Grants and Contracts Management Senior Analyst

Grants amp; Contracts Senior Analyst manages and administers all post-award activities for assigned departments and principal investigators (PIs) for national, local, private and public funding agencies as part of the College of Medicine Grants Management Office (GMO); controls and oversees fiscal management of grants within minimal direction; ensures that expenditures are in line with project budgets; reviews, analyzes and reconciles project fiscal reports identifying and resolving discrepancies; reviews and approves expenses for appropriateness as stipulated by sponsor guidelines; investigates and develops working relationships with state and federal funding agencies and sponsors; collaborates with principal investigators and funding sources to identify opportunities to reallocate expenditures to ensure the budget and funding are maintained; provides strategic leadership, direction and expertise in post award reporting; reviews grant awards to ensure issuance is in accordance with negotiations; actively participates with preparation and submission of research progress reports; interprets and ensures compliance with sponsor, university and third party regulations; participates with training of new PIs and their staff; provides economic forecasts to aid PIs with strategic planning of research programs; advises and collaborates with PIs with effort certification and DRD approval; directs and oversees close-out of projects; delegates and supervises entry of financial data for invoicing, payment recognition and cost analysis purposes; communicates metrics and other fiscal information to leadership; actively participates in the recruitment and training of new grant managers; creates, reviews and updates principal investigator orientation and training materials; implements and disseminates internal policies; attends relevant national or regional professional development conferences; participates in pre-award activities as needed; works closely with pre-award grant managers.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 4 years of relevant grant or contract management experience to include knowledge of pre-award grant management process; Intermediate word processing skills to include the ability to open, close, create, edit and save.

Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be asked to complete a pre-employment physical, including a drug screen.

Desired Qualification

Experience writing administrative components of grants preferred; experience with research administration proposal tools (Grants.gov) desired; Experience investigating for research funding sources; knowledge of OSU Office of Sponsored Programs policies amp; procedures; Advanced spreadsheet skills to include the ability to create spreadsheets with complex formulas; Ability to calculate, analyze, and interpret mathematical and statistical information, Intermediate presentation skills to include the ability to create presentations; Ability to think strategically and see how parts interact with the big picture; Basic ability to read, analyze terms and understand conditions of legal agreements. Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines; Ability to identify issues, investigate and resolve mid-size discrepancies; Strong attention to detail and accuracy; Excellent communication skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes to internal and external customers; Ability to positively represent the department internally and externally.

Function: Research Administration

Sub-Function: Grants and Contracts Management

Specialized: S3

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