Research Grants Manager

Summary

Join Vitalief, a leading site solutions partner, as a Grants Manager. You will oversee project timelines, budgets, and deliverables for a diverse portfolio of 6+ studies, primarily NIH-sponsored grants. Responsibilities include grant proposal preparation, award acceptance, agreement negotiation, and data management. You will serve as a liaison between stakeholders, advise research teams on procurement, and ensure compliance. Vitalief offers a hybrid work location, competitive salary, and benefits including paid time off, life/disability insurance, a 401k plan, and robust healthcare options.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5 years of grants management experience with emphasis on NIH sponsored grants
• Bachelors degree in a related field (e.g., life sciences, public health, healthcare administration)
• Strong leadership and project management skills
• Demonstrated experience building positive relationships and working effectively with PI’s, all levels within the client organization, as well as external grantor agencies and subcontracting institutions, ensuring successful and timely grant submission
• Experience with the following: preparing and/or reviewing administrative material for grant submissions; budget forecasting and management; ongoing monitoring of fund statements; financial management and monitoring of awarded grants, resolution of accounting problems/errors; functioning as a liaison to federal and non-federal grantor agencies and subcontracting institutions; monitoring grants and contracts for compliance issues
• Critical thinking and decision-making skills – ability to evaluate all aspects of a situation and to independently make appropriate and timely decisions
• Excellent oral and written communication, presentation and interpersonal skills
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and computer-based information systems

Responsibilities

• Provide oversight and management of project timelines, sponsor requests, budget preparation, and deliverables
• Participate in grant project meeting coordination and meeting management
• Support the preparation and processing of proposals, acceptance of awards, and negotiation of agreements, including subawards
• Oversee data management plans and ensure procedures are effectively communicated within the team while ensuring accuracy and confidentiality
• Serve as a liaison between project stakeholders, including the Principal Investigator/research team, central administrative offices and regulatory bodies, and external collaborators, such as sub-recipients and vendors, on administrative issues, identifying solutions for exceptional circumstances and resolve problems at all stages of the sponsored programs lifecycle
• Advise and/or assist research team on the procurement of supplies and other necessary grant items and categorizing under the appropriate grant
• Manage the pre and post award aspects of a diverse portfolio of 6+ studies and maintain knowledge of NIH sponsored grants

Preferred Qualifications

Membership in American Association of Grant Professionals and/or National Grants Management Association or an equivalent preferred

Benefits

• 20 PTO (Paid Time Off) days plus 9 paid Holidays annually
• Company paid life insurance and short / long term disability coverage
• 401K retirement program
• Robust healthcare plans to choose from