Title: Grants And Contracts Administrator (Homebased) Location: Durham United States Job Description: Job Title: Grants and Contracts Administrator Job Description The Grants and Contracts Administrator supports complex, large-scale scientific research by coordinating the full lifecycle of sponsored projects, from proposal development through post-award financial management and closeout. This role partners closely with principal investigators and scientific teams to ensure that grant proposals are accurate, compliant, and competitive, and that awarded funds are managed responsibly across multi-million-dollar, multi-site portfolios. The position offers the opportunity to work on high-impact research in areas such as HIV and oncology within a sophisticated, mission-driven research environment. Responsibilities - Prepare and assemble complete proposal packages for complex, multi-million-dollar NIH and other federal grant submissions, ensuring accuracy across budgets, salary data, biosketches, facilities statements, and all required administrative components. - Construct detailed proposal budgets and budget justifications, validating salary calculations, fringe benefit rates, escalation assumptions, and indirect cost applications across numerous fund codes when applicable. - Coordinate with principal investigators and scientific teams to gather scientific aims, resource needs, and personnel effort commitments, ensuring alignment with sponsor guidelines and institutional policies. - Manage 5-7 concurrent proposal submissions in a high-volume environment, meeting tight deadlines while maintaining data integrity and attention to detail. - Route proposals through institutional systems (such as SPS/ORA/ORS), ensuring compliance with internal review processes, sponsor requirements, and federal regulations. - Interpret and apply sponsor-specific requirements for agencies such as NIH, the Department of Defense, foundations, and subcontracting institutions to ensure compliant and competitive submissions. - Monitor proposal progress and deadlines, advising principal investigators on required approvals, protocol submissions, and administrative dependencies. - Oversee the full financial lifecycle of an assigned portfolio of grants and contracts, including large, multi-project NIH awards and complex subrecipient arrangements. - Reconcile monthly financial statements across multiple fund codes, identifying variances, resolving discrepancies, and preparing cost adjustments or transfers as needed. - Monitor spending patterns for personnel, equipment, travel, supplies, and service contracts to ensure expenditures align with sponsor-approved budgets and project timelines. - Approve and track procurement activity, ensuring correct allocation of expenses and timely clearing of obligations and encumbrances. - Prepare and submit rebudgeting requests, carryforward justifications, and other sponsor-required financial actions in accordance with institutional and sponsor policies. - Manage subrecipient agreements by establishing reporting requirements, monitoring invoice accuracy, and ensuring compliance with institutional and federal standards. - Advise principal investigators on fiscal performance by providing projections, burn rate analyses, and recommendations to maintain compliance and avoid overdrafts. - Coordinate project closeout activities, ensuring that all expenditures, subrecipient invoices, reports, and financial reconciliations meet sponsor and institutional deadlines. - Manage a dynamic portfolio that may range from approximately 10 smaller studies to 1-3 larger, highly complex studies at any given time. - Consistently meet pre-award deadlines without sacrificing data integrity and ensure efficient, accurate closeout of grant financials in the post-award phase. Essential Skills - At least 2 years of experience in research administration at an academic research institution, with exposure to pre-award and/or post-award responsibilities. - Strong knowledge of federal regulations and sponsor stipulations related to research grants, particularly for agencies such as NIH and the Department of Defense. - Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite for document preparation, data analysis, and communication. - Experience using SAP or similar budgeting and financial management systems. - Familiarity with SPS or comparable sponsored projects systems for pre-award data tracking and proposal routing. - Demonstrated ability to manage multiple, concurrent deadlines in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. - Strong analytical skills for budget development, financial reconciliation, and variance analysis. - Excellent attention to detail and commitment to maintaining data integrity across complex funding portfolios. - Effective written and verbal communication skills for collaborating with faculty, scientists, and administrative stakeholders. - Ability to interpret and apply sponsor guidelines, institutional policies, and federal regulations to proposals and award management. - Proven ability to work independently while also contributing to a collaborative, team-oriented culture. - A strong work ethic, willingness to learn, and enthusiasm for supporting scientific research. - Bachelor's degree (4-year degree) required. Additional Skills & Qualifications - Prior experience working within a large, research-intensive academic or research institute environment. - Experience with high-complexity funding portfolios involving multi-million-dollar awards, multiple fund codes, and subcontracts with other institutions. - Background or interest in research areas such as HIV or oncology is a plus. - Interest in developing expertise in federal compliance, sponsored project management, and advanced research administration systems. - Motivation to pursue ongoing professional development, training, and certifications in research administration. Work Environment This position operates in a 100% remote work environment, with a preference for candidates located in North Carolina to enable in-person team meetings approximately twice per year. The organization is licensed to employ staff in multiple states, including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Washington, DC, and Wisconsin. The role involves extensive use of digital tools and systems such as Microsoft Office, SAP, and SPS for proposal development, financial management, and compliance tracking. Team members collaborate virtually with faculty, scientists, and administrative colleagues in a fast-paced, high-performing, and mission-driven research environment. The culture emphasizes partnership, clear communication, and shared problem-solving, with strong institutional support for training, learning, and professional growth. The work centers on large-scale, federally funded research programs and offers exposure to complex, multi-institutional collaborations and evolving scientific initiatives, including next-generation vaccine research. Job Type & Location This is a Contract position based out of Durham, NC. Pay and Benefits The pay range for this position is $29.34 - $47.52/hr. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: - Medical, dental & vision - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital - 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available - Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) - Short and long-term disability - Health Spending Account (HSA) - Transportation benefits - Employee Assistance Program - Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave) Workplace Type This is a fully remote position. About Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing winner for both client and talent service. The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation, such as the modification or adjustment of the job application process or interviewing process due to a disability, please email actalentaccommodation@actalentservices.com for other accommodation options. San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. 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Role Description Provide input to service delivery roadmap to ensure business continuity (present and future) as they relate to the endpoint space. - Develop and enforce engineering standards and models. - Design, maintain, and troubleshoot operating system images and task sequences for a variety of physical platforms. - Package and execute application deployments, Microsoft’s standard installer technology (.MSI) and transforms (.MST), using industry standard tools such as Flexera Admin Studio, PSAppDeployToolkit, Advanced Installer, and Orca. - Perform advanced troubleshooting on desktop/laptop related issues using industry standard tools such as ProcMon and Process Explorer. - Write and maintain scripts using industry standard scripting languages including PowerShell. - Manage and troubleshoot Group Policy through the enterprise with a focus on workstation management and end user experience. - Recommend and implement improvements to desktop architecture and design. - Partner and collaborate with multiple technical teams (Architecture, Networking, Information Security, Support, etc.) to develop and support endpoint solutions. - Investigate alternative methods to expedite problem resolution by evaluating future technologies or process improvement. - Triage and troubleshoot issues as escalated from Endpoint Support and Endpoint Administration. - Participate in the identification of vulnerabilities and mitigation plan. Qualifications - Bachelor’s Degree, preferably in Computer Science, Management Information Systems or technology related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. - At least 7 years of experience in IT field, 3 of which would be Infrastructure endpoint engineering related experience. - Successful deployment of thoughtful, effective, and timely solutions that address complex business solutions and enhance the user experience. - Windows 10 Enterprise Operating system features, settings, and installation. - Active Directory, Group Policy, and their use for managing user and computer objects. - Ability to write scripts in PowerShell. - Familiarity with Defender, BitLocker, etc. - BIOS functions and configurations. - Wire and wireless networking technologies, topologies, and basic networking concepts such as DHCP, DNS, IP Addressing, Subnets, and VLANS. Company Description We are a technology consulting and services company with 11,800+ associates in 33 global locations. More than 130 leading enterprises depend on our expertise to be more disruptive, agile and competitive. We focus on conceptualizing, designing, engineering, marketing, and managing digital products and experiences for high-growth companies looking to disrupt through innovation and velocity. Zensar Technologies is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer, encouraging diversity in the workplace. Please be assured that we will consider all qualified applicants fairly, regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans’ status. Zensar is a place where you are free to express yourself in an environment that values individuality, nurtures development and is mindful of wellbeing. We put our people and customers at the center of everything that we do. Our core values include: - Putting people first - Client-centricity - Collaboration Grow. Own. Achieve. Learn. with Zensar: Watch here

Title: Research Grants Administrator Location: Cincinnati United States Job Description: JOB RESPONSIBILITIES - Proposal Oversight and Submission- Supports team, faculty and staff in the development and preparation of research grant proposals, contracts, subcontracts, and agreements; to include interpretation of funding guidelines and sponsor requirements, budget preparation, compilation of application components, process documentation, and submission to sponsor. - Budget Development- Analyzes and evaluates contract and grant budgets for correct calculation of expenditure categories, such as salaries, percent effort, fringe benefits, materials and supplies, travel, equipment, and indirect costs. Considers sponsor requirements for budgeting related to allowed costs, salary cap, cost share, and indirect rate. Partner with divisions to ensure feasibility and that budgets capture all related research expenses as deemed appropriate by Sponsor. - Centralized support for multiple divisions; review and submit 0-175 funding proposals per year. - Compliance- Review proposals for compliance with sponsor and institutional policies, adherence to SOPs, accuracy, and conformity with program guidelines. Ensure proposals are entered into ePAS accurately. Analyzes and evaluates awarded proposals, contracts and subcontracts for compliance with funding agency, federal, state, and Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) requirements. Grant Award Management - Portfolio Management- Effectively manage a portfolio of divisions. - Customer Service- Actively manage strong working relationships with divisions, faculty, and other key stakeholders. Respond to requests quickly and effectively. Identify and understand customer needs and expectations and meet them. JOB QUALIFICATIONS - Bachelor's Degree in a related field - Preferred: Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting or Finance - 0+ years of work experience in a related job discipline Primary Location Remote Schedule Full time Shift Day (United States of America) Department Sponsored Programs Employee Status Regular FTE 1 Weekly Hours 40 - Expected Starting Pay Range - Annualized pay may vary based on FTE status $56,846.40 - $72,488.00 About Us At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's. Cincinnati Children's is: - Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10  best Children's Hospitals in the nation for more than 15 years - Consistently among the top 3 Children's Hospitals for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Funding - Recognized as one of America's Best Large Employers  (2025), America's Best Employers for New Grads (2025) - One of the nation's America's Most Innovative Companies as noted by Fortune - Consistently certified as great place to work - A Leading Disability Employer as noted by the National Organization on Disability - Magnet designated for the fourth consecutive time by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) We Embrace Innovation-Together. We believe in empowering our teams with the tools that help us work smarter and care better. That's why we support the responsible use of artificial intelligence. By encouraging innovation, we're creating space for new ideas, better outcomes, and a stronger future-for all of us. Comprehensive job description provided upon request. Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/Veteran/Disability

Role Description We are seeking a detail-oriented and reliable Admin Assistant to support day-to-day operational tasks across the business. This is an entry-level role ideal for someone who is highly organized, able to follow instructions accurately, and committed to delivering high-quality work. The role will primarily focus on B2B order processing and administrative support, ensuring all tasks are completed efficiently and with a high level of accuracy. - Process and manage B2B orders accurately and in a timely manner - Perform general administrative tasks to support daily operations - Follow established processes and execute tasks based on clear instructions - Maintain accurate records and ensure data integrity across systems - Assist with operational support tasks as required by the team - Identify and flag any discrepancies or issues in orders or data Qualifications - Strong attention to detail and accuracy in task execution - Ability to follow instructions and adhere to processes consistently - Strong English communication skills, both written and verbal - Experience working in a remote or distributed team environment is preferred - Exposure to or interest in the wellness, health, or eCommerce industry, ideally within an Australian market context, is a plus - Basic administrative or data entry experience is preferred but not required - Proficiency in Microsoft Office or similar tools is an advantage - Highly organized with the ability to manage repetitive tasks efficiently - Positive attitude and willingness to learn in a fast-paced environment Benefits - Flexibility in work hours and location, with a focus on managing energy rather than time. - Access to online learning platforms and a budget for professional development - A collaborative, no-silos environment, encouraging learning and growth across teams - A dynamic social culture with team lunches, social events, and opportunities for creative input - Health insurance - Leave Benefits - 13th Month Salary