledge of and experience working
with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private
foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
Ability to perform complex financial
analysis and customized reporting.
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