Grant And Contracting Officer

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Grant And Contracting Officer
The candidate will be responsible for: Provide comprehensive pre-award management for a diverse portfolio of incoming grants and contracts. This function requires a thorough knowledge of contracting principles, as well as institutional, state and federal regulation related to research administration and compliance. Incoming sponsored project grants and contracts are received from a variety of sources including federal, state, other university, foreign entities, non-profit, and industry pass-through. This variety of sponsoring agencies requires the ability to adapt to different sets of governing regulation, sponsor terms and conditions, grants management principles and contracting practices. Review and interpret complex proposal and award policy documents for federal, state and private agencies, as well as negotiated agreement terms and conditions and OSU Administrative Policies and Procedures. Disseminate pre-award guidance to faculty and staff based on the interpretation and implementation of these policies and agreement terms. Maintain a thorough knowledge of federal and nonfederal grant and contact award regulations in order to make appropriate interpretations and provide contractual and pre-award guidance to faculty and staff. Transmit detailed technical information and guidance regarding institutional operations and policies to faculty and staff, as well as outside agencies Review, analyze, negotiate and accept incoming research-related grants and contracts. Review, analyze, negotiate and accept other agreements related to sponsored projects, such as Master Agreements and associated Task Orders, Memorandums of Understanding, Data Use Agreements, and Testing/Services Agreements; Responsibility for the drafting, negotiation and acceptance of outgoing Sub-awards under OSU’s prime awards. Review all agreements for issues related to legality, risk, scope of effort and conflicts. Identify areas of potential risk or conflict in projects. Work in conjunction with University General Counsel, the Office of Research Integrity, and/or the Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development for specific solutions to complex issues. Negotiate research agreements which involve resolution of issues such as ownership and access to intellectual property, export controls, publication rights, confidentiality, indemnity and negotiate acceptable solutions for sponsoring agencies and faculty members. Interpret and analyze complex issues to resolve problems. Consult as needed with other OSRAA staff regarding the interpretation of complex contractual terms. Review, approve and submit grant and contract proposals in OSRAA, including review and confirmation of faculty salaries and current benefit and indirect cost rates in proposal budgets. Review proposals with special attention to financial compliance, regulatory/protection compliance and possible conflicts of interest. Review and interpret sponsor guidelines for proposal submission and provide guidance to faculty and staff regarding submission requirements and compliance with budget guidelines. Leading meetings, documenting processes and training others on grant systems, procedures, and guidelines. Serving as a “subject matter expert” to communicate to the campus community and assist with research administration trainings. Monitoring and staying informed of continually changing sponsor, federal, state and university policies. Creating and recommending changes to OSRAA and university policies that affect research administration (i.e., financial/costing, procurement, graduate school). Communicating institutional policy and procedural information to external entities, such as federal and other sponsor agencies and subaward organizations. Must have advanced Degree in field appropriate to the work assigned (e.g. J.D.) OR Bachelor’s degree in field appropriate to the work assigned and 3+ years of related experience OR an equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have ability to negotiate and experience in drafting agreements. Should have demonstrated expertise interpreting and applying federal regulations, examples include Federal Acquisition Regulations and Federal Grant Regulations (2 CFR 200). Must have excellent communication skills (both written and verbal). Prior experience with sponsored program agreements in a higher education/research environment preferred. Evidence of shaping successful process improvement in the workplace desired.

Note: This is a fixed term contract position for 12 months.

Deadline: 07/31/2020.

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