Grants and Contracts Coordinator

This job was posted by https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov : For more information, please see: https://illinoisjoblink.illinois.gov/jobs/12388791 Department BSD CTD - Finance About the Department The Center for Translational Data Science (CTDS) at the University of Chicago is a research center whose mission is to develop the discipline of translational data science to impactful problems in biology, medicine, healthcare, and the environment. We envision a world in which researchers have ready access to the data needed and the tools required to make data driven discoveries that increase our scientific knowledge and improve the quality of life. We architect ecosystems of large-scale commons of research data, computing resources, applications, tools, and services for the broader research community to use data at scale to pursue scientific inquiry and accelerate discovery. Learn more at https://gdc.cancer.gov/, and https://gen3.org/, and https://stats.gen3.org/, and https://ctds.uchicago.edu/. Job Summary The job provides specialized business support for grant and contract proposals/funding within a department or unit. Pre-award activities include research, preparing applications, and reviewing proposals. Post-award activities include compliance monitoring, payment processing, and salary allocations. Under general supervision, the Grants and Contracts Coordinator organizes and performs all pre-award and post-award activities relating to grants and contracts, internal funding, and other financial matters and policies for University processes and sponsored projects at the Center for Translational Data Science. This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance. Responsibilities Assists grants and contract staff while working independently on similar tasks and projects. Research funding opportunities and bring them to the attention of colleagues. Performs data entry and processing of various financial tasks using University systems and helps guide Financial Coordinator in assisting with those tasks. Performs monthly account-related tasks, such as account projections, reconciling expenses and budgets, effort allocations and summaries for Faculty and Project Managers. Performs assigned pre-sponsored-award proposal activities between researchers and University Research Administration. Assists Business Operations Managers and other Financial Administrators with their assigned proposal activities. Performs assigned post-award activities such as effort reporting, spending projections, cost allocations, equipment inventory, cost reconciliations, grant and account closing processes. Maintains and follows up-to-date procedures and policies the University and Sponsored Award processes, and facilitates communication of procedures and policies to relevant stakeholders. Assists in pre-award activities including reading proposal guidelines; collecting, composing, and/or preparing administrative components of proposal submissions; preparing applications, performing funding searches, developing and preparing budgets and monthly reports. Supports the timely and accurate submission of competitive and non-competitive proposals and renewals to University Research Administration. Checks that all applications meet agency and University guidelines, published time tables, and deadlines. Assists in post-award activities including account creation, regulatory compliance monitoring, salary allocations and effort reporting, lab order processing, invoice preparation, payment processing, cost center charges, cost transfers, summ r salary processing, grant projections, grant closing processes and account closing. Performs other related work as needed. Minimum Qualifications Education: Minimum requirements include vocational training, apprenticeships or the equivalent experience in related field (not typically required to have a four-year degree). --- Work Experience: Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline. --- Certifications: --- Preferred Qualifications Experience: Financial or accounting background, or related work experience. Prior work with grants, contracts and other transactions awards with organizations like NIH and NSF. Familiarity with CFR relevant to educational institutions. Background in non-lab, non-clinical research environment beneficial. Technical Skills or Knowledge: Intermediate Microsoft Excel skills. Create pivot tables, create and investigate errors in formulae, familiarity with standard validation checks to ensure accuracy, etc. Intermediate knowledge of creating and managing budgets and projections within Microsoft Excel or equivalen