Associate Grants & Contracts Specialist in Denver, Colorado at National Jewish Health

Position Summary
Responsible for ensuring the financial and administrative integrity of the institutional research program including compliance with internal and external requirements.

Essential Duties

Reviews externally sponsored research applications for compliance with sponsor requirements and National Jewish Health policies. Ensures regulatory reviews and institutional approvals are in place. Evaluates proposed budget for consistency and reasonability. Works with Principal Investigator and staff to ensure timely submission.

Reviews budgets in partnership with Analyst for industry-sponsored studies, ensuring consistency with the statement of work. Reviews payments under such budgets to ensure proper assignment.

Collaborates with Analyst to help determine compliance risk of collaborators and recommends monitoring plans, if necessary. Negotiates and issues subcontracts under externally sponsored research projects.

Reviews submitted Time & Effort reports for compliance with intuitional requirements and sponsor guidelines.

Establishes restricted fund accounts in accordance with award statements, grantor policies and departmental procedures.

Ensures complete review and reporting of expenditures for grants/contracts including analysis of allowable costs, adjusting journal entries and follow-up procedures through the close-out phase in partnership with the Analyst.

Assists with preparation of various reports required by granting agencies or management including researching and compiling data.

Responds to inquiries from Principal Investigators and Grants Management Specialists and assists with problem solving.

Reconciles and prepares invoices as required under contracts including Health Initiatives and research collaborators. Follows up with partners regarding accounts receivable.

Partners with Analyst to help ensure Peoplesoft grant computer systems and security. Works closely with IST technical staff to ensure that systems operate effectively, efficiently, and accurately within the grants module to maintain integrity of the financial data.

Assists with financial grant system upgrades, testing and new system implementation to maintain a solid working understanding of National Jewish programs and systems.

Other Duties
None

Competencies

Accountability: Accepts full responsibility for self and contribution as a team member; displays honesty and truthfulness; confronts problems quickly; displays a strong commitment to organizational success and inspires others to commit to goals; demonstrates a commitment to National Jewish Health.

Business Acumen: Using economic, financial, market, and industry data to understand and improve business results; using one’s understanding of major business functions, industry trends, and own organization’s position to contribute to effective business strategies and tactics.

Collaboration/Teamwork: Cooperates with others to accomplish common goals; works with employees within and across his/her department to achieve shared goals; treats others with dignity and respect and maintains a friendly demeanor; values the contributions of others.

Customer Focus: Ensuring that the customer perspective is a driving force behind business decisions and activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs.

Peer Relationships: Interacts with others in a constructive, positive, and respectful manner, regardless of individual differences. Assists team members or co-workers in achieving personal goals and completing assignments.

Confidentiality: Maintains employee confidentiality and any other confidential information that is obtained during the performance of your job.

Supervisory or Managerial Responsibility
None

Travel
None

Core Values

Be available to work as scheduled and report to work on time.

Be willing to accept supervision and work well with others.

Be well groomed, appropriately for your role and wear ID Badge visibly.

Be in compliance with all departmental and institutional policies, the Employee Handbook, Code of Conduct and completes NetLearning by due date annually.

Fosters an inclusive workplace where diversity and individual differences are valued and leveraged to achieve the vision and mission of the institution.

Adheres to safe working practices and at all times follows all institutional and departmental safety policies and procedures.

Wears appropriate PPE as outlined by the infection control policies and procedures.

Demonstrates compliance with all state, federal and all other regulatory agency requirements.

Minimum Qualifications

Education: Bachelor degree in Business Administration or related field required.

Work Experience: A minimum of 6 months financial administration ideally in an academic, research or governmental organization required. Experience with grants and related regulations, preferred.

Special Training, Certification or Licensure: None

Salary Range: $60,000 - $65,000

Benefits
At National Jewish Health, we recognize that our outstanding faculty and staff are the essence of our organization. For every aspect of health care, our employees are our greatest asset.
With that in mind, we have designed a valuable, comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of our employees and their families.

• Medical Plans, Dental Plans and Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• FSA and HSA
• Short and Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance and AD&D
• Voluntary Benefits, like Accident Insurance, Critical Care and Hospital Indemnity
• Sick and Vacation Paid Time Off
• Wellness Program
• Legal Plan