Sr. Research Contracts and Grants Administrator (Post-Award)

About VCU

At VCU, we are UNCOMMON and UNLIKE any other university. A premier, urban, public research university nationally recognized as one of the best employers for diversity and classified by Carnegie as R1 and Community Engaged. VCU is a great place to work. It’s a place of opportunity, where your success is supported and your career can thrive.

About School of Pharmacy

The School of Pharmacy has a 125-year tradition beginning with the Medical College of Virginia and continuing to the present. Ranked in the top 20 of Schools of Pharmacy nationwide, the school is dedicated to graduating outstanding future pharmacists and scientists who will improve human health, foster exemplary research, and provide sustaining contributions to inter professional patient care. The University recognized the School of Pharmacy as the highest-ranking academic unit for Inclusive Excellence.

About the Role

The School of Pharmacy invites applications for our Sr. Research Contracts & Grants Administrator (post-award) role. Reporting to the Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, this position will provide essential assistance to faculty, staff and administrators in securing and administering grants and contracts. The Sr. Research Contracts and Grants Administrator works closely with Principal Investigators (PI), study staff, unit administrators, and coordinate with VCU Central Grants and Contracts office in post award stages of project management; as well as providing research program level reporting and analytics to VCU School of Pharmacy Leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert post-award grant support for faculty and research projects.
• Approve transactions charged to sponsored account: verify that expenses adhere to applicable policies.
• Meet monthly with Principal Investigator(s) to review expenditures and ensure alignment
  with grant budgets.
• Facilitate rebudgeting requests and obtain both internal and sponsored approvals
• Monitor compliance with university, state, and federal policies and regulations.
• Reconcile financial activity related to grants and assist with audits as needed.
• Serve as a resource for faculty and staff on grant-related questions.
• Responsible for post-award duties such as reviewing proposals, preparing, negotiating, executing, and managing research agreements, contract amendments, and confidentiality agreements