Leads and supervises all staff performing pre-award activities for the sponsored projects research portfolio for their assigned department, division or school
Monitors workload distribution and redistributes tasks, as appropriate
Provides guidance to team members, as appropriate
Mentors staff for professional development
May perform post-award activities in support of the RAD unit
Analyzes information and formulates conclusions
Ensures strong levels of customer service to faculty and departments being served
Addresses issues that violate performance levels or terms of the RAD performance level agreements
Performs pre-award activities to include developing a budget, compiling proposal contents, entering proposal into EPEX, assisting PIs in submission of JIT forms, preparing CAS exceptions for approval
Prepares high-quality written reports.
Works with Post-Award team lead to coordinate inter-team meetings to facilitate collaboration between the pre-award and post-award teams.

Bachelor's degree and five years work-related grants and contracts experience OR an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Supervisory experience preferred
Knowledge of federal rules and regulations relating to research grant and/or contract activity
Specific deep understanding of the award proposal processes for multiple sponsoring bodies
Proficiency with MS Office Suite software.

Emory is an equal opportunity employer
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by state or federal law.

Pre-Award Manager, Research Administrator

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