Grants Administrator Location: - La Crosse, WI - Minnesota (statewide/multiple locations) - Wisconsin (statewide/multiple locations) - Iowa (statewide/multiple locations) Hybrid Full-time Job Description: Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you're looking for a job to love, apply today. Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Emplify Health is hiring a Grants Administrator to manage the full lifecycle of federal, foundation, and industry‑sponsored grants. This role partners closely with program leadership, finance, and external funding entities to ensure compliance, accuracy, and strategic use of grant funding from proposal development through closeout. The ideal candidate brings strong pre‑award and post‑award expertise, exceptional attention to detail, and a service‑oriented mindset. You will serve as a trusted resource for internal teams while representing Emplify Health by Gundersen to external sponsors. Major Responsibilities Include: - Demonstrated ability to perform and prepare budget estimates, to understand financial concepts, to conduct accurate mathematical computations, understand previously negotiated agreements, and GHS institutional policy. - Develop and maintain system to track the effort certification of grant sponsored salary personnel and their supervisory approval for all Gundersen Health System held grants - Work in conjunction with the grants accountant to ensure all invoicing and financial reporting is tracked accurately, and submitted in accordance with funder mandated deadlines - Ensure that personnel comply to federal and non- federal award policies and procedures. - Coordinate all grant sponsored purchasing to ensure federal and state regulations, budgetary restrictions, and internal coding efforts are followed - Work with grant staff to track, monitor, develop and submit grant required reporting to applicable funders - Assist internal departmental directors in the submission of recurring grant opportunities, and manage the relationship with key personnel from funding agencies to maximize opportunities for future grants - Work with Project Director(s), additional grant staff, accounting personnel, and funding agency contacts to maximize usage on grant funding through funder approved budgetary chances, no-cost extensions, and other opportunities as applicable - Experience with federal, foundation, and industry relations, and previous experience working with medical staff and scientific materials is helpful. Individuals must also possess/develop working knowledge of MS software applications, DHHS agencies such as HRSA handbooks, NIH eCommons, and other similar systems. - Must have excellent interpersonal relations and communication skills to guide GHS personnel and external sponsors towards mutually acceptable goals. - Must be able to understand complex rules, regulations, and policy and apply them consistently. What's Available: - Full time, 1.0 FTE - 40 hours/ week - Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm - Location: Hybrid eligible role. Primarily based at our Main Campus in La Crosse, WI with ability to work a few days per week from home if desired. - Starting pay of $63,800/year and up based on your relevant years of experience. What You'll Need: - Bachelor's degree in business, public administration, finance or related major preferred - 3 years of related experience in grants administration, research, healthcare, finance, or business. - Strong understanding of grant regulations, compliance requirements, and financial concepts - Excellent interpersonal, communication, and customer service skills - Ability to interpret and apply complex rules, regulations, and policies consistently - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications In addition to the rewarding work, you'll receive: - A highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated - Competitive Benefits: A comprehensive and generous benefits package (Medical, Dental, Life Ins, HSA/FSA) ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member - Substantial retirement contribution including a 401k match & annual discretionary base contribution - Work-Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) combines vacation, sick, and personal days into one balance to allow you the flexibility to use your time off as you need - Professional Development: Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program (up to $3,000 per year), and our Career Development Center - Additional Employee Discounts and Perks Other benefits include a Wellness program with incentives, employer-paid life insurance and AD&D, optional short-term and long-term disability coverage, an employee assistance program, identity theft protection, pet insurance, Inspire & Celebrate colleague recognition and rewards program, a discount program, and more! If you're passionate about driving meaningful change through data and collaboration, this role is for you! PRACTICES AND PROMOTES BEHAVIOR CONSISTENT WITH THE MISSION, VISION AND VALUES: Mission: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. Vision: Leading with love, we courageously commit to a future of healthy people and thriving communities. Values: Belonging, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Humility Emplify Health is comprised of two of the Midwest's most respected healthcare systems, Bellin Health and Gundersen Health System. Once neighbors, we are now partners, united in our mission to provide exceptional care to our communities. As a not-for-profit, patient-centered healthcare network, we have headquarters in Green Bay and La Crosse, Wisconsin. Our extensive network includes 11 hospitals and more than 100 clinics, serving 67 cities and rural communities across Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota and Michigan's Upper Peninsula. With over 4,500 dedicated nurses and providers, we are committed to delivering primary, specialty and emergency care, along with innovative medical education programs. Join us in making a meaningful difference in the lives of our patients and communities. If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact HR-Recruitment@gundersenhealth.org or call 608-775-0267. We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values - belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility - our pillars set our foundation and our future. Equal Opportunity Employer