Senior Director of Grants & Contracts

About MSM

Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is a place of distinction, serving as the nation’s leading academic medical center for vulnerable populations. It’s also a place for passionate individuals looking to join a dedicated community working today to help prepare tomorrow’s leaders.

We exist to:

• Improve the health and well-being of individuals and communities;
• Increase the diversity of the health professional and scientific workforce;
• Address primary health care through programs in education, research and service;
• With emphasis on people of color and the under-served urban and rural populations in Georgia, the nation and the world.

At Morehouse School of Medicine, we’re leading the creation and advancement of health equity. You will find a fulfilling career at MSM!

Posting Number NONAC
3796

Senior Director of Grants & Contracts

Senior Director of Grants & Contracts

Non-Faculty

Number of vacancies 1

Commensurate with experience

Grants & Contracts

Morehouse School of Medicine is seeking a senior grants and contracts leader to provide institution-wide financial and administrative stewardship of sponsored awards. Reporting to the EVP & Chief Financial Officer, this role leads post-award grants accounting and contract financial administration while partnering with research administration, principal investigators, departments, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, Procurement, Information Technology, and other institutional leaders.

The Senior Director will strengthen internal controls, cash management, sponsor reporting, subrecipient oversight, audit readiness, closeout, regulatory implementation, employee capability, and continuity planning across a complex federal and non-federal portfolio.

This role is onsite at 720 Westview Drive, SW Atlanta, GA 30310

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university in accounting, finance, business administration, public administration, research administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of ten years of progressively responsible experience in grants and contracts administration, sponsored-programs finance, grants accounting, research administration, financial analysis, or a closely related field.
• Minimum of five years of managerial or supervisory experience, including employee development, workload management, quality assurance, and performance accountability.
• Experience managing a complex portfolio of federal and non-federal awards in higher education, academic medicine, healthcare, research, or another highly regulated environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of federal award administration, cost principles, cash management, financial reporting, subrecipient monitoring, audit requirements, and internal controls.
• Ability to interpret laws, regulations, sponsor guidance, award terms, and institutional policy and translate requirements into operating controls and staff guidance.

• Master’s degree in business, accounting, finance, public administration, research administration, or a related field from a regionally accredited college or university.
• CRA , CFRA , CPA , or comparable professional credential.
• Experience with Ellucian Banner, Cayuse, HHS Payment Management System, Research.gov, Grants.gov, eRA Commons, or comparable systems.
• Experience leading regulatory-change implementation, government-funding disruption planning, enterprise system implementation, audit remediation, or grants-process transformation.
• Membership in NCURA , SRAI , or another relevant professional organization.

• Strategic and enterprise thinking
• Regulatory interpretation
• Financial stewardship
• Internal controls and audit…