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Job Summary
The Gene and Cell Therapy Institute (GCTI) is a newly created system-wide Institute under Mass General Brigham. The Institute will foster a world-class gene and cell therapy program that will leverage ongoing, groundbreaking scientific research efforts across the MGB system. The mission of GCTI is to bring together the community of MGB investigators which can utilize gene and cell therapy platforms to achieve their scientific and clinical goals and improve the health of patients. The Institute will differentiate itself by harnessing the exceptional strengths of clinician scientists, the large and unique patient population, and major discoveries throughout the hospital system to propel MGB as the leader in Gene & Cell therapies.
Personalized Medicine is a global leader in the emerging field of personalized medicine. We leverage genetics to improve the care of patients and to drive medical discoveries. MGB Personalized Medicine offers biobank services and core services to researchers and genetic tests for patients and is instrumental in improving the handling of genetic results in the clinical environment. We also work with novel technologies to facilitate genetic and genomic research.
The Senior Grant Administrator manages all phases of research grant and contract administration for an assigned portfolio of investigators, programs, and research activities. The position serves as a senior resource to faculty and program leadership, providing expertise in proposal development, budgeting, sponsor requirements, financial management, compliance, and post-award administration. The role supports complex sponsored research activities, independently resolves administrative and financial issues, and ensures compliance with institutional policies and sponsor requirements.
The successful candidate will work closely with Executive Director of Strategic Planning and Operation of GCTI & PM, MGB Research Management and Research Finance, and Faculty to support Pre and Post award grant and financial activities including budgeting, forecasting, creating monthly financial statements, variance analysis, cost analysis, and billing activities for GCTI & PM Grants, and Sundries.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities
Pre-Award Administration
1. Manage preparation and submission of research proposals, including budgets, budget justifications, application materials, and required institutional documentation.
2. Review sponsor guidelines and advise investigators on application requirements, deadlines, allowable costs, and institutional policies.
3. Ensure proposals are complete, accurate, compliant, and submitted according to sponsor and institutional requirements.
4. Coordinate with investigators, research leadership, finance, central research administration, and external collaborators to address proposal-related issues.
5. Support complex proposals involving multiple investigators, institutions, subawards, or funding mechanisms.
6. These responsibilities align with the MGB profile's requirement to process research grant proposals, awards, and transactions and ensure sponsor requirements are met and documented appropriately.
Post-Award and Financial Management
7. Manage sponsored awards throughout the project lifecycle, including award setup, budget monitoring, financial reporting, modifications, renewals, and closeout.
8. Monitor expenditures against approved budgets and identify…