RSCH ADM 3 (Senior Contracts & Grants Analyst)

at  University of California Davis

The Senior Contracts and Grants Analysts interact with their specific Team Leader who leads a team of 4-7 analysts. Each team will have a focus on either proposals, awards/subcontracts or industry agreements; the focus of each Senior Contracts and Grants Analyst and their respective team may change over time, consistent with changes in the business needs of the Sponsored Programs Office. One of Contracts and Grants analysts on 4 teams. Each team is led by a Contracts and Grants Officer and is assigned to focus on either proposals or awards/subcontracts for a set of schools and/or colleges.

JOB SUMMARY

Under direction of a Contracts and Grants Officer, as part of a team, work with faculty and staff from a specific set of schools and/or colleges to review proposals prior to submission to sponsors; negotiate research agreements with sponsors; assist faculty in developing proposals and negotiate a portion of the resulting contracts and grants.

MINIMUM EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Research administration experience, and specifically preparation, review, and submission of proposals for contracts or grants, or preparation, review, and negotiation of research agreements.
• Experience collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data. Research Administration experience in conducting complex negotiations.
• Experience presenting complex technical and legal material to non-technical persons. Experience drafting, reviewing, editing, and analyzing various types of agreements, legal correspondence, and other written documents.
• Experience interpreting, communicating, and applying terms and conditions of various sponsor’s, federal, and state guidelines, policies, and practices. Experience interpreting, communicating, and applying principles, policies and procedures governing research and intellectual property.
• Experience serving internal and external customers. Experience interpreting, communicating, and applying terms and conditions of various university guidelines, policies and practices.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):

• Skill using Microsoft suite of products (including but not limited to Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), and Internet Explorer.

PREFERRED EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

• Experience with for-profit and non-profit business contracting and funding practices and concerns, including knowledge of available databases and intellectual property issues.

PREFERRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES (KSA):

• Knowledge of legal, medical, and scientific terminology.
• Knowledge of philanthropy practices and private sector business practices sufficient to make decisions for gift acceptance.
• Planning, time management, and organizational skills.
• Skill to manage conflict.

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