What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

We are hiring immediately for a Full Time Grants & Contracts Specialist to join our School of Public Health Team in Dallas, TX 75207. This position offers flexible scheduling and the option to work remotely weekly. In this position, you would support the Center for Pediatric Population Health and serve as the primary contact for the Dallas center faculty for all post-award activities associated with sponsored programs.

Once you join us, you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees

• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year)
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue!
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service)
• Build your future with our excellent retirement/pension plan!

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ well-being is important to us. We offer work/life services such as...

• Free financial and legal counseling
• Free mental health counseling services
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs
• Other employee discounts, including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc.
• Resources for child and elder care
• Plus, many more

Position Summary:

Assists in planning, coordinating and monitoring the research activities of the unit. Develops and administers procedures designed to comply with appropriate regulations relating to the administration of government and private research grants and contracts and for the interpretation and application of such procedures and regulations.

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Assists Principal Investigator with pre and post-award administration and coordinating.
• Analyzes proposed grants and contract proposals, awards for special conditions/restrictions, and establishes controls as needed to ensure full compliance.
• Assists Principal Investigators and their staff to ensure allowability and allocability by counseling and disseminating information and guidelines of the various granting agencies.
• Distributes to Principal Investigators pertinent information relating to contractual provisions and obligations.
• Adjust budgets dependent upon contract requirements.
• Coordinates activities in establishing grant protocol with institutions that may be involved in similar activities named by the grant.
• Assists in developing progress plans with professional organizations relative to the objective and purpose of grant funding for a particular area of research or training.
• Compiles financial and personnel reports for grants and contracts at the departmental or school level.
• Negotiate with the agency regarding renewal of contract/subcontract.
• Oversees proper close-out of grants and contracts, including final financial reports to grant agency.
• Creates and maintains an inventory of assets procured under contract and grant accounts.
• Performs other duties as assigned.