Proposal Manager, Research Grants and Contracts

• Read each solicitation and build a compliance matrix that maps every requirement to a section and an owner.
• Set the schedule from kickoff to submission, and hold writers and reviewers to it.
• Lead writing teams of scientists and engineers, assign sections and edit the whole for one voice.
• Build budgets and budget justifications with finance, checking each cost against the solicitation's rules.
• Collect the forms, letters, biographical sketches and other documents each submission requires.
• Run review rounds against the evaluation criteria and track every comment to its resolution.
• Check page limits, formatting and file rules, then submit through the sponsor's portal before the deadline.
• Keep a library of past proposals, resumes, boilerplate and graphics current for the next proposal.
• Track new solicitations that fit Rillor's work and give each one a written go or no-go review.

• 3+ years managing proposals for research grants or contracts.
• Experience building compliance matrices and proposal schedules.
• Experience with research budgets, including direct and indirect costs.
• Strong editing in plain English.
• Able to lead writers who do not report to you.

• APMP Foundation or Practitioner certification.
• Proposals for computing, data or engineering research.
• Experience with cost proposals and pricing.
• Shipley or a similar proposal process.

$79,000 to $137,000 a year

Full-time W-2 employment with health insurance, a retirement plan and paid leave.

No application deadline. We accept applications for this role on an ongoing basis.

Remote, United States