**Grants Specialist (Intermediate Senior Level)** **Description** **University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus** **Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences** **Job Title: Grants Specialist (Intermediate - Senior Level)** **Position: #00811884 - Requisition: #37255** **Job Summary:** **Key Responsibilities:** + Administer pre-award and post-award grants, ensuring compliance with sponsor regulations, policies, and deadlines while advising faculty and department personnel. + Develop multi-year budgets and prepare grant proposals, ensuring accuracy and completeness, and handle submission of final electronic proposals. + Manage financial oversight of grants, including budget monitoring, preventing overruns, and reallocating expenses as needed. + Establish and manage subcontracts, track expenditures, and communicate with stakeholders regarding fund balances and over-expenditures. + Support grant-related agreements (e.g., MTAs, CDAs, NDAs) and assist with post-award closeouts and sponsor inquiries. **Work Location:** Onsite **Why Join Us:** **Why work for the University?** + Medical: Multiple plan options + Dental: Multiple plan options + Additional Insurance: Disability, Life, Vision + Retirement 401(a) Plan: Employer contributes 10% of your gross pay + Paid Time Off: Accruals over the year + Vacation Days: 22/year (maximum accrual 352 hours) + Sick Days: 15/year (unlimited maximum accrual) + Holiday Days: 10/year + Tuition Benefit: Employees have access to this benefit on all CU campuses + ECO Pass: Reduced rate RTD Bus and light rail service **Qualifications:** **Minimum Qualifications:** **Intermediate Level:** + Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, finance, accounting, business administration, business, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. + A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year for year basis. + One (1) year of grants management and pre-and post-award experience. **Senior Level:** + Bachelor's degree in public health, public administration, finance, accounting, business administration, business, or a directly related field from an accredited institution. + A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor's degree on a year for year basis. + Two (2) years of grants management and pre-and post-award experience. **Preferred Qualifications:** + Experience with NIH grants and policies. + Experience with financial analysis and/or management. + Experience with University of Colorado systems, including: InfoEd electronic research administration and/or PeopleSoft HCM/Finance. **Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:** + Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and orally. + Advanced MS Excel skills including formulas and pivot tables. + Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with employees at all levels throughout the institution. + Ability to handle sensitive matters that require discretion and confidentiality. + Knowledge of Compliance Administrative Support processes + Knowledge of fundamental accounting principles and practices. + Possesses knowledge base in grants and contracts administration and can apply that knowledge to the task or issue at hand. Interpretation of terms and conditions and ensuring the correct application of terms and conditions of research awards is essential. + Excellent organizational skills, ability to problem-solve, multi-task, and work independently. + Ability to work in a self-directed manner and to take appropriate initiative and work proactively with minimal direction. + Ability to support and encourage workplace diversity including ability to recognize opportunities to promote diversity within and outside the department, and active participation in campus diversity activities. + Ability to establish work priorities and follow through to ensure completion of activities. + Ability to identify and implement actions to improve existing processes, practices, and behaviors to achieve School objectives. + Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Word, Teams, and Outlook with ability to develop professional correspondence, documents, spreadsheets, etc. **How to Apply:** **Screening of Applications Begins:** **July 20** **th** **, 2025** **Anticipated Pay Range:** + **Intermediate Level:** $52,312 - $66,541 + **Senior Level:** $56,553 - $71,936 **Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:** **ADA Statement:** **Background Check Statement:** **Vaccination Statement:** **Job Category** **Primary Location** **Schedule** **Posting Date** **Unposting Date** **To apply, visit https://cu.taleo.net/careersection/2/jobdetail.ftl?job=37255&lang=en (https://apptrkr.com/6372687)** Copyright 2025 Jobelephant.com Inc. All rights reserved. Posted by the FREE value-added recruitment advertising agency (https://www.jobelephant.com/) Grants Specialist (Intermediate - Senior Level) - 37255 University Staff The Associate Dean of Research and Graduate Studies is seeking a Grants Specialist (Research Services Professional) to work at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. The Grants Specialist will be responsible for the pre- and post-award management of a portfolio of grants. This position will provide essential grants management support to the school, the principal investigators, their designees, and other business units as required. - this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO. The Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, located at the Anschutz Medical Campus, is an internationally renowned School of Pharmacy and a top tier research school ranked in the top 10% of more than 140 schools in the country for research grant funding. At the Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, we are committed to excellence and innovation in professional, graduate, and post-graduate education; scholarship and research; patient-centered care; public health advocacy; and societal leadership and engagement. Together, our innovation, discoveries and engagement with our communities improve the health and well-being of society.We have AMAZING benefits and offerexceptional amounts of holiday, vacation, and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including: There are many additional perks & programs with the CU Advantage (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=https://advantage.cu.edu/) . Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire. For full consideration, please submit the following document(s):1. A letter of interest describing relevant job experiences as they relate to listed job qualifications and interest in the position.2. Curriculum vitae / Resume3. Three to five professional references, including name, address, phone number (mobile number if appropriate), and email address.Questions should be directed to: Karen Kimes, karen.kimes@cuanschutz.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=karen.kimes@cuanschutz.edu) Immediately and continues until position is filled. For best consideration, apply by . The starting salary range (or hiring range) for this position has been established as: The above salary range (or hiring range) represents the University's good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting. This position may be eligible for overtime compensation, depending on the level.Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.Total Compensation Calculator (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=http://www.cu.edu/node/153125) The University of Colorado (CU) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. The University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities throughout the employment application process. To request an accommodation pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the Human Resources ADA Coordinator at hr.adacoordinator@cuanschutz.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=hr.adacoordinator@cuanschutz.edu) . The University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus is dedicated to ensuring a safe and secure environment for our faculty, staff, students, and visitors. To assist in achieving that goal, we conduct background investigations for all prospective employees. CU Anschutz strongly encourages vaccination against the COVID-19 virus and other vaccine preventable diseases (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/downloads/adult/adult-combined-schedule.pdf) . If you work, visit, or volunteer in healthcare facilities or clinics operated by our affiliated hospital or clinical partners or by CU Anschutz, you will be required to comply with the vaccination and medical surveillance policies of the facilities or clinics where you work, visit, or volunteer, respectively. In addition, if you work in certain research areas or perform certain safety sensitive job duties, you must enroll in the occupational health medical surveillance program (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=https://research.cuanschutz.edu/ehs/home/divisions/occupational-health/oh-enrollment) . Application Materials Required: Cover Letter, Resume/CV, List of References : Research Services : Aurora Department: U0001 -- Anschutz Med Campus or Denver - 21576 - SOP-ADR Operations : Full-time : Jul 9, 2025 : Ongoing Posting Contact Name: Karen Kimes Posting Contact Email: karen.kimes@cuanschutz.edu (https://apptrkr.com/get\_redirect.php?id=6372687&targetURL=karen.kimes@cuanschutz.edu) Position Number: 00811884jeid-9d9f6df903a68e429cf5be4cc609e215 The University of Colorado does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, pregnancy, disability, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, political affiliation, or political philosophy. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply.