Grant / Contract Coordinator

Company: Vitalief Inc.
Location: New Brunswick
Posted on: May 3, 2022

Job Description:

Overview
Vitalief is a fast growing, "best of breed" Clinical Trial Solutions Company. We are seeking a talented and passionate Grants / Contracts Coordinator to join our exceptional team. Our approach explores innovative ways of delivering services in a distributed model that can support both decentralized and centralized trials. Every trial is different and requires a solution that will optimize outcomes.

If you are interested in being part of a culture that includes the ability to have a voice challenging the status quo with novel thinking, flexible work environment, transparent and open communications, career pathing, and a variable incentive / reward system, then we want to speak with you!

Note: Work is 100% on-site at our client in New Brunswick, New Jersey

Responsibilities:
Management and coordination of our client's system wide clinical research contracts portfolio including federal, industry and foundation funding trials.
Play a key role in advancing the study start-up and contract management process for our client's oncology research system.
Provide planning, technical and administrative support to faculty and staff and ensuring pre/post award compliance as it relates to execution of research contracts.\
Performs initial review of contracts, agreements, subcontracts, etc., ensuring clinical trial agreement terms are consistent with current policies and practices.
Issues subcontracts and work orders to institutions under industry supported and nonclinical research agreements, while facilitating execution with partners. Submits contracts in a timely fashion to respective agencies in accordance with their application rules and regulations.
Reviews negotiated payment terms associated with industry supported clinical trial agreements to ensure payment instructions are clear.
Monitors and obtains IRB approval notices for clinical trial studies in OnCore Enterprise Research System for awards.
Maintains a file of current contract and agreement templates, including but not limited to, Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Confidential Disclosure Agreements (CDAs), and Clinical Trial Agreements (CTAs).

Required Skills:
Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration or a related field; or equivalent education, experience and/or training may be substituted for the degree requirements.
Three (3) years administrative experience in pre-award research administration and/or grants and contracts administration.
Must demonstrate the ability to work under pressure, to prioritize and to make logical decisions based on available information.
Effective oral and written communications skills; and ability to interact with all staff in a positive and motivated style.
Ability to interpret sometimes complex and/or contradictory grant application regulations and deal effectively with ambiguity.
Willingness to work extra hours on a periodic basis due to deadline driven workload.
Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint.

Preferred Skills:
Experience in accounting/finance.
Experience in Community Relations, Health or higher education.
Experience in an academic research institution that conducts Clinical Research Trials.
An understanding of principles and procedures involved in processing grant application.
Working knowledge of agency rules and regulations preferred.

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