• Subawards Specialist - #Staff

    Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD)


    The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Research Management Services (RMS) is seeking a **_Subawards Special_** **ist** . RMS supports the pre- and post-award administration for sponsored funding across multiple departments within the School of Medicine. RMS strives to provide the highest quality of customer service in sponsored research management to our customers including departments, faculty, key stakeholders and central teams including the Office of Research Administration (ORA), Sponsored Projects Shared Services (SPSS) and the School of Medicine Business Office.

     

    The Subawards Specialist will act as first point of contact in the outgoing subawards process. The Subawards Specialist will create, review, negotiate and recommend approval for University issued subawards. The Subawards Specialist will serve as a specialized university purchasing agent for subawards with an appropriate role in the internal supply chain system.

    Specific Duties & Responsibilities

    + Triage all subaward requests.

    + Review and interpret sponsor requirements, government regulations and institutional policy intersections.

    + Evaluate and coordinate the processing of responses to faculty and sponsors regarding subawards.

    + Ensure policies are met, appropriate forms are completed and submitted.

    + Respond to routine questions regarding rules and regulations governing sponsored programs.

    + Coordinate subaward reporting and close-out activities.

    + Independently approve purchase orders to encumber the subaward within the supply chain and accounting systems.

    + Draft and present prescribed subaward language with subrecipients.

    + Serve as administrative user of the various systems used for subaward administration (e.g. SWiFT, SAP, SharePoint, Access).

    + Recommend and enhance procedures and administratively coordinate implementation of new or modified systems.

    + Use Excel and university systems integrated in the workflow to correctly enter and monitor data integrity and tracking.

    + Other duties as assigned.

    Minimum Qualifications

    + Bachelor’s Degree in related field.

    + Three years of related experience.

    + Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

    Preferred Qualifications

    + A minimum of one year of experience in a sponsored research environment.

    + Experience in research administration at a university, non-profit, state or federal agency or comparable environment.

     

    Classified Title: Subawards Specialist

    Role/Level/Range: ATP/03/PC

    Starting Salary Range: $53,800 - $94,400 Annually ($74,100 targeted; Commensurate w/exp.)

    Employee group: Full Time

    Schedule: Mon-Fri, 8.30am-5.00pm

     

    FLSA Status: Exempt

     

    Department name: SOM Admin Finance Research Services

    Personnel area: School of Medicine

    The listed salary range represents the minimum and maximum Johns Hopkins University offers for this position, based on a good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual compensation will vary depending on factors such as location, skills, experience, market conditions, education, and internal equity. Not all candidates will qualify for the highest salary in the range.

     

    Johns Hopkins provides a comprehensive benefits package supporting health, career, and retirement. Learn more: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/.

     

    Equal Opportunity Employer

     

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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