PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Assist the TJU community with proposal submissions to secure research grant funding. Accurately review proposals before submission and thoroughly review research awards for appropriateness before award set-up. The Research Administrator of Pre-Award is also responsible for ensuring compliance of proposals/awards with both sponsor and enterprise policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

• Act as liaison between TJU and sponsors (governmental organizations, foundations, etc.) regarding award negotiation and administration;

• Assist in providing the TJU community with interpretation, application, and dissemination of regulations as it relates to grants and the overall administration of grant awards;

• Conduct thorough review of proposals, including review of budgets for accuracy and adherence to enterprise and sponsor policies;
• Coordinate with ORA Post-Award amp; Contracts administration to interpret grant award terms before award account set-up;

• Coordinate with other research service divisions regarding acceptable patent and licensing terms and other grant terms and conditions that may pose a legal risk to the institution;
• Keep abreast of sponsor updates and changes in research administration, including electronic research administration (ERA) developments;
• Maintain knowledge of enterprise policies and procedures specific to research administration;
• Participate in the overall training of the community for topics related to pre-award administration;
• Provide the TJU community with interpretation, application, and dissemination of regulations as it relates to grants and the overall administration of grant awards;
• Work with the entire research staff and officers in accomplishing the enterprise#39;s continued goal of providing quality customer service;

• Collaborates with PI and research staff to communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning proposal submission;
• Coordinates with the Scientific Writer to ensure PIs receive editing services in advance of proposal submission (as applicable);
• Identifies and recommends specific funding opportunities that may be of interest to the PI;
• In collaboration with other pre-award staff, complete special projects as assigned by the Associate Director(s), Pre-Award;
• In collaboration with PI and research staff, communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning proposal submission;
• Maintains proposal submission records for all PIs within their assigned portfolio
• Manages all proposal submissions for PIs within their assigned portfolio, including meeting with the PI to discuss proposed resources (labor and non-labor), drafting all administrative components of the proposal (including the budget) and coordinating submission to the sponsor;

Meets with PIs at least monthly to discuss upcoming proposal submissions

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Assist the TJU community with proposal submissions to secure research grant funding. Accurately review proposals before submission and thoroughly review research awards for appropriateness before award set-up. The Research Administrator of Pre-Award is also responsible for ensuring compliance of proposals/awards with both sponsor and enterprise policies and procedures.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.

• Act as liaison between TJU and sponsors (governmental organizations, foundations, etc.) regarding award negotiation and administration;

• Assist in providing the TJU community with interpretation, application, and dissemination of regulations as it relates to grants and the overall administration of grant awards;

• Conduct thorough review of proposals, including review of budgets for accuracy and adherence to enterprise and sponsor policies;
• Coordinate with ORA Post-Award amp; Contracts administration to interpret grant award terms before award account set-up;

• Coordinate with other research service divisions regarding acceptable patent and licensing terms and other grant terms and conditions that may pose a legal risk to the institution;
• Keep abreast of sponsor updates and changes in research administration, including electronic research administration (ERA) developments;
• Maintain knowledge of enterprise policies and procedures specific to research administration;
• Participate in the overall training of the community for topics related to pre-award administration;
• Provide the TJU community with interpretation, application, and dissemination of regulations as it relates to grants and the overall administration of grant awards;
• Work with the entire research staff and officers in accomplishing the enterprise#39;s continued goal of providing quality customer service;

• Collaborates with PI and research staff to communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning proposal submission;
• Coordinates with the Scientific Writer to ensure PIs receive editing services in advance of proposal submission (as applicable);
• Identifies and recommends specific funding opportunities that may be of interest to the PI;
• In collaboration with other pre-award staff, complete special projects as assigned by the Associate Director(s), Pre-Award;
• In collaboration with PI and research staff, communicate and resolve any issues that arise concerning proposal submission;
• Maintains proposal submission records for all PIs within their assigned portfolio
• Manages all proposal submissions for PIs within their assigned portfolio, including meeting with the PI to discuss proposed resources (labor and non-labor), drafting all administrative components of the proposal (including the budget) and coordinating submission to the sponsor;

Meets with PIs at least monthly to discuss upcoming proposal submissions

A minimum of two-five years of experience in research administration, both federal and non-federal. A thorough knowledge of Uniform Guidance, NIH policies and procedures, the Bayh-Dole Act, and the issues surrounding intellectual property and the ability to communicate effectively.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

Experience with Word and Excel required.

Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.

Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.

Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnetreg;-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.

Jeffersonrsquo;s mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold amp; Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jeffersonmaintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.