Details **Open Date** 01/21/2025 **Requisition Number** PRN41034B **Job Title** Grant/Contract Officer IV **Working Title** Grant/Contract Officer IV **Job Grade** F **FLSA Code** Professional **Patient Sensitive Job Code?** No **Standard Hours per Week** 40 **Full Time or Part Time?** Full Time **Shift** Day **Work Schedule Summary** **VP Area** U of U Health - Academics **Department** 02185 - Neurology Administration **Location** Campus **City** Salt Lake City, UT **Type of Recruitment** External Posting **Pay Rate Range** $69,000 - $80,000 **Close Date** 04/21/2025 **Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)** **Job Summary** **This position includes a project management component (40%) and pre-post award grants and contracts activities (60%). This position will be primarily remote with occasional days in-office.** **Responsibilities** Project Management (40%) + This position will frequently interface with industry and academic investigators as well as sponsors and funding agencies and act as a liaison to communicate and resolve challenges/issues. + Develops and manages multiple and complex research programs and/or projects including clinical trials. + Contributes to development, provides oversight and manages complex budgets before and during project execution and provides accurate information to Principal Investigators, sponsors and funding agencies. + Assists with protocol and grant development processes. + Demonstrates critical thinking, analyzes and evaluates clinical data. Grant/Contract Officer IV (60%) + Independently completes complex award administration for activities (e.g. multi-project proposals, institutional training grants, grant & contract proposals) for a variety of sponsors including award set-up, modification, maintenance, reporting, and close out. + Award review/tracking. Completes project-related A/P and A/R activities for grants & contracts. Reviews budget categories for reporting activities. + Demonstrates familiarity and knowledge of various sponsor policies required for proposal submission, appropriately utilizes University, department, and most common sponsor systems and processes for proposal preparation, submission, and tracking. + Ensures federal compliance by reviewing procedures/policies. + Asks questions/provides answers demonstrating greater depth of knowledge of University and sponsor requirements. + Makes substantive contributions to trainings, process development, and unit resources. + Problems encountered are varied (strategic and operational) and often complex, without clear precedent. Resolution may require some analysis and interpretation, requiring innovation and creativity. + Has developed specialized skills or is multi-skilled through job-related training and on-the-job experience. + Is recognized as an expert in own area within the organization. + Serves as a mentor to the GCO team as needed. + Serves as a liaison to sponsors. + Utilizes prior experiences to identify issues and offer guidance to others. + Effectively interface with internal and external professionals. This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job. **Minimum Qualifications** Master’s Degree **or** Bachelor’s degree + four years of related experience **or** 12 years of related experience or equivalency (one year of education can be substituted for two years of related work experience). Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description. **Preferences** **Type** Benefited Staff **Special Instructions Summary** **Additional Information** The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules. This position may require the successful completion of a criminal background check and/or drug screen. 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