Sr. Grants & Research Specialist IEEM – Fulltime

The renowned Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine is looking for an experienced Sr. Grants & Research Specialist.

Is that you?

Work location: Hybrid Remote/In-Person at IEEM atTexas Health Dallas, 7232 Greenville Ave, Dallas, TX 75231

Work hours: Fulltime; Monday-Friday (8:30a – 5p)

IEEM highlights:

• Sr. Grants & Research Specialist at the Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine (IEEM). Website: https://www.texashealth.org/ieem/About-Us

• The IEEM’s mission is to explore and define the limits to human functional capacity in health and disease, with the objective of improving the quality of life for human beings of all ages.

• Sr. Grants & Research Specialist will work under the direction of the Grants and Finance Manager and Administrative Director to perform Grants & Administrative tasks for Faculty as assigned, specifically Pre- and Post-Award Grants Management.

• High degree of integrated teamwork with an engaged and supportive leadership team that encourages work/life balance.

Here’s What You Need

· High School Diploma

· BS strongly preferred in Business, Public health, Communications, or related degree

· 4 years’ experience in pre-award and post-award grants administration required

· 4 years’ Grants Administration experience in a university setting strongly preferred

· 4 years’ experience in business or public administration with emphasis on customer service in financial or contracting position preferred

· Certified Research Administrator (CRA) Certification strongly preferred

· Professional Sr. Grants & Research Specialist exhibits exceptional organizational and project management skills with the ability to handle multiple demands as well as respond to rapidly changing priorities.

· Demonstrated ability to respond to the needs and emotions of people under stress.

· Exceptional Computer Skills. Highly proficient in grants submission software systems, Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel), able to easily learn and use web-based software applications for grants administration.

What You Will Do

· Responsible for pre-award grant submissions, subcontract award management, post-award grants maintenance including reporting, faculty administrative support, and supervising specialists to ensure a successful, efficient award management operation.

· Gathers and provides information regarding funding opportunities and application procedures, provides guidance to researchers for proposal development and submission by ensuring adherence to sponsor and UTSW announcements and guidelines.

· Provides grants management support by negotiating and processing awards, interpreting award conditions, obtaining approvals for award modifications, and completing required reports.

· Responsible for creating and submitting finance-approved budgets for applications.

· Candidate should have extraordinary organizational skills and attention to detail, high level of written and oral communication, ability to resolve in-depth inquiries related to grants management and have advanced expertise with grant submission software such as eRA Commons.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

· Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, student Loan forgiveness as well as several other benefits.

· A supportive, team environment with regular weekday work hours and hybrid remote work/in-person schedule.

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