Grants & Contracts Specialist

2 months ago


Seattle, United States HDT Bio Full time

HDT is recruiting a motivated individual who will specialize in grant/contract management to support the company’s future grants and contracts filings as well as support existing awards. The successful candidate will work as part of the Operations and Grants Management teams, which largely focus on facilitating the early-stage discovery, translation, and clinical development of cutting-edge immunotherapy products. This individual will work closely with the existing team and will be involved in all phases of the grant and contract life cycle, from pre-award post-award management, ensuring compliance and effective administration of grants and contracts. The role will offer an opportunity to foster partnership across the non-profit, for-profit, and federal sectors, aligning with current market incentives to engage diverse stakeholders. The individual will collaborate with other members of a creative research environment and participate in bringing next-generation innovative products to patients.


Responsibilities

  • Develop into, and serve, as a subject matter expert in the development and submission of grants/contracts management
  • Development and implementation and of resource tools, processes and best practices
  • Build meaningful relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including federal government, academic, and industry partners, to keep abreast of application and submission landscapes
  • Assist in infrastructural development of existing independent and collaborative research, translational, or clinical development grants/contracts, as well as proposal preparation and submissions
  • Support the entire lifecycle of grants and contracts, including pre-award, post-award, compliance, and closeout activities
  • Liaise with, and monitor, sub-contractors for development of submissions
  • Assist in the review and submission of pre-award items such as applications, Just-In-Time (JIT) requests, and other requests from Sponsors as needed
  • Partnering with the Grants, Programs and Finance teams to manage and forecast assigned grants’ budgets for accurate decision making in the allocation of grant/contract funds
  • Communicate continuously throughout the granting or contracting process with principal investigators and key team research members regarding their proposals/awards
  • Approach work with a strategic mindset, focusing on work that supports the broader company’s mission and objectives
  • Assists with project plans, ensuring all key business objectives, goals, deliverables and milestones are identified
  • Demonstrate exceptional communication and negotiation skills in task-specific deliverables such as contracts discussions and project-related assignments
  • Working experience and knowledge base of regulations associated with federal agencies such as NIH, DoD, CDC, BARDA, USDA and NSF preferred


Qualifications

  • Knowledge of or willingness to learn the legal, compliance, and transparency requirements associated with federal grants and contracts
  • Ability to work in a clear and courageous way to manage difficult conversations though direct and constructive dialogue
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication and negotiation skills in task-specific deliverables such as contracts, discussions, and project-related assignments
  • Ability to multi-task priorities simultaneously
  • Ability to communicate impactful initiatives to stakeholder audience(s) through the proper channels and modes of communication


Education/Experience

  • Minimum 1-2 years’ experience working in Grant Management, with consideration of tangential experience in Operations, Program Management, Finance, or Compliance in Research Administration
  • Bachelor’s in related functions (finance, accounting, business operations, etc.) preferred


This summary describes a portion of the essential functions/responsibilities of this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all job duties. Management reserves the right to modify the duties of this position as necessary.


HDT Bio is a vaccine and immunotherapy Biotechnology company with next-generation approaches designed to enable the body’s immune system to prevent and cure disease. We have engineered our technologies to Access, Activate, and Amplify the immune system’s natural ability to create antibodies and T-cells that fight cancer and infectious diseases such as SARS-CoV-2. We are developing multiple product candidates from our proprietary discovery platforms, including LION™, which has the potential to provide health benefits to a broad patient population.


HDT Bio offers a comprehensive compensation plan which includes health insurance for employees and dependents (inclusive of multiple plants to choose from, including a $0 premium plan with HSA and company contribution), generous PTO (11 observed holidays and week-long year-end closure), stock options with Carta Tax Advisory for equity and tax support, flexible spending accounts (FSAs), commuting benefits (ORCA or paid parking), and retirement benefits with company match.


HDT Bio Corp. is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. This environment is encouraged by HDT's culture, which supports women in science through our Women+ group, creates inclusive events to highlight the diverse cultures represented by our staff, and with the adoption of an open office environment for all. Qualified applicants of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, veteran, or disability status are encouraged to apply. Applicants will be considered for employment without regard to these or any other actual or perceived statuses.



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