Research & Grant Administrator Jobs

Overview

Now is the time to join us and make a difference. Be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives. Here at the American Heart Association, you matter and so does your career.

The Research and Grant Administrator will serve as the managerial lead for strategic and/or restricted research initiatives, including but not limited to the Good Food Fellows Program, grant funded via the Rockefeller Foundation. The Research and Grant Administrator will have a sufficient level of science-related work experience to oversee research administration and communication activities, with a wide range of duties to ensure that the strategic research awards operate efficiently and effectively. This position has responsibility for stewarding volunteer Committees as the assigned primary staff resource, to develop and implement the direction, collaboration, and communications for working with awardees, fellows, training directors, principal investigators, and other key personnel. Additionally, this position works closely with others to develop documents such as executive summaries, reports, procedures, requests for applications (RFA) and other records as needed. Additional duties include working with PTFI and Good Food U colleagues, as well as mission advancement, program, and communications staff to develop and produce reports and other documents for research initiatives, research grant program descriptions, development of website content and other communications.

(This is a grant funded position with funding to 12/31/25)

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

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Responsibilities

• Provide write-ups for funder-required grant reports and other documents, as requested, related to Good Food U and Good Food Fellows programs.
• In conjunction with other AHA staff, contribute to the creation of content for e-Learning modules on community engaged research, leadership development, and science communication. Provide dissemination of curriculum content for the fellows.
• Oversee the peer-review and administrative processes for providing grants to PTFI Centers of Excellence for Good Food U and Good Food Fellows, including knowledge and use of Proposal Central system to track and administer the fellowships.
• Support the monitoring and evaluation of research grants awarded to Good Food Fellows. Supervise and training project/program coordinator.
• Working with the Institutional Training Directors and other AHA volunteers and staff, provide mentorship and professional development guidance for Good Food Fellows.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and use databases and spreadsheets.
• Project management experience
• Excellent written and oral communications skills
• Advanced skills in Micro Soft office suite of products
• 3-5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to analyze, organize, order, and present data.

Compensation & Benefits

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package. Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees. The number of days will increase based on seniority level. You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program. HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary. That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs, based on the type of position.
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution. As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees. This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2024 Goal: Every person deserves the opportunity for a full, healthy life. As champions for health equity, by 2024, the American Heart Association will advance cardiovascular health for all, including identifying and removing barriers to health care access and quality.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunity applies to both our workforce and the communities we serve as it relates to heart health and stroke prevention.

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Location US-TX-Dallas

Posted Date 3 days ago (5/10/2023 5:58 PM)

Requisition ID 2023-10562

Job Category Science & Research

Position Type Full Time

Location: TX-Dallas