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The Research Grants Specialist III ('RGS III') plays a vital role in supporting Women’s and Guerin Children’s academic research operations, including application preparation and submission, award activations, research study reporting, and financial management. The RGS-III works alongside Principal Investigators and other research staff to prepare funding proposals and grant submissions, project budgets and plans, and monitor expenses and reporting for awarded projects. 

Under general supervision, the RGS III works with the Associate Director of Research Operations and Principal Investigators (PIs) in the oversight of all post-award grant administration processes of dedicated departments. Serves as key liaison between departments, research groups, Office of Research Administration (ORA), and accounting and finance departments. Performs post-award administrative functions, including preparing and/or reviewing budgets to ensure completeness and accuracy using knowledge of grant budgets, expenditure restrictions, and grant accounts. Monitors expenses, performs reconciliations and research related financial reporting of federal and non-federal grants and ensure compliance with all federal, state and local agencies including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Defense (DOD), Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Institutional Review Board. Prepares and routes internal documents for signature and processing, works with PI's and ORA staff to submit all deliverables in a timely manner including: FFR's, No Cost Extensions, Carry Forward of Funds, executing subcontracts, etc.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities:

• Independently performs all pre-award and post-award monthly financial projections, account reconciliations, cost transfers, progress reports, budget changes, salary allocation reviews, time and effort management reporting, purchase order reconciliation, and monitoring milestones, etc.
• Performs financial analysis and forecasting to identify relevant factor variances, formulate logical conclusions and devise alternate solutions as necessary.
• Reviews grant applications and post award management activities, develop logical solutions to difficult, unusual, or first-time problems, and provides solutions for action to leadership.
• Manages all deliverables including invoices and subcontract paperwork, complex financial reporting processes and fiscal responsibility for salary, supply costs, subcontracts.
• Mentors and trains grant management staff.

Education, Experience, Certification & Skills Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's Degree preferred.
• Five (5) years of progressively increasing pre and post award research grant experience or equivalent of education and experience required.
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills and solid understanding of federal and major funding agency grant submission guidelines.
• Experience working with multi-PI proposals.
• Experience with preparation of general grant submission components, including the preparation of progress and financial reports.
• Experience with preparation of scientific manuscripts and abstracts.
• Proficiency with eRA commons, grants.gov, NIH RePORTER, Federal Reporter, and other related proposal submission systems.
• Experience in a basic laboratory environment or a sponsored research office strongly preferred.
• ACRP or SOCRA certification preferred.
• Familiarity with sponsors (e.g. NIH, DOD, CIRM) & reporting requirements strongly preferred.
• Experience with financial reporting & award management strongly preferred.