Grant Administrator Sr, College of Medicine, Department of Accounting & Finance

Grant Administrator Sr, College of Medicine, Department of Accounting & Finance

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Grant Administrator Sr, College of Medicine, Department of Accounting & Finance Posting

Start Date:

10/16/26 Work Arrangement:
Remote

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The Department of Accounting and Finance, College of Medicine is recruiting a Pre-Award Senior Grant Administrator.

Using established procedures with detailed instructions, this Pre-Award Grant Administrator will engage in the day-to-day administration of proposal budget development and grant proposal preparation, provide recommendations and advice to management or other groups on process related topics, and conduct or carry out work procedures and activities in accordance with local, state, and federal regulations as well as university financial and administrative policies.

Major duties will include reading, understanding, and communicating to key individuals (such as the applicant and business staff) various sponsor guidelines and properly assembling grant proposal materials and project budgets in a high-volume environment with overlapping deadlines and competing priorities. Sponsors may include both federal and non-federal sources. It is expected that the Senior Grant Administrator will be sufficiently experienced to operate on a day-to-day basis with minimal input, direction, assistance, or oversight required from management.

Applicants at this level are expected to be largely independent and self-sufficient.

This team-oriented position will offer flexibility for a fully remote schedule for applicants with a residence within OH/IN/KY once training is complete. Applicants outside of the OH/IN/KY area are also eligible to apply. Remote work arrangements are subject to change in accordance with university policies.

• Knowledge of NIH policies, cost principles and guidelines.
• Work directly and collaboratively with the various offices of the university to fulfill all compliance requirements and to resolve complex issues that arise during the application and just-in-time processes.
• Assist faculty and senior research staff with the proposal creation, preparation, and submission process to various federal and non-federal external agencies.
• Complete grant applications: follow standard principles and systems and use appropriate terminology associated with a particular field of specialization, continuously building on current job knowledge.
• Interpret information, ideas and instructions and communicate clearly and accurately both…