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# Manager, Grants and Contracts Administration at Scismic

- **Company:** Scismic
- **Location:** Phoenix, AZ
- **Compensation:** $110k–$120k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2025-09-02
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/scismic/915dfa0f-0a01-4853-8a78-99ac86810a99

## Job description

Scismic is supporting a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing early diagnostics and smarter treatments through cutting-edge translational genomics research.

Job Overview: They are looking for a Manager, Grant and Contract Administration to manage the Organization's pre- and post-award grant administration, including all training grants and larger program project grant applications with moderate supervision. The position also requires extensive interaction with faculty, Business Development, Finance, and legal regarding the administration and negotiation of industry contracts.

- Leads, under the direction of the Sr. Director, Office of Sponsored Research, in the development of policies and plans for the activities and management of grants, contracts, and related research requirements.
- Maintains current knowledge of Institute and federal, state, and agency guidelines for Sponsored Research administration.
- Works with the Finance Office to oversee the post-award financial grants management, including communication with external sponsors in regard to budget reallocations and reporting.
- Reviews, processes and negotiates all consortium/contractual agreements and provides Finance with original executed agreement.
- Reviews labor distribution and effort [commitments.Monitor](http://commitments.Monitor) project progress against [milestones.Primarily](http://milestones.Primarily) responsible for the Institute’s special projects and executive faculty research (e.g. training grants including all K awards and R25 program project grants including P01s, P50s, cooperative grants such as U01s, STTRs and SBIRs) and act as primary liaison with program area administrators and PIs on all aspects of their grants, including pre and post-award [issues.Assists](http://issues.Assists) researchers in grant proposal preparation, including budget construction, administrative documents, and formatted proposal per the sponsor’s requirements. Submits, in conjunction with the PI, Just-in-Time information, re-budgeting, and interim and final (closeout) reports required for award. Reviews labor distribution and effort commitments. Monitor project progress against milestones. Administer the processing of research agreements.
- Oversee the preparation, review, filing, and entering of grants and contracts into the Cayuse Research Administration system and follow-up on the status of grant applications, program/project proposals and research agreements.
- Provide grant management for awarded projects including progress report preparation/submission, subcontract monitoring/execution, sponsor approvals, and close out [documentation.Develops](http://documentation.Develops) and provides standard and ad hoc reports on sponsored research for the Sr. Director of Sponsored Research and other Senior Leadership.
- Supervises two Grant & Contract Administrator staff members.

Requirements:

- Bachelor's degree, Master's Degree or PhD in Business Administration, Finance, accounting, or related field required.5+ years of demonstrated experience with pre- and post-award experience at a non-profit research institution or university/college required.
- Research administration experience and/or understanding of pre-award administration preferred.
- Working knowledge: Federal, state, and agency policy guidelines Cost accounting standards (uniform guidance requirements) Ability to interpret grant application instructions (RFAs, PAs, and RFPs).
- Ability to work with minimum supervision.
- Excellent interpersonal, analytical, communication and organizational skills.
- Ability to work in and adjust to a growing and dynamic environment.
- Strong writing skills and ability to draft business documents.
- Attention to detail.

Benefits/Perks:

- BC/BS of Arizona health coverage.
- Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long Term Disability
- Top notch EAP with a full scope of concierge type services
- 401k with 6% match
- Generous time off
- Commuter benefits
- Much, much more!

## About Scismic

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Scismic is a digital STEM ecosystem that uses explainable AI and skills-based matching to connect life science, deep tech, and manufacturing employers with qualified talent, while also providing workforce development tools for educators and economic organizations.
- **Entity Type**: Private (NIH-funded)
- **Headquarters**: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (with offices in Boston, London, and Singapore)
- **Founded**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Founders**: Dr. Danika Khong, PhD (CEO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: HR tech / talent platform for STEM (Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Deep Tech)
- **Target customers**: B2B (employers in pharma, biotech, medtech, AI/ML, robotics), B2C (STEM job seekers), B2G (economic development organizations, professional associations), B2E (universities and training providers)
- **Mission**: "Put the right scientists in the right roles to help drive innovation forward" and address the broken connection between academia and industry [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/about)

## Products & Services
- **Scismic Connect**: AI-powered hiring platform for employers. Provides gender- and race-blind skills matching, guarantees 3 interview-ready candidates, 97% first-year retention, and free replacement if a hire leaves within 12 months. Reduces time-to-hire by 80% [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/employers)
- **Skills Locker**: Skills intelligence solution for education institutions. Maps curriculum to labor market demand, tracks emerging skills by region, and improves graduate employment outcomes [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/?hsLang=en)
- **SMARTBoard EDU**: White-label technology for economic development organizations and professional associations to build skills-first communities, map regional talent supply/demand, and coordinate multi-stakeholder initiatives [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/?hsLang=en)
- **Job Seeker Platform**: Free platform for STEM professionals to find jobs, receive personalized career pathway recommendations, and access upskilling opportunities [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/?hsLang=en)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed
- **Key Metric**: Over 80,000 scientists and engineers screened; 8,000+ skills mapped (NIH-awarded taxonomy); 97% employee retention beyond 12 months [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/employers)
- **Notable Investors / Partners**: Funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to reduce bias in candidate evaluation; also partners with economic development organizations and professional associations [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scismic-llc)
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount of 9 employees (-22.2% YoY, -4 people) per LinkedIn; LinkedIn followers 11,609 (+18.9% yearly). The company is expanding into workforce development and education verticals with white-label solutions [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scismic-llc)

## Competitive Advantages
- **NIH-awarded skills-matching technology** that is gender- and race-blind, reducing bias in candidate screening
- **Specialized focus on STEM** (life sciences, manufacturing, deep tech) – not a generalist platform
- **Strong retention guarantees**: 97% first-year retention, free replacement within 12 months
- **Plug-and-play ecosystem** for multiple stakeholders (employers, educators, workforce boards) – not just a job board

## Strategic Focus
- **Skills-first hiring** – moving away from pedigree-based evaluation to verified skills data
- **Bridging the academia-industry gap** – helping translate STEM education into commercial innovation
- **Workforce development at scale** – white-label solutions for regional economic development and professional associations
- **Expanding education partnerships** – aligning curriculum with real-time labor market demand

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Mission-driven team of PhD scientists and engineers who understand the rigor of research and the importance of talent in STEM. Rated 4.5/5.0 on LinkedIn (6 reviews) with high scores for Work-Life (4.7) and Culture (4.6), but lower for Compensation (2.4) [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scismic-llc)
- **Remote/Hybrid/Office**: Not explicitly stated; headquarters in Cambridge, MA with global offices (Boston, London, Singapore). Likely hybrid or remote-friendly given 9 employees across multiple countries.
- **Notable Perks**: Opportunity to work on NIH-funded technology that directly impacts diversity and innovation in STEM. Small team offers high autonomy and impact. Focus on career development and upskilling for employees as well.
- **Engineering Culture**: Building explainable AI and skills-matching algorithms; team is composed of researchers, product innovators, and commercial strategists [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/about)

## Sources
1. [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/?hsLang=en) – Company homepage and ecosystem overview
2. [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/about) – About page, founders, mission, team
3. [scismic.com](https://scismic.com/employers) – Employer solutions and metrics
4. [linkedin.com](https://www.linkedin.com/company/scismic-llc) – LinkedIn company page, employee count, followers, reviews
5. [builtin.com](https://builtin.com/company/scismic) – Built In profile, description

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