Sr Grants and Contracts Specialist - Neurosurgery

Position Summary:

Assists in planning, coordinating and monitoring intramural and extramural funding through research and service grants, clinical trials, cooperative agreements, sub-awards, and contracts for the Department of Neurosurgery. Develops and administers procedures designed to comply with appropriate regulations relating to the administration of government and private research grants and contracts and for the interpretation and application of such procedures and regulations. The Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist will manage cost and effort allocations, effort reporting, and assist with financial management and reporting. Successful candidate will serve as a source of expertise for federal, state, industry and private foundation application and award guidelines and policies.

Ideally the candidate has had experience managing grants from award to closeout and is familiar with common funding agencies and their guidelines (e.g. NIH, NSF, DOD, CPRIT, etc.).

Position Key Accountabilities:

1.  Assists Principal Investigator with pre and post award administration and coordinating. 
2.  Analyzes proposed grants and contract proposals and awards for special conditions/restrictions and establishes controls as needed to ensure full compliance.
3.  Provides assistance to Principal Investigators and their staff to ensure allowability and allocability available to them by counseling and/or disseminating information and guidelines of the various granting agencies.
4.  Distributes to Principal Investigators pertinent information relating to contractual provisions and obligations.
5.  Adjust budgets dependent upon contract requirements.
6.  Coordinates activities in establishing grant protocol with institutions that may be involved in similar activities as named by the grant.
7.  Assists in development of progress plans with professional organizations relative to the objective and purpose of grant funding for a particular area of research or training.
8.  Compiles financial and personnel reports for grants and contracts at the departmental or school level.
9.  Negotiate with agency regarding renewal of contract/subcontract.
10.  Oversees proper close-out of grants and contracts, including final financial reports to grant agency.
11.  Creates and maintains inventory of assets procured under contract and grant accounts.
12.  Performs other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills:

* Effective communication and negotiation skills
* Database and spreadsheet skills

Minimum Education:

Bachelor’s degree or relevant work experience in lieu of education

Minimum Experience:

Four (4) years of experience

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215