Grants and Contracts Manager

Duke Careers

Grants and Contracts Manager at Duke University handling complex grant portfolios and ensuring compliance with regulations. Managing pre-award and post-award activities within the School of Medicine.

Posted 9/3/2025full-timeRemote • Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, North Carolina • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $67,732 - $116,282 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Independently manage complex grants and contracts portfolio
Coordinate and/or perform pre-award and/or post-award activities for a unit
Ensure all applications meet agency and university guidelines and published time tables and deadlines
Ensure proposals are entered and routed in a timely manner for further review
Manage and reconcile budgets including developing budget projections
Advise PI on administrative requirements in preparing proposal submissions
Monitor compliance with agency and University regulations regarding submission

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience in an academic institution
Pre-award and post-award management of federal grants
Certified Research Administrator preferred
Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program
Research or grants education and/or certification is preferred
Successful completion of the Research Administration Academy (RAA) and Advanced Grants Management is required
Successful completion of Financial Services Introduction to R3, Introduction to Duke GL, Introduction to Accounting, Sponsored Research Reporting, Research Administration at Duke (on-line), Basic Compliance (on-line) within first six months of hire is required
Work generally requires three (3) years of relevant grants and contracts experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

comprehensive and competitive medical and dental care programs
generous retirement benefits
wide array of family-friendly and cultural programs

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Hard Skills & Tools

grant managementcontract managementbudget reconciliationbudget projectioncompliance monitoringproposal submissionpre-award managementpost-award managementanalytical skillsorganizational skills

Soft Skills

communication skills

Certifications

Certified Research AdministratorResearch Administration Academy (RAA)Advanced Grants ManagementFinancial Services Introduction to R3Introduction to Duke GLIntroduction to AccountingResearch Administration at DukeBasic Compliance