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A client of ours is looking for a Grants Manager to support grants and investigator-initiated study operations within Medical Affairs. The Grants Manager oversees end-to-end IIS and medical grants operations, ensuring alignment with medical strategy, strong governance, budget oversight, and compliance. This role drives process standardization, portfolio tracking, and cross-functional coordination to support efficient, audit-ready grant management. This Long-term Contract opportunity is suited for a detail-oriented individual who can coordinate complex workflows, strengthen governance practices, and keep budgets, documentation, and timelines on track in a matrixed environment.
Job Responsibility
Manage full lifecycle of IIS and grants activities including intake, review cycles, governance, and milestone tracking
Align grants operations with Medical Affairs strategy and organizational priorities
Standardize processes and ensure consistency across systems and teams
Oversee governance forums, including planning, documentation, and decision tracking
Partner with Finance on budget planning, tracking, reconciliation, and variance analysis
Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and portfolio trackers
monitor progress and mitigate risks
Ensure compliance with SOPs, policies, and regulatory requirements
maintain audit-ready documentation
Drive process improvements, SOP updates, and template standardization
Build dashboards and reporting tools
deliver KPI-driven insights and executive-ready summaries
Serve as liaison across Medical Affairs, Finance, Compliance, Legal, and external partners
communicate updates, risks, and decisions clearly
Requirements
Bachelor's degree required
8+ years of experience in pharma/biotech within Medical Affairs operations, grants management, or program management
Hands-on experience managing IIS and/or medical grants processes, including governance and compliance
Strong cross-functional leadership skills without direct authority
Advanced proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership
Nice to have
advanced degree or PMP/certification preferred
Experience with process improvement, SOP development, and compliance frameworks preferred
Familiarity with global/international regulatory requirements a plus