Grants and Contracts Coordinator

Location:

Work from home (Pennsylvania)

Shift:

Days (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Worker Type:

Regular

Exemption Status:

No

Job Summary:

Responsible for supporting central administrative duties associated with grant and contract management, including activities that support startup and management of research studies. Provide general sponsored project support to principal investigators, study teams, and administrative staff and cultivate relationships with internal staff and external research sponsors.

Job Duties:

• Assists Principal Investigators (PIs), study teams, and department administrative staff in the preparation, submission, review, and management of sponsored project documents.
• Promotes collaboration with study teams and assists with managing timelines.
• Assists grant and contracts team members in updating grant management databases to ensure accurate data input.
• Creates and maintains monthly/ad hoc reports for department.
• Supports overall research administration in review of research documents.
• Provides support to research administration with day-to-day sponsored project management.
• Assists with the development and organization of training materials for department staff and well as the research enterprise.
• Serves as a liaison between Geisinger and external sponsors including providing timely responses via phone and email and tracking progress to ensure timely and accurate processing of project related materials as needed.
• Maintains current knowledge of federal regulations and guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the International Conference on Harmonization.

Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. The specific statements in this profile are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.

Position Details:

Education:

Bachelor's Degree- (Required)

Experience:

Minimum of 1 year-Related work experience (Required)

Certification(s) and License(s):

Skills:

Communication, Multitasking, Organizing, Research Regulatory Environment, Teamwork

OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities.

• KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves.
• EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence.
• LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow.
• INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation.
• SAFETY: We provide a safe environment for our patients and members and the Geisinger family. 

We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. Perhaps just as important, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality.

We know that a diverse workforce with unique experiences and backgrounds makes our team stronger. Our patients, members and community come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and it takes a diverse workforce to make better health easier for all.  We are proud to be an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran.