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Job Summary
- Manages the grant-related activity of an assigned portfolio of research departments at Mass Eye and Ear. Provides guidance, resolves issues, and helps navigate the research proposal submission and application process.
- Responsible for budget development assistance, interpretation of sponsor requirements, as well as ensuring that proposals meet sponsor and institutional guidelines and regulations.
- May be eligible for institutional signature authority to sign on behalf of enterprise institutions.
Essential Functions
- Processes and prepares research grant proposals, awards, and transactions, maintaining grant/contract records in compliance with institutional and research sponsors.
- Prepares budgets, justifications, and materials for financial reporting.
- Reviews proposals for compliance with sponsor and organizational guidelines; verify all sponsor requirements are met.
- Monitors expenditures and assures budgetary compliance; verifies, identifies, and evaluates excessive charges; and advises on allowability of costs to be charged to grant.
- Eligible for Institutional Signing Authority, which is subject to manager discretion and delegation.
- Uses organizational research financial management applications to manage workflow and develop queries and reports.
- Assist manager in the review of Grant Administrator 1 work and quality control review of data.
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all policies and standards
Qualifications
Education
- Associate's degree required; Bachelor's degree preferred
Experience
- At least 2-3 years of research administration experience required
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Proficiency in spreadsheets, databases, accounting, and other computer applications.
- Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.
- Good organization and coordination skills.
- Ability to work with large financial data sets with accuracy.
- Good working knowledge of research agency, sponsor, and organization funding guidelines and policies.
- Good negotiation skills.
- Ability to make independent judgments and resolve problems.
- Ability to manage a busy workload and reprioritize as needed.
Additional Job Details (if applicable)
Working Conditions
- This is a full-time remote role with one onsite meeting per year
- Monday through Friday, eastern business hours required
- Remote workdays require a stable, secure, quiet, and HIPAA-compliant workspace. This will be confirmed via Microsoft Teams video for all employees
Remote Type Remote
Work Location 243-245 Charles Street
Scheduled Weekly Hours 40
Employee Type Regular
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Pay Range $75,670 - $92,570.40/Annual
Grade 6
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