Sr. Grants & Contracts Specialist
Job in
Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland, 20900, USA
Listed on 2026-07-20
Listing for:
Children's National Hospital
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-07-20
Job specializations:
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Business
Financial Analyst, Business Administration, Financial Compliance
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Department
10422 Proposal Development Pay Range $65,124.80 - $The Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist will be assigned to our post-award team and will be assigned a portfolio of grants and contracts tomanage. The Sr. GCS will be the sponsor-facing contractual and administrative point of contract from award receipt to closeout; internally heSr. GCS will be responsible for ensuring compliance and proper setup in Children's grants management systems.
The Sr. Grants and Contracts Specialist will be assigned to our post-award team and will be assigned a portfolio of grants and contracts to manage. The Sr. GCS will be the sponsor-facing contractual and administrative point of contract from award receipt to closeout; internally the Sr. GCS will be responsible for ensuring compliance and proper setup in Children's grants management systems.
The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist will work independently with grants, contracts, and clinical trial agreements from a variety of sponsors and funding agencies that may be federal, non-federal, state and local government, private foundations, and pharmaceutical companies. Will be responsible for pre-award functions such as providing official review, approval, and on-time submission of the proposal while being sure to ensure accuracy and compliance with program announcement, organizational and federal regulations.
In addition to pre-award functions, the Senior GCS will perform some post-award functions such as award analysis and account set-up, and issuance of the federal sub-award, along with other award related agreements (e.g., consulting agreements, service agreements, or the Business Associate Agreement). The Senior GCS will coordinate with other department team members to ensure the award terms and conditions are met from award acceptance through close-out.
Minimum Education Bachelor's Degree Business, Health Care, Public Administration or related field. (Required)
Master's Degree In similar fields. (Preferred)
Minimum Work Experience3 years Progressive experience in grants or contracts related to biomedical research, and/or healthcare/medical programs and services. Preferred office environment is central or department administration, office of sponsored programs, office of research administration, university or medical center setting, or federal grant-making agency. (Required)
Required Skills/Knowledge Working Knowledge: NIH Grants Policy Statement (12/03), FAR and DFAR clauses, OMB Circulars A-110, A-122 and A-133 in addition to 45 CFR Part 74, Appendix
E.Math Ability Level: Basic Algebra and Statistics. Perform basic algebraic equations and statistics (average).Human Relations Skill Level: Critical.
Computer Skill Requirements:
Critical. Hardware: PC compatible. Software: MS Office including Word and Excel are critical. MS Access and PowerPoint are a plus. HBOC Trendstar is a plus.
Ability to use formatting commands and higher level commands and functions are a plus.
Required Licenses and Certifications Willingness to achieve credentialing as Certified Research Administrator (CRA) within three years of employment. (Required)
Functional Accountabilities Pre-Award Services Serves as expert advisor to faculty, and other departments for general inquiries and concerns.
Provides official proposal review to check for errors, missing or incomplete information according to sponsor requirements and proposal guidelines.
Forwards appropriate documents to signature official (SO) as needed.
Coordinates timeline for proposal submissions.
Submits the final approved proposal to the funding agency or sponsor.
Responsible for negotiating legal terms and conditions for the industry sponsored clinical trial agreement.
Forwards requests for patient-care budgets to the Clinical Trial Office (CTO) as needed.
Responsible for review and contract negotiations.
Post-Award Services Responsible for award analysis and account set-up.
Responsible for review and submission of the scientific progress report, JIT requests and other similar requests.
Responsible for review and submission of administrative requests such as change in scope or key personnel, no-cost extensions,…
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