Job Description Summary
In conjunction with the Department of Public Health Sciences’ Department Administrator and Vice Chair for Research, the Grants Administrator II provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the department's research administration and grants management activities. This position operates with a high level of autonomy and serves as a primary expert for sponsored research administration, guiding faculty, investigators, fellows, and trainees through the full grant lifecycle. The GAII directs pre-award activities, supports post-award administration, ensures compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements, supervises grants administration staff, and develops processes that improve efficiency, compliance, and research funding success.
Entity
Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC - Univ)
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Classified
Cost Center
CC001035 COM PHS Administration CC
Pay Rate Type
Salary
Pay Grade
University-GEN10
Pay Range
58,854.00 - 82,416.00 - 105,978.000
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40
Work Shift
Job Description
Job Description:
In conjunction with the Department of Public Health Sciences’ Department Administrator and Vice Chair for Research, the Grants Administrator II provides strategic leadership and operational oversight for the department's research administration and grants management activities. This position operates with a high level of autonomy and serves as a primary expert for sponsored research administration, guiding faculty, investigators, fellows, and trainees through the full grant lifecycle. The GAII directs pre-award activities, supports post-award administration, ensures compliance with sponsor and institutional requirements, supervises grants administration staff, and develops processes that improve efficiency, compliance, and research funding success.
Job Duties:
30% Pre-Award Grants Management
Provide comprehensive proposal development support to faculty, investigators, fellows, and trainees.
Coordinate the preparation, review, routing, and submission of grant applications to federal, state, foundation, and industry sponsors. Creates and routes application to all departments/personnel for their approval prior to submission.
Develop and review complex proposal budgets in accordance with sponsor guidelines and institutional policies.
Evaluate financial considerations including cost sharing, Facilities and Administrative (F&A) costs, effort commitments, waiver requests, and other fiscal requirements.
Coordinate proposal activities with collaborating institutions, consultants, subrecipients, and internal stakeholders.
Review proposals for completeness, compliance, and adherence to sponsor and institutional requirements prior to submission.
Maintain departmental systems for tracking pending, submitted, and awarded proposals.
25% Research Administration Leadership
Lead and manage departmental research administration operations, including oversight of grant proposal development and submission activities.
Supervise, train, mentor, and evaluate grants administration staff to ensure high-quality service and regulatory compliance.
Manage and monitor proposals, establish priorities, ensure timely and accurate submissions.
Serve as a departmental resource for grant administration policies, procedures, and best practices.
In conjunction with the departmental research team, develop metrics, reports, and analyses to inform departmental leadership and support strategic decision making.
Participate in institutional committees, research administration workgroups, and professional development activities related to sponsored programs administration.
15% Post-Award Administration
Prepare and coordinate required sponsor and institutional documentation, including progress reports, RPPRs, carryover requests, extension requests, re-budget requests, closeouts, and financial reporting requirements.
Aid in preparation and review of investigator Biosketches, Other Support…