Grants amp; Contracts Management Senior Analyst will oversee and manage all post-award activities for assigned departments and principal investigators (PIs) as part of the College of Medicine Grants Management Office (GMO), which manages $773M of external research funding and serves over 370 investigators; provides expertise in support of all post-award activities, including fiscal management, personnel appointments, allowable expenditures, and compliance; provides tools, aids and direct support to investigators and staff; plans and provides fiscal management of extramural research grants; reconciles, analyzes, and distributes quarterly project financial reports while identifying and resolving discrepancies; may be responsible for projecting multi-year budgets; reviews and authorizes project expenditures; identifies project overruns and alerts principal investigator; serves as primary specialist and contact on all assigned grants; initiates journal entries as needed; performs expenditure forecasts to help PIs with planning; collaborates with PIs to identify ways to reduce spending and reallocate funding; prepares projects for closeout; oversees personnel appointments on projects and works directly with appropriate department administrators to notify them of projects that may be in financial concern and determine next steps; collaborates with the PIs and the CoM Office of Research to verify accuracy and compliance with effort certification and processes adjustments if needed; ensures compliance with sponsor, University and third party regulations; participates with training of new PIs and their staff; responsible for interpreting regulations and guidelines of program funding and ensuring those using funds understand such policies; may compile statistical, financial, accounting, or auditing reports and tables pertaining to journal entries, vouchers, and standard transactions such as expenditures for materials, equipment, support staff, and travel; ensure compliance with federal, university, and college policies and procedures by communicating and resolving mid-size compliance related issues and reporting larger issues to management; gathers and reviews PI current and pending, and other support documentation, and ensures appropriate human subject trainings are completed by research faculty and personnel as needed for annual progress reports; performs additional duties as needed.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelors degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional Education Desired

Certified Research Administrator or Certified Financial Research Administrator certification

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in relevant field or equivalent combination of education and experience. 4 years of relevant grant or contract management experience to include knowledge of post-award grant management process; intermediate word processing skills to include the ability to open, close, create, edit and save. Requires successful completion of a background check. Selected candidate may be asked to complete a pre-employment physical, including a drug screen.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with research administration tools (eRA commons); experience investigating for research funding sources; knowledge of OSU Office of Sponsored Programs policies amp; procedures; Advanced spreadsheet skills to include the ability to create spreadsheets with complex formulas; Ability to calculate, analyze, and interpret mathematical and statistical information, Intermediate PowerPoint skills to include the ability to create presentations; Ability to think strategically and see how parts interact with the big picture; Ability to effectively manage and execute multiple tasks, projects and priorities including the ability to prioritize workload to meet deadlines; Ability to identify issues, investigate and resolve mid-size discrepancies; Strong attention to detail and accuracy; Excellent communication skills necessary in order to communicate intricate job-related processes to internal and external customers; Ability to positively represent the department internally and externally.

Function: Research Administration

Sub Function: Grants and Contract Management

Career Band: S

Career Level: S3

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