Grants & Contract Administrator

Our client, a prestigious Princeton, NJ client, has an urgent need for a highly motivated, well-qualified individual to serve as a Grant and Contract Administrator. The Grants and Contract Administrator will be responsible for a portfolio of academic departments supported by grants, contracts and other research-related agreements. Primary duties include the review and submission of research proposals, along with the negotiation and acceptance of grants and contracts. In addition, the GCA will work in close collaboration with multiple stakeholders on and off campus to help ensure the overall effective coordination of research administration services, systems, policies, and processes.

The GCA will provide timely, high-quality and coordinated research administrative services to Princeton University faculty, researchers and departmental staff. The GCA is responsible for the formal solicitation, negotiation and administration of extramural support for University research, training, and public service projects funded by government and non-government sponsors (sponsored projects).

Location: Fully onsite, Princeton, NJ

Schedule: Full time, Mon-Fri

Rate: $30-$35/hr. B.O.E.

Responsibilities:

• Conducting comprehensive analysis of proposals for extramural support to government and non-government entities, and negotiating a full array of grants, contracts and other research-related agreements, some of which may require risk mitigation recommendations and strategies related to complex or problematic terms and conditions).
• GCA will also collaborate with the Subaward Administrator as necessary at proposal stage, as well as to provide assistance in preparing and negotiating subawards issued.
• The GCA is responsible for assisting department administrators, principal investigators, and staff members; interpreting and explaining request for proposal conditions, grant, contract and other research-related agreement terms and conditions, and assisting in the resolution of issues that develop in the course of projects by consulting with the investigator(s), staff, and sponsors.

Requirements:

• The GCA must have a strong service orientation, good problem-solving abilities, effective oral and written communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively with faculty, staff, students, and sponsors
• The GCA must be energetic and able to function effectively and independently in a fast- moving environment subject to external pressure and frequent interruptions.

Essential Qualifications:

• Advanced knowledge of research administration principles, policies and procedures and nationally-recognized best practices (including those promulgated by the Federal Demonstration Partnership), as well as pertinent federal regulations (such as the Uniform Guidance, the NIH Grants Policy Statement), patent and copyright law, cost accounting standards and the overall audit environment
• Knowledge of nonfederal sponsors and best practices in working with nonfederal sponsors, including industry, foundations and foreign sponsors
• Understanding of export control regulations
• Understanding of compliance-related responsibilities including conflict of interest in research, as well as the IACUC and IRB processes
• Experience composing and negotiating complex contracts and other agreements, effectively using knowledge of prime award terms, core University principles, policies and processes
• Familiarity with the application of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Code of Federal Regulations, Federal circulars, and major agency policies and regulations
• Experience with research administration in an academic setting is highly desirable
• Fluency in internal and external systems that support research administration; interest in using technology and data/metrics to work more efficiently and intelligently
• Minimum of five years of experience required

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Huron Research Suite (or other major university pre-award enterprise system) application, PeopleSoft Financial Systems, and Visual Compliance
• Experience in sponsored programs administration at a “Research I” university highly desirable