Grants and Contracts Analyst

The Grants and Contracts Analyst is the institutional subject matter expert (SME) for Cayuse, responsible for system integrity, user support, workflow optimization, troubleshooting, and data reporting. This role ensures that Cayuse functions effectively as a core research administration system and supports transparent, efficient, and compliant grants management operations. This position oversees system configuration, workflow design, user permissions, and data governance.

This position will also serve as a cross-functional liaison between the pre‑award and post‑award teams, managing and supporting the institution’s research administration systems and processes across the full grant lifecycle—from proposal development to award closeout. This position ensures the accurate tracking, reporting, and maintenance of all sponsored project data ensuring grant operations are aligned with institutional and regulatory requirements.