"Grants Manager A"

Job Description Summary

Working in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism (EDM) and the Institute for Diabetes, Obesity, and Metabolism (IDOM), under the supervision of the Sr. Grants Manager, the Grants Manager will be dedicated to a group of investigators consisting of several faculty and their postdocs. The Grants Manager will handle both pre- and post-award activities and will be responsible for mentoring coordinator(s). The Grants Manager would be expected to lend expertise to questions or concerns brought to their attention by the mentee. This position is eligible for a hybrid work schedule with time being divided between working onsite and working remotely.

Job Description

Pre Award:

• Keep investigators apprised of proposal / report due dates.
• Review proposal instructions and work with the PI to collect and compile documents.
• Prepare proposal budgets using standardized templates, build proposals, mostly in PennERA; track submitted proposals.
• Work with the central Research Services office to facilitate contracts and amendments.
• Knowledge of PennERA and NIH eRA Commons will be required.
• Keep a written record of pre-award activity for each proposal.

Post Award:

• Manage assigned portfolios. Investigator accounts are primarily NIH, foundation, and industry awards or contracts. Typical federal awards include R01s, Fs and Ks. The Division and Institute also have a long-running P30 and T32.
• Follow established, documented process to set up new awards and funding increments, initiate and track subaccounts, and process closeouts at project end.
• Work with purchasing manager to initiate subcontracts when needed.
• Knowledge of Ben Financials will be required.
• Track post-award expenses and monitor subawards.
• Provide regular reports, analysis, projections, and guidance to PIs.
• Monitor salary allocations.
• Work to correct transactional errors if found.
• Prepare and submit invoices to non-federal sponsors if required.
• Comply with sponsor reporting requirements. Process carryforward requests.
• Keep a written record of post-award activity (i.e., notes) for each account.

In General:

• Act as liaison between faculty and internal and external contacts.
• Analyze data and provide or assist with intramural reports as needed. These reports include semi-annual effort reporting and annual budget projecting.
• Promptly respond to inquiries and requests for review/approval of reimbursements or purchase/service orders involving accounts in your portfolio or to grant access for lab members to internal (core) spending. Attend regular meetings (usually remotely) to review accounts or other division business.
• Supervise and train support staff as needed.

Job Responsibilities

• Preparation and submission of sponsored research proposals, including budgets, adhering to sponsor, university, and school regulations and procedures
• Provide grant-related assistance to investigators, including monthly grant reports. Review award notifications to ensure compliance with expenditures and other requirements/restrictions. Working with senior grant manager, help to provide financial analyses and guidance as it relates to the research portfolio.
• Set up accounts, subaccounts, and subcontracts. Initiate subcontract purchase orders and track processing. Interact with ORS contracts office in preparing project-specific contract language as needed. Interact with sponsors and subcontractors, including contract negotiation.
• Monitor activity and expenditures on all accounts, including subaward and subcontract activity, and reconcile financial transactions in a timely fashion and in compliance with university and sponsor guidelines Monitor salary distributions and allocations to assure they are up-to-date and appropriate. Manage effort reporting for selected personnel.
• Responsible for the final reconciliation of grants prior to closeout. Ensure that outstanding issues are resolved in closing out the grant in a timely manner and compliant with regulations and policy. Process all carryforward requests. Comply with sponsor reporting requirements.
• Maintain accurate records of sponsored-project activity.
• Supervise / train grant coordinators.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned

This position reports to the senior administrator within department and has a dotted reporting line to the PSOM Office of Research Support Services.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Science and 3 to 5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

Job Location

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Pay Range

$64,500.00 - $64,500.00 Annual Rate