Program Coordinator - Grant Development

Join our team as a Remote professional in this impactful contract position with an academic health system renowned for pushing the boundaries in every arena, from research to life‑saving discoveries. This organization is a leader in innovations in patient care, advancements in public health, and world‑class medical education. In this role, you will support a mission‑driven environment focused on groundbreaking medical research.

The #1 feature of this opportunity is the chance to act as the strategic architect for a high‑stakes, national‑scale pediatric research grant that will directly improve life‑saving perioperative care for children across the country. We are looking for a visionary scientific storyteller who can take complex data and transform it into a compelling, fundable narrative that resonates with the highest levels of federal reviewers.

By joining this project, you will gain unparalleled exposure to multi‑institutional collaborations and high‑level stakeholder engagement strategies, significantly elevating your professional portfolio in the academic research space. While the work is fast‑paced and intellectually rigorous, this remote contract offers the flexibility you need to balance your high‑impact contributions with your personal life. You will thrive here if you are passionate about medical innovation and want to see your expertise in grant writing turn a promising resubmission into a groundbreaking reality.

Duration: ~3 months (end of May)

• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Experience coordinating academic or research projects
• Ability to manage many emails and deadlines simultaneously
• Professional email writing

• Experience working with academic medicine or research grants
• Experience coordinating multi-institution collaborations
• Familiarity with letters of support and grant submissions

We need a highly organized program coordinator to support national coordination of a large multi‑institutional grant submission. This role focuses on communications, outreach, and document coordination, not writing the grant itself. The coordinator will help gather letters, manage communications, and identify potential national partners and sponsor organizations.

• Send and track emails to collaborators across institutions
• Collect and organize:
  • letters of support
  • biosketches
  • institutional documents
• Draft and send template emails for PI review
• Identify and reach out to:
  • national sponsor organizations
  • partner institutions
  • stakeholder groups
• Track responses and follow-ups
• Maintain organized folder of all grant materials
• Coordinate deadlines across sites
• Ensure all documents submitted before May deadline

• Extremely organized
• Responsive and proactive
• Comfortable reaching out nationally
• Able to follow up persistently but professionally

Posted By: Andrea Jones