Grants Manager

The Grants Manager is part of the Basic Science Administration POD2 Pre-Award team at Vanderbilt University and is a key individual contributor responsible for coordinating and managing a portion of the POD2 applications, grants and contracts. This position works with POD2 Faculty, Students, Staff and collaborating departments and institutions to help construct and submit sponsored funding applications; and to coordinate the subsequent contracts or award funding for successful proposals. Reporting directly to the Administrative Officer for the POD2 Pre-Award team, the Grants Manager submits work flow through the Administrative Officer and subsequently with the central Sponsored Programs Administration office at Vanderbilt University, as well as similar offices at collaborating organizations.

The Grants Manager should have an attention to minute detail; a strong work ethic relative in particular to strict deadlines; the ability to learn new concepts and systems; the social and communic