Grants & Contracts Administrator - Clinical Research Administration Finance Post-Award - Remote

School of Medicine

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Step into a high‑impact, fully remote role managing critical industry sponsored clinical research grants and contracts!

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This position will be located within the School of Medicine Shared Research Administration Resource Group and will play an active role in working with specifically identified departments to manage their portfolio of grants and contracts.

Pre-award activities include support for clinical research, including trials, for PI initiated and Sponsor initiated studies, for multiple clinical research programs. Ensure all applications and contracts meet sponsor/agency and university guidelines adhering to the necessary internal and external deadlines.

Post-award activities include detailed reconciliation of assigned project budgets, preparing complex budget reports, preparing adjustments and corrections in assigned project budgets for further review and approval in order to meet project goals and federal requirements.

You will effectively manage assigned projects and financial project portfolios using independent judgment and discretion to make decisions that impact the compliance and successful completion of the clinical research studies.

You will build and maintain close collaborative working relationships with the Principal Investigators (Pls), key study personnel and colleagues throughout Duke to effectively manage the financial activities of research studies.

This position is responsible for managing and overseeing an assigned portfolio of complex grants and contracts using knowledge of grant and contract management rules and regulations, technical expertise, and analytical skills.

Work Arrangement - Remote (This role requires standard East Coast availability, with expected working hours between 8:00 AM and 5:30 PM EST.)

DEPARTMENTAL PREFERENCES

Experience with industry sponsored studies preferred.

Successful candidates will have previous clinical research administration experience and/or pre-award AND post-award administrative and financial experience.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Education/Training - Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program. Research or grants education and/or certification is preferred.

* Successful completion of Financial Services Introduction to SAP/R3, Introduction to Duke GL, Introduction to Accounting, Sponsored Research Reporting, Research Administration at Duke (online), Basic Compliance (online), Duke Human Research Training (online), Budget Development and Negotiation Training, and Industry Funded Clinical Research-Process for Contracts within first six months of hire is required.

* Successful completion of the Research Administration Academy (RAA) is expected. Employees hired into this classification without RAA training will work closely with their manager to schedule and complete the training within 12 months of start date. The expectation is that the staff member will maintain the requirements for their level. Failing to meet these requirements will be addressed through the performance review process.

Upon successful completion of expected training, the employee must maintain certification(s) by completing continuing education requirements.

Experience - No experience required for candidates who possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field of study directly related to the specific position.

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Skills

* Ability to analyze data and formulate conclusions.

* Ability to learn changing technologies related to grants and contracts management.

* Proficient use of computers; requires solid working knowledge of MS Office Suite (Word, Access, Excel, Power Point).

* Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with all levels of the organization.

* Ability to manage and prioritize multiple projects/tasks simultaneously.

* Ability to create verbal and written reports.

* Knowledge of federal rules and regulations relating to research grant and/or contract activity.

* Knowledge of Duke University…