Pediatrics Grant Specialist managing post-award activities and ensuring compliance with research project guidelines. Supporting faculty in proposal preparation, budget analysis, and monitoring sponsored projects.
Responsibilities
Manages post award activities
Manages and monitors sponsored projects budgets and ensures appropriate and timely expenditures and reconciliation of funds
Approves purchasing documents and provides guidance to purchasing staff on appropriate expenditures according to specific grant policies
Checks for accuracy and provides complex troubleshooting error resolutions/solutions for fund profile setups and financial reports
Prepares monthly financial reports on all research accounts and distribute/discuss with PIs and senior leadership
Assists DA in reconciling funds and monitoring spending levels, overdrafts, and cost sharing commitments
Performs pre-award job duties in response to specific proposal guidelines and terms and conditions
Works with faculty in proposal preparation and submission
Manages budgeting, analysis, justifications for proposals; gathers information for protocols and non-technical proposal components as needed
Serves as a liaison between the Chair, Faculty, and Department Administrators (DAs)
Stays current on federal and university developments regarding research administration and complex regulations
May coordinate the submission, work with PI to prepare budget, and obtain pricing quotes from other departments
Prepares and reviews all agency forms for submission
Monitors and works with PI to submit annual agency reports (e.g., Research Performance Progress Reports/RPPRs)
Submits final progress report and invention statement (if applicable) to the appropriate agency
Serves as responsible for closure of sponsored projects accounts
May assist with some post award activities
Performs other duties as assigned including assisting senior leadership with special projects as requested
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education
Relevant Experience (2 Years)
Not Applicable
A driver's license is not required for this position.
Benefits
Up to 22 days of vacation
10 recognized holidays
Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance
Free Metro transit U-Pass for eligible employees
403(b) Retirement Savings Plan with employee and university contributions starting at 7%
Wellness challenges and annual health screenings
Mental health resources and mindfulness programs
Employee assistance program (EAP) and financial resources
Tuition coverage for employees and their families including 100% for dependent undergraduate-level college tuition at WashU
Job title
Grant Specialist II – Pediatrics Central Administration
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