Senior Grants and Contracts Specialist-Rehabilitation and Human Performance

Strength Through Diversity Ground breaking science. Advancing medicine. Healing made personal. This individual serves as a Grant or Contract reviewer for the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Interacts with the faculty, departmental administrators, finance and institutional compliance committees on all Sponsored Programs and research programs. Represent the Institution to non-profit funding agencies, federal government officials and drug and device manufacturers. Roles & Responsibilities: Provide reports as requested for departments and individual researchers Grants Specialist – Review approximately one thousand grant applications per year for all pre-award financial and administrative policies on behalf of Institution’s central business office. Interact with departmental administrators, faculty and extramural funding agencies (Federal, NY State, non-profit etc.) to enforce needed corrections prior to institutional endorsement. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Grants Specialist Responsible for correct compliance characterization of the above applications and routing to the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee, Institutional Review Board, Bio-Safety Officer and Financial Conflict of Interest in Research Committee. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Grants Specialist - Review and provide Just-In-Time, supplemental and amended information to extramural sponsors on above applications. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Grants Specialist – Provide information to Sponsored Programs Accounting for fund activation. Grants Specialist - Additional responsibilities split between positions include maintenance of web-site and electronic forms, creation and maintenance of training grant tables, liaison to the Institutional Bio-Safety Officer, liaison to the Biomedical Research Alliance of New York, liaison to the Committee on Special Awards and Fellowships and creation and distribution of funding opportunities packets, calendars and special alerts. Contracts Specialist – Negotiate clinical trial agreements and amendments on behalf of Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Generally negotiations occur with pharmaceutical or device company attorneys and have broad legal repercussions to the Institution. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Contracts Specialist - Review, mail and negotiate (if applicable) funding agreements from other Educational Institutions and Non-profit Sponsors (AHA etc.) Contracts Specialist – Negotiate site agreements for large scale, NIH funded clinical trials with coordinating centers at MSSM. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Contract Specialist – Liaison to the Office of Industrial Liaison for Sponsored Research Agreements and IP issues pertaining to non-profit agreements. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Provide customized fiscal reports for academic and service departments within the organization. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Routine entry and maintenance of data for all non-federal sponsorship in the Grants Tracking System. The need for significant oversight and training in this area is expected. Contract Specialist – Liaison to Risk Management for Certificate of Insurance Requests Contracts Specialist – Liaison to Sponsored Projects Accounting (SPA) for subcontracts written by SPA, but signed by GCO. Both -Report to the Associate Dean of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Assistant Director, Grants and Contracts Office regarding research-related activities Requirements: Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience; NCURA or SRA certification is preferred. Experience: 6 years of related experience, with a thorough knowledge of grants and contracts administration at a level generally acquired through three or more years of central office grants management experience or two years’ experience and completion of NCURA Sponsored Programs Administration levels I and II. Strength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity and inclusion are drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. Yet we’re as diverse as the city we call home- culturally, ethically, in outlook and lifestyle. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together and participate actively as a leader within the Mount Sinai Health System by: Serving as the primary resource management representative of the Mount Sinai leadership teams, committees, etc., and acting as the primary executive leader interface between Mount Sinai and key executives from the health systems’ vendors and partners. Engaging with relevant thought leaders and policy-makers at the federal and state levels, and representing the Health System as assigned. Using a lens of equity in establishing and promoting policies and procedures and providing opportunities for all to thrive. Confronting racist, sexist or other inappropriate behavior and challenges exclusionary organizational practices and serving as a role model to promote anti-racist behaviors. Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers. We work hard to acquire and retain the best people, and to create a welcoming, nurturing work environment where you can develop professionally. We share the belief that all employees, regardless of job title or expertise, can make an impact on quality patient care. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our story! Who We Are Over 42,000 employees strong, the mission of the Mount Sinai Health System is to provide compassionate patient care with seamless coordination and to advance medicine through unrivaled education, research, and outreach in the many diverse communities we serve. Formed in September 2013, The Mount Sinai Health System combines the excellence of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with seven premier hospital campuses, including Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai Beth Israel Brooklyn, The Mount Sinai Hospital, Mount Sinai Queens, Mount Sinai West (formerly Mount Sinai Roosevelt), Mount Sinai Morningside (formerly Mount Sinai St. Luke’s), and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans Compensation The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides a salary range to comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $65,885.00 - $104,999.00 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.