Award Specialist II - Research

The OSP Award Specialist II provides pre- and post-award services/oversight to help Nemours research investigators develop and submit grant and other sponsored project proposals and administer the awards after they are received.

The OSP Award Manager II is a Senior level position that acts as a liaison between the PI, Grants Officer, contracts manager, clinical trials manager, post-award accounting.

The OSP Award Specialist II is responsible for providing services in various aspects of the proposal preparation phase, including interpretation of the sponsoring agency's guidelines, budget development, gathering documentation to support sub awards and subcontracts, coordination of required approvals, and assisting in the regulatory requirements.

Incumbent is responsible for the oversight and management of assigned PI research portfolios in terms of reviewing expenditures, reconciling award financials (budget, expense, and invoicing), resolving financial discrepancies, reviewing and submitting cost transfers, and managing the award closeout process.

The OSP Award Specialist II is responsible for helping manage a research portfolio of approximately $11M in internal and extramural funding/expenditures or up to 80 proposals/year and to serve as a subject matter expert within the OSP for problem resolution for PI's, Nemours associates, and external entities as needed.

Pre-Award Responsibilities


* Assist Principal Investigators in organizing grant proposals.


* Advise Principal Investigator and authorized signers regarding potential risks, prepare and collate subcontract documents and if applicable, ensure documents are in compliance with Uniform Guidance terms and conditions and other required federal regulations.


* Meet with Principal Investigator regularly to provide one-on-one personalized service and to collect and build administrative components of proposal.


* Assist in developing proposal budget in line with budget justification and commensurate with sponsor and Nemours policies.


* Create and update InfoEd proposal record and route proposal for internal review and submission, submit draft contractual document, along with other necessary data, via populated InfoEd record.


* Assemble complete application and perform preliminary review to ensure error-free submission.


* Work with Principal Investigator to refine proposals for resubmission, if necessary.

Post-Award Responsibilities


* Manage funded projects, including Clinical Trials, in compliance with Nemours policies and standard operating procedures; when applicable, with consideration to external audits according to OMB (Office of Management and Budget), Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), and other federal and state guidelines.


* Create Activity number, update TimeKeeper profiles for Timer & Effort and Payroll process and create Epic RSH account when applicable.


* Responsible for post-award services including, timely set-up of project activi...