Grants and Contracts Administrator – Psychiatry, Behavioral Sciences

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in North Carolina.

📋 Description

• Become part of a collaborative and mission-driven team where your skills in grants and contracts administration will assist faculty and principal investigators throughout the complete lifecycle of sponsored projects.

• Pre-award responsibilities entail supporting departmental faculty/PIs in crafting, preparing, and submitting grant and contract proposals.

• Ensure that all applications and contracts comply with agency and university guidelines, as well as established timelines and deadlines.

• Guarantee that proposals are submitted and routed promptly for further assessment.

• Post-award tasks include thorough reconciliation of assigned project budgets, creating complex budget reports, and preparing adjustments and corrections in project budgets for subsequent review and approval to meet project objectives and federal standards.

• This role is accountable for managing and supervising a designated portfolio of intricate grants and contracts, utilizing knowledge of grant and contract management rules and regulations, along with technical expertise and analytical abilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• No prior experience is necessary for candidates who hold a Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field directly related to the position.

• The role necessitates communication, analytical, and organizational skills typically acquired through the completion of a bachelor's degree program.

• Education and/or certification in research or grants is preferred.

• Successful completion of Financial Services Introduction to R3, Introduction to Duke GL, Introduction to Accounting, Sponsored Research Reporting, Research Administration at Duke (online), Basic Compliance (online), Duke Human Research Training (online), Budget Development and Negotiation Training, and Industry Funded Clinical Research—Process for Contracts within the first six months of employment is mandatory.

• Completion of the Research Administration Academy (RAA) is anticipated.

• Employees hired into this role without RAA training will collaborate closely with their manager to schedule and finish the training within 12 months of their start date.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs.

• Generous retirement benefits.

• A wide range of family-friendly and cultural programs available to eligible team members.