Senior Grants And Contracts Manager

Basic Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience, with 3+ years of those years in pre- and post-award management experience (both federal and non-federal), required; a combination of education and experience may be considered

Additional Information

Join the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health to support our mission of health research and education, and to be a part of the oldest institution of higher learning in the country!

• The Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health does not provide visa sponsorship, now or in the future, for staff positions.

• Harvard University requires pre-employment reference checks and background screenings.

• This position has a 90 day orientation and review period. The O&R period will be waived for any internal Harvard employee transfers.

The health of our workforce is a priority for Harvard University. With that in mind, we strongly encourage all employees to be up to date on CDC-recommended vaccines.

Position Description

Post-award responsibilities include:

• Creates budget reconciliation and forecasting reports, and uses these reports to meet regularly with faculty to review their financial situations.

• Reviews and approves all expenditures

• Ensures compliance with requirements such as effort reporting

• Submits payroll changes for faculty and staff

• Completes timely journal entries as necessary, grant close-outs, etc.

• Performs other duties as assigned

Pre-award responsibilities may include:

• Provides policy guidance and assistance with all aspects of proposal development, administrative forms, sponsor-required certifications and representations, and compliance requirements

• Develops appropriate budget

• Works directly with the Principal Investigators & collaborators, and will interface with central administrative offices to ensure that the applications meet all university, school and sponsor requirements

• Performs application submission, ensuring deadlines are met

• Responds to sponsor requests and questions

• Performs other duties as assigned

This is a postaward focused role but some pre-award responsibilities will be required.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a full-time, benefits and overtime eligible position with a schedule of 40 hours per week.

Job Summary

The Senior Grants and Contracts Manager will support innovative research at the world's leading public health research institution, primarily in the Department of Biostatistics. This department offers an unparalleled environment to pursue research and education in statistical science while being at the forefront of efforts to benefit the health of populations worldwide. Faculty are leaders in the development of statistical methods for clinical trials and observational studies, studies on the environment, and genomics/genetics.

The Senior Grants and Contracts Manager is an integral part of the research enterprise and works in close partnership with faculty members. They are a primary resource for providing guidance and oversight on issues related to fiscal, administrative and regulatory management of a portfolio of grants, contracts and sponsored programs from award receipt through closeout. These grants are from a wide-range of sponsors including the federal government (e.g. NIH), foundations, industry, and international contracts from foreign entities.