Grants and Research Specialist

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Reports to the Manager of Grants and Partnerships and provides strategic support to the Director of Community Impact. This role assists with the coordination of grant‑funded projects, research initiatives, and data‑driven strategies that align with Beacon Health System priorities. The Grants and Research Specialist supports both pre‑award and post‑award phases of grants, including proposal development, stakeholder engagement, compliance, and reporting. They contribute to research activities such as literature reviews, data synthesis, and the integration of evidence‑informed practices into program design and evaluation.

The role also includes analyzing qualitative and quantitative clinical, financial, operational, and administrative data to support performance measures, strategic planning, and continuous improvement as needed. This position is essential in ensuring that grant and research projects are not only well‑managed but also grounded in research and informed by data, supporting Beacon’s commitment to measurable outcomes and community impact.

• MISSION:
  We deliver outstanding care, inspire health, and connect with heart.
• VALUES:
  Trust. Respect. Integrity. Compassion.
• SERVICE GOALS:
  Personally connect. Keep everyone informed. Be on their team.

• Identifying, conceiving and driving project and resource priorities that align with corporate goals and strategies and grant opportunities. Developing and executing plans to improve existing performance and meet funder expectations.
• Executing project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with executive leadership and stakeholders.
• Reviewing projects and grant opportunities to ensure compliance with federal regulations, departmental guidelines, or funding requirements.
• Performing research to collect, analyze and present substantive information for departmental projects, grant proposals, and program evaluation and outcomes.
• Developing, evaluating and implementing policies or procedures to ensure implementation and completion of projects.
• Acting as a liaison between departments, sites and/or agencies to facilitate workflow.
• Leading and executing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Prospectively identify and elevate potential issues, barriers/risks or obstacles and either achieve resolution or plans of contingencies.
• Promoting leadership through collaboration, cooperation and communication across functions and partners. Resolving conflicts by demonstrating leadership and appropriate decision‑making competencies.
• Demonstrating project control internally through measurement, assessment, planning and reporting of key outcome measures (metrics).
• Forecasting project and grant activity and tracking finances with regards to the annual budget.
• Plans, manages, and administers grant‑funded and strategic initiatives, data analysis, and operational activities in alignment with organizational goals and objectives by:
  Supporting data strategy and analysis for grant‑funded projects, analyzing data from Beacon’s electronic health record for health equity, providing health‑related data as appropriately requested to external organizations, provide data for grant applications, and consolidating data from public and private data sources to inform needs of the department.
• Collaborating with the Grant Manager and Director of Community Impact to ensure timely, accurate, and strategic data support for grant applications, reporting, and evaluation.
• Consolidating and interpreting data from public and private sources to inform grant priorities, program design, and departmental decision‑making.
• Support and optimize grant management processes across the full lifecycle, including pre‑award activities (research, funding identification, proposal development, stakeholder coordination, and data strategy) and post‑award activities (award setup, compliance, reporting, and closeout). Utilize platforms such as Smartsheet to standardize workflows, monitor deliverables, and ensure transparency across internal and external teams.
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