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Pre Award Manager
Closing Date: December 2, 2012
| Company: | Geneva USA
Tacoma, WA |
| Job Location: |
Tacoma - Pierce County
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| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | Corporate Office |
Description: | Looking for an exciting new career? Join our team! The Geneva Foundation is a non-profit organization which promotes and supports military medicine. The Foundation has built relationships with highly skilled, exceptionally motivated, world-recognized researchers and medical professionals and hires top-quality staff. By joining The Geneva Foundation, you will have an exciting and stimulating career in which you will advance, “The Future of Military Medicine. Today.”
The role of the Pre Award Manager is to encourage and facilitate the submission of new grant and contract proposals. The Pre Award Manager collaborates with Business Development personnel to respond to new business opportunities, participates in the coordination of marketing activities, and increases The Geneva Foundation’s business influence with customers. | Duties: | • Conduct preliminary and ongoing consultations with potential investigators and/or research team members
• Meet with potential investigators to conduct a needs assessment
• Work closely with Business Development team, Grants and Contracts Director, and Chief, Research and Development to identify funding sources and opportunities
• Track, develop and distribute funding announcements according to appropriateness for grant opportunities (individual, focus area groups, www.genevasrsp.org)
• Assist investigators with research proposal development activities to include: preparing intent letters, budget projections, completing personnel forms, formatting documents according to RFP instructions, proofreading documents, preparing documents for submission to funding source, and conducting follow-up
• Ensure compliance with OMB Regulations, DoDGAR, FAR, and other applicable regulations
• Coordinate consulting activities related to statistical analysis, as determined by internal policy
• Conduct fiscal and administrative review prior to submission including F&A costs, benefit loading rates, and subcontract proposal
• Check for compliance with human subjects, animal use, and conflicts of interest
• Work with Grants and Contracts Director to negotiate with sponsors to establish terms and conditions of grant awards
• Assist with the preparation of proposal revisions by reviewing feedback provided by the sponsor, prepare revised proposal or written responses in collaboration with the research team, and submit the revised proposal/response to the sponsor; if necessary, identify alternative sponsors
• Provide continuous guidance to potential investigators throughout the application process
• Maintain current information for all clients and proposals in database
• Identify and maintain information in database related to research expertise and services typically utilized on research studies (e.g. statisticians, content experts, transcription services, etc.)
• Transition grant awards to post-award team for management
• Collaborate with Business Development personnel to identify opportunities for the Foundation
• Develop responses to Requests for Information and grant solicitations to include: planning for the response, writing and editing proposal components, preparing a budget, formatting and packaging the proposal for submission, and serving as point of contact for the Foundation
• Prepare correspondence as a result of sponsor’s request for additional information
• Actively promote proposal development services through email, website, attendance at conferences or site visits
• Network with potential investigators to expand the pool of researchers and encourage proposal development
• As needed, assist in the creation of new marketing tools to promote business development and increase grant applications
• Work with Grants and Contracts Director in the planning, evaluation, and preparation of the Pre-Award Department’s operating budget, to include: analyzing needs, resources, and forecasting revenue
• As identified, improve operating procedures, activities, and policies to enhance Geneva’s pre-award management services
• Promote confidentiality of research protocols at all times
• Provide timely, quality customer service
• Work with the Grants and Contracts Director and Chief of Research and Development on strategic planning related to the management of the Grants proposal development services
• Remain current on grant and contract regulations to include, but not limited to OMB A-110, A-122, A-133, DODGAR, and FAR
• Review federal grant announcements regularly and searches websites for funding opportunities
| Qualifications: | • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience required
• 3-5 years’ experience in proposal development or grant management required
• 3-5 years’ non-profit, research, or healthcare experience desired
• 1-3 years’ experience in staff or project management
• Demonstrate competency in oral and written communication
• Must be organized, attentive to detail, and possess a positive, friendly and professional demeanor
• Must be flexible with changing priorities and able to communicate in a diplomatic and professional manner
• Ability to exercise independent judgment in a fast-paced, high-pressured environment with strict deadlines and manage multiple projects
• Computer skills including at least intermediate level experience with Excel and other Microsoft Office Software
• Understanding of grant-related regulations including OMB Circulars A-110 and A-133
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