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Sr. Grants and Contracts Analyst

The Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD Contractor
POSTED ON 10/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/10/2026
The Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst provides dedicated professional level sponsored funds management for more than 80% of time with specific responsibility for pre-award and post-award functions that includes, but may not be limited to, proposal preparation, submission, budget development, account maintenance and oversight, billing/invoicing, reporting, compliance, and closeout.

This position works independently on a variety of grants/contracts that range from moderately to highly complex. These grants, contracts and awards may involve highly detailed budgets, multiple projects, cores and subawards, investigator-initiated projects, consortiums, DOD requirements, higher complexity foundation grants and pharmaceutical company sponsored clinical trials. While this role may assist with aspects of non-sponsored funds, the primary focus of this position is to ensure timely, effective, and efficient management of sponsored funding.

The Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst provides oversight to other staff supporting sponsored funds activities. The position serves as a team lead, a professional resource, a systems and reporting expert who provides oversight, training and support to others. This role may manage and/or assist with the onboarding of new hires.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and direct complex award management activities including monitoring and managing accounts, audits, evaluations and reporting and provide oversight to other staff involved in sponsored funds activities.
  • Partner with and act as final point of contact with departmental faculty and/or budgetary staff and ORA on the planning and development of submissions to various federal offices, private agencies/foundations and commercial companies.
  • Understand and ensure compliance with institutional policies for the pre-award process and sponsor guidelines.
  • Review sponsored project proposals for assigned faculty prior to forwarding to the Grants & Contracts Manager and/or ORA for signature.
  • Responsible for timely budget preparation for principal investigator review.
  • Serve as liaison between research units, central offices and funding agencies.
  • Review budgets and related justification for appropriateness and completeness of content.
  • Provide groundwork for subcontract negotiations.
  • Ensure compliance related to grant and contract management, including sponsoring organization guidelines, internal protocols, accurate protocol information within grant documents, conflicts of interest, etc.
  • Maintain ongoing updates and communications related to current awards, including regular auditing and reporting to principal investigators on financial status, and departmental leadership as needed.
  • Manage related post-award processes, including award setup, review, account setup verification, and ensuring that staff are set up appropriately.
  • Ensure that post-award responsibilities are completed, including budget distribution, account reconciliation, e-form setup, effort reporting, cost transfers, invoice payments and finalization of paperwork related to subcontract setup.
  • Provide information and assistance to complete closeouts as needed.
  • Provide expertise in the management of trainee-related funding and work with faculty and staff stakeholders across the department, school, and/or university as requested.
  • Provide guidance on policy and financial, and administrative aspects of large and complex grants/contracts.
  • Develop budgets, analyze budget patterns, project expenditures, and prepare final approved budget.
  • Provide management and oversight of grant/contract submissions.
  • Manage complex financial reports for forecasting, trending, and results analysis.
  • Monitor expenditures and identify and communicate over expenditures to faculty and administrative/financial staff.
  • Make recommendations and contribute to decisions on funding shortfalls.
  • Create and submit financial reports using sponsor templates for complex submissions and/or clinical trials.
  • Lead and conduct school and departmental talks and seminars related to areas of funding and/or training.
  • May lead and conduct external seminars in areas of funding and/or training.
  • Provide expertise in budget creation, legal requirements, terms and conditions, department and school resources, proposal preparation & submission, and departmental/ORA pre-award procedure.
  • May manage post-award student-related dissertation grants and fellowships.
  • Provide instruction, preparation assistance, and support related to application procedures.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Special Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  • Successful completion of the Research Administration Training Program (13-15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position. If an employee does not successfully complete the program, no additional experience will be applied.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree.
  • Five years of related experience in sponsored research and/or financial positions.
  • Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
  • Successful completion of the Research Administration Training Program (13-15 months) is equivalent to two years of relevant experience for this position. If an employee does not successfully complete the program, no additional experience will be applied.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in an academic or medical setting.
  • Experience working in a lead capacity.
  • Involvement in JHU grants and contracts leadership development training project and recognized as a subject matter expert.

Technical Qualifications & Specialized Certifications

  • Knowledge of external federal guidelines/procedures for grants and contracts, including NIH, NSF, DOD and NASA.

Technical Skills & Expected Level Of Proficiency

  • Analytical Skills: Intermediate
  • Attention to Detail: Intermediate
  • Grant Closeout Procedures: Intermediate
  • Grant Proposal Preparation: Intermediate
  • Grant Regulations: Intermediate
  • Grants and Contracts Management: Intermediate
  • Oral and Written Communications: Intermediate
  • Record Keeping: Intermediate
  • Regulatory Compliance: Intermediate
  • Relationship Management: Intermediate

The core technical skills listed are most essential; additional technical skills may be required based on specific division or department needs.

Classified Title: Sr. Grants & Contracts Analyst II

Job Posting Title (Working Title): Sr. Grants and Contracts Analyst

Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD

Starting Salary Range: $74,867 - $92,924 Commensurate with Experience

Employee group: Full Time

Schedule: Mon - Fri 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM

FLSA Status: Exempt

Location: Jhpiego

Department name: 60000070-Contracts Management CMD

Personnel area: Academic and Business Centers

Salary : $74,867 - $92,924

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