Senior Grants Contracts Specialist - Pre-Award at Sparks Group

Sparks Group, partnered with a leading healthcare research institute with a national reputation for best-in-class grant management, is seeking a Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist. The ideal candidate will play a critical role in the management of research grants, executed contracts, and clinical trial agreements. The Specialist will be responsible for facilitating the management of sponsorship documents from a variety of sources including all Federal, Non-Federal, private foundations, pharmaceutical companies, and local and state governments. If you are looking for a new opportunity that helps you enhance your skill set, apply now!

• Provide official review, approval, and on-time submission of the proposal
• Ensure accuracy and compliance with program announcement, organizational and federal regulations
• Coordinate timeline for proposal submissions and submit final approved proposal to funding agency or sponsor
• Provides official proposal review to check for errors, missing or incomplete information according to sponsor requirements and proposal guidelines
• 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
• Continuously validate and verify information needed for decision making or documentation
• Responsible for review and submission of administrative requests such as change in scope or key personnel, no-cost extensions, supplemental requests, etc.
• Forwards requests for patient-care budgets to the Clinical Trial Office (CTO) as needed.
• Award analysis and account set-up, and guidance over how federal sub-awards are issued, along with other award related agreements (e.g., consulting agreements, service agreements, or the Business Associate Agreement)
• Coordinate with other department members to ensure the award terms and conditions are met from award acceptance through close-out

• Bachelor's degree required in Business, Healthcare, Public Administration, or related field required; Master’s degree preferred
• 3+ years of progressive experience in grants or contracts related to biomedical research or healthcare
• 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)
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA) within three years of employment required
• Experience with funding grants for federal, non-federal, local government and pharmaceuticals
• Working Knowledge of NIH Grants, FAR clauses, and OMB circulars (A-110, A-122, and A-133) preferred
• MS Office including Word and Excel are critical. MS Access and PowerPoint are a plus. HBOC Trend star is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate ideas and strategies to client and management
• Strong analytical skills to develop and interpret complex reports, and related documentations

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This job is Hybrid Remote.

Pay Range: Salary $82,000.00 to $90,000.00

We offer several comprehensive benefits package including health and life insurance, paid and unpaid time off, and retirement and savings plans to qualifying employees.

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Sparks Group is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, pregnancy, citizenship, family status, genetic information, disability, or protect veteran status.