Grants Specialist (Intermediate – Senior Level)

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:

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.

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 – this role is expected to work onsite and is located in Aurora, CO.

Why Join Us:

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.

Why work for the University?

We have AMAZING benefits and offer exceptional amounts of holiday, vacation, and sick leave! The University of Colorado offers an excellent benefits package including:

• 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