Senior Grants Administrator

Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title Senior Grants Administrator

Job Category Staff & Executive - Grants Management Department RWJ-Finance Office Overview

New Jersey's academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and five centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research.

Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers.

Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state—at Rutgers University–New Brunswick, including Piscataway; and at locations in Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Stratford, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, Newark's University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates.

Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.

Posting Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Senior Grants Administrator for the Finance Office at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The primary responsibility of the Senior Grants Administrator is pre-award and post-award administration of grants, contracts and other restricted funds for the Clinical Departments and Institutes. Ensures sponsored research activities are in compliance with the policies and procedures of Rutgers University and federal, state, foundation, corporate and other agencies.

Among the key duties of this position are the following:

Coordinates the submission of grant and contract proposals to federal, state, foundation, corporate and other sponsors.

Provides grant application guidance to faculty, administrators and staff. Prepares the proposal budget in collaboration with the Principal Investigators. Assists with the development of internal policies and procedures regarding grant and contract proposals and applications.

Provides budget status reports, detailed transaction reports, projections and other reports to the Principal Investigators, Business Administrator, Chairs and the RWJMS Finance Office. Reconciles and ensures expenditures charged to Project Accounts are accurate.

Reviews and approves MarketPlace requisitions charged to both restricted and unrestricted accounts in the Departments of Neurology & Psychiatry. Ensures grants and other restricted accounts are not over-expended. Ensures the expenditures are allowable and appropriate.

Closely monitors salaries charged to both restricted and unrestricted accounts in the Basic Science Departments.

Assists the Principal Investigators with the effort certification and reporting process.

Position Status Full Time Hours Per Week Daily Work Shift Work Arrangement FLSA Exempt Grade 29S Position Salary Annual Minimum Salary 94026.000 Annual Mid Range Salary 118943.000 Annual Maximum Salary 143860.000 Standard Hours 37.50 Union Description Non-Union Payroll Designation PeopleSoft Benefits

Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to https:// uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview. Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https: // finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health- insurance.

Seniority Unit Terms of Appointment Staff - 12 month Position Pension Eligibility ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience

Master's Degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or related field plus four (4) years of related experience involving research and sponsored programs administration, ideally in an academic environment.

Certifications/Licenses Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge and expertise of Federal and State agency regulations, policies, procedures and laws applicable to sponsored programs activities.

Understanding of proposal development, finding funding, Institutional Review Board regulations and other grant related activities.

Demonstrated strong service orientation.

Knowledge of computer programs, including MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat.

Outstanding human relations and leadership skills and the ability to function in a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

Equipment Utilized Physical Demands and Work Environment

Physical Demands: Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Ability to lift or exert force up to 25 lbs.

Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number 23ST2257

Posting Open Date Special Instructions to Applicants Regional Campus Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) Home Location Campus Downtown New Brunswick City New Brunswick State NJ Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre- employment screenings.

Immunization Requirements

Under Policy 60.1.35 Immunization Policy for Rutgers Employees and Prospective Employees, Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to receive an updated (bivalent) vaccine dose. Under Policy 100.3.1 Immunization Policy for Covered Individuals, if employment will commence during Flu Season, Rutgers University may require certain prospective employees to provide proof that they are vaccinated against Seasonal Influenza for the current Flu Season, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Additional infection control and safety policies may apply. Prospective employees should speak with their hiring manager to determine which policies apply to the role or position for which they are applying. Failure to provide proof of vaccination for any required vaccines or obtain a medical or religious exemption from the University will result in rescission of a candidate's offer of employment or disciplinary action up to and including termination.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: https:// uhr.rutgers.edu/non- discrimination-statement

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk ().

Do you have a Master's degree in Business Administration, Health Administration or a related field?

Yes

No

Do you have at least four years of related experience involving research and sponsored programs administration?

Yes

No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

Resume/CV

Optional Documents

Cover Letter/Letter of Application