GRANTS & CONTRACTS SPECIALIST SENIOR

The UAB Office of Research is seeking a Grants & Contracts Specialist Senior. The senior specialist position will be responsible for reviewing and negotiating the more complex proposals and contracts handled by the specialist position. This position will be the subject matter experts able to provide technical or topical expertise, information, training, and problem resolution for the project types handled by the OSP specialists. In addition, this position will take on some of the responsibilities for mentoring and training new employees hired in the specialist position. Also, the senior specialist will provide input to the associate director regarding the performance of the new employees that they are training and mentoring.

Key Duties and Primary Responsibilities:

• Reviews grant and/or contract proposals and awards that involve consortia, continuing medical education, and fellowships for compliance with sponsor regulations and University policies
• Advises faculty and staff on grant and contract administration and provides advice and assistance for compliance with grant and contract application policies and procedures, budget preparation, and presentations. Reviews prepares, negotiates, and monitors grant and contract modifications and amendments, re-budgeting requests, correspondence, and subcontracts. Acts as University representative to sponsors and others and mentors internal and external customers.
• Provides training and assistance to other staff campus liaisons and also acts as a resource for other department personnel. Provides technical or topical expertise, information, training, and problem resolution for grant and/or contract-related activities.
• For the Federal/nonprofit area, reviews grant applications and provides department timely and accurate advice and assistance, ensuring compliance with sponsors and policies. Reviews validates, and negotiates federal and non-profit research awards, including negotiation of legal terms and conditions and validation and approval of final award budgets. Creates and processes data use agreements for sponsors, including negotiation of legal terms and conditions. Processes research project re-budgeting requests to ensure that each request is sponsored allowed
• For the industry area, reviews and negotiates amendments with industry sponsors to existing contracts and work orders under master agreements, including those with multiple sponsors, consortia, and complex business arrangements. Drafts, reviews and negotiates industry outgoing subcontracts/amendments for research projects that require contractual negotiation and collaboration with multiple sub-sites.
• Identifies and reports potential problems, actions, and policy issues that require clarification or corrective action. May report to Officer as applicable for guidance.
• Attends various committee and department meetings and maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field by reading appropriate publications, as well as attending related conferences and seminars
• Performs other duties as assigned

Salary Range: $47,665- $77,455

Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Administration, Science or related field and four (4) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement

Preferred Additional Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong organizational skills and knowledge of PC applications, database knowledge and data analysis skills, and a customer service attitude are imperative
• The ability to work as a team is a must

UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.