Grants Administrator

Recruitment/Posting

Title:

Grants Administrator

Job Category:
Staff & Executive
- Grants Management

Department:
Institute for Health, Health C

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University-New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state-at Rutgers University-New Brunswick, including Piscataway;

and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Grants Administrator for the Institute for Health Business Office within Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care. The primary purpose of the Grants Administrator is to be responsible for the day-to-day support of all projects, grants, contracts and other restricted accounts and related functions associated with research, sponsored programs, and restricted funds activities for the Center assigned.

The primary responsibility of the Grants Administrator is pre-award and post-award administration of grants, contracts and other restricted funds for the Center. Ensures sponsored research activities are in compliance with the policies and procedures of Rutgers University and federal, state, foundation, corporate and other agencies. Among the key duties of this position are the following:

• Assists in the submission of grant and contract proposals to federal, state, foundation, corporate and other sponsors.
• Provides grant application guidance to faculty, administrators and staff. Prepares the proposal budget in collaboration with the Principal Investigators. Assists with the development of internal policies and procedures regarding grant and contract proposals and applications.
• Provides budget status reports, detailed transaction reports, projections and other reports to the Principal Investigators, Business Administrator, Center Director & Institute Business Office. Reconciles and ensures expenditures charged to Project Accounts are accurate. Meet with CFO & Center Director monthly to review status of all projects. Work with RFS to ensure invoicing is correct and sent in accordance with grants and/or contract due dates.
  
  Provide projection and budget information for quarterly submissions and annual center budgets.
• Reviews and approves Market Place requisitions charged to restricted accounts in the Center assigned. Ensures grants and other restricted accounts are not over-expended. Ensures the expenditures are allowable and appropriate.
• Ensures salaries are charged to the correct account string and the labor distribution (effort) is accurate.
• Closely monitors Project Account balances in order to avoid deficits.
• Assists the Principal Investigators with the effort certification and reporting process. Attend center budget meetings and Grant/Research meetings as it relates to this role.
• Contacts Rutgers University administration (ORSP & RFS) and administrative officials of federal, state and private agencies to obtain clarification of grant terms and to resolve issues.

Exempt

27S

The final salary offer may be determined by several factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's qualifications, experience, and expertise, and availability of department or grant funds to support the position. We also take into consideration market benchmarks,…