Research and Grants Coordinator - Manning - Administration

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Research and Grants Coordinator - Manning - Administration

Manning House I, 450 W. Paseo Redondo, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America

Posted Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 9:00 AM

Salary: $25.72 - $35.37 Depending on experience

The Research & Grants Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Research & Grants Manager with managing all internal and external research collaborations and provides support with government funded grants and subawards from local, state, and federal sources. The Research & Grants Coordinator is responsible for research administration tasks related to ongoing research projects, helping manage the onboarding process for new research partnerships, and circulating studies to the Research Review Committee.

The Research & Grants Coordinator must be able to demonstrate a high level of self-initiative to successfully perform all essential functions, duties, tasks, assignments, and responsibilities for the successful administration and management of research partnerships and program and grants.

• Supports the Research & Grants Manager with the management and administrative duties required to chair the El Rio Research Review Committee
• Assists in the planning, coordination, implementation, and evaluation of all research activities and functions for El Rio Health
• Collaborates with the Quality department to ensure all necessary business associate agreements, memorandums of understanding, and data use agreements are completed, when appropriate, for research projects and collaborations
• Collaborates and communicates with external Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) to ensure all necessary research approvals are in place before the commencement of research projects.
• Supports the Research & Grants Manager with conducting both internal scheduled and ad hoc audits of research records to ensure compliance with all organizational requirements, regulations, and standards.
• Assists and supports completion of internal and external audits conducted by El Rio departments, governing agencies, or supporting organizations.
• Ensures that the research program maintains all necessary confidentiality standards.
• Assist with the identification, evaluation and management of risks and challenges presented or inherent in research programs and research operations.
• Coordinates and supports the evaluation and monitoring of research activities and/or grant-funded programs and assists in the writing of specifications for evaluation or monitoring of research programs/projects.
• Gains and maintains a comprehensive understanding and proficient ability to ensure full compliance with all research regulations, standards, or requirements for local, state, and Federal laws; as well as all standards and requirements for internal/external grants or funding sources.
• Assists in the prompt and accurate reporting of program services by gathering, consolidating, and formatting data for required internal and external monthly, quarterly, and annual reporting to funders; monitoring accuracy and timeliness of input from program personnel; liaise with Director, other agency departments and personnel, and local, state, national and federal public and private agencies
• Monitors compliance with all applicable federal, state/local grants and any subcontracts related to those grants by reviewing guidelines, award conditions and prior audits to determine service, documentation, and reporting expectations of all government grant funding sources.
• Assists the Research & Grants Manager in assessing program practices, protocols, policies, and procedures to determine appropriateness of current activities and potential grant/research opportunities.
• Supports the Grants & Research Department in maintaining a matrix of grants compliance assessment instruments and prepares periodic status reports for the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Compliance and Risk Officer, and the Corporate Compliance Committee of the Board.
• Maintains a matrix of research projects and compliance assessments and prepares periodic status reports, as requested by Senior Leadership
• Documents areas of non-compliance and informs the Director and/or management team of findings.
• Assists program personnel in preparation for scheduled program audits or assessments.
• Assists in the development and preparation of proposals for new or continuing services and contracts by identifying, gathering, and preparing research and supporting data under the instruction of the Director.
• Maintains grant-related files to ensure compliance and help prepare for operational site visits and audits by the federal and state government.
• Coordinates contributing information from other departments as required by proposal guidelines by completing electronic or paper forms as required for timely submission; and formats, assembles, copies, distributes and archives completed proposals.
• Contributes to the preparation of budgets, narratives, biographical sketches, job descriptions, letters of support and…