Pre-Award Associate Analyst

Pre-Award Associate Analyst

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Location:

1575 Northeast Expy NE

Job Family:
Research

Employment Type:

Full-time

Seniority Level: Entry level

Supports the pre‑award business processes and award management procedures associated with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s grant/contract‑funded programs. Works with minimal supervision in performing job duties and responsibilities, obtaining manager review and approval when necessary.

• Responsible for reviewing assigned study protocols and associated budgets.
• Collaborate with clinical research team to review study protocols.
• Develop internal budget for assigned clinical studies including all procedure and non‑procedure items in collaboration with the clinical research team.
• Develop NIH and other federal agency proposal budgets for grant applications consistent with federal guidelines.
• Prepare Letter of Intent packages for subcontract proposals.
• Collaborate with the Emory Research Administration Services team to develop Children’s budgets for all studies routing through Emory that include services at Children’s.
• Ensure compliance with federal regulations for pre‑award activities.
• Responsible for contract routing, negotiation, approval, and execution.
• Act as liaison between clinical research team and Children’s Legal for all questions concerning research agreements.
• Maintain integrity of study information in the Clinical Trial Management System, including the study record, study calendars, study budgets, and status updates in a timely manner consistent with department guidelines.
• Coordinate with Post‑Award team, Office of Grants Accounting, Foundation, Legal, and other departments (as appropriate) to ensure new projects and amendments to existing projects are processed appropriately.
• Provide Post‑Award team with all necessary information to complete award set‑up in Research Administration databases and ensure a smooth hand‑off to Office of Grants Accounting.
• Serve as a resource for investigators and research staff for all matters related to pre‑award research administration at Children’s.
• Maintain accurate and organized files in the shared drive as appropriate.
• Oversee all pre‑award activity for research studies at Children’s.
• Perform other general administrative duties as required.

• One (1) year business experience in an office, retail, or related work environment.

• Knowledge of Workday, CTMS, and Epic systems.
• Experience in customer service with MD/PhD research population.

• Bachelor’s degree in accounting, finance, business administration, research administration, or other health‑ or business‑related field, or a non‑health or finance related field with related experience.

• No professional certifications required.

• Ability to read and comprehend regulatory requirements pertaining to pre‑award administration, such as federal grant policies.
• Proven competency with spreadsheets, word processing, database software, and internal information systems.
• Ability to work accurately in a high‑volume processing environment under pressure and on deadline.
• Proven ability for detailed work with high degree of accuracy in organization and financial record‑keeping.
• Strong analytical skills and problem‑solving techniques.
• Self‑directed and motivated to work independently toward short‑ and long‑term goals.
• Excellent communication, organization, interpersonal, and customer service skills.
• Ability to initiate activities and support team processes.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic covered by applicable law.