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Lila Sciences · 3 weeks ago

Senior Manager, Grants and Contracts (Pre-and Post-Award)

Cambridge, MA USA

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level

$140K/yr - $173K/yr

7+ years exp

Lila Sciences is pioneering a new age of boundless discovery through its scientific superintelligence platform. The Senior Manager, Grants and Contracts will build and lead the non-dilutive funding engine, managing the full lifecycle of funding proposals and ensuring compliance across various federal and foundation sponsors.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Foundational AILife ScienceSoftware

Responsibilities

Manage pipeline, calendars, and teaming for DOE/ARPA‑E, DoD/DARPA, NSF, NIH, ARPA‑H, select international organizations, and foundations; ensure on-time, compliant submissions

Build budgets and justifications; compile administrative and compliance documents; coordinate subrecipient packages; manage submissions via Grants.gov, Research.gov, eRA Commons/ASSIST, ARPA‑E eXCHANGE, and DoD portals

Support terms and conditions for grants, cooperative agreements, contracts, and OTAs; address IP/data rights, publication, and export control; set up a proposal and award tracking system with award files, codes, and reporting calendars; brief PIs

Lead financial management and reporting (e.g., SF‑425), RPPR/technical deliverables, invoicing/drawdowns, cost share, budget revisions, and subrecipient monitoring; manage invention reporting (iEdison) and closeout

Ensure adherence to 2 CFR 200, agency guides, SBIR/STTR policies, and relevant FAR/DFARS flowdowns; maintain audit readiness and internal controls across time/effort, procurement, travel, and equipment

Stand up SOPs, budget models, checklists, boilerplate, and dashboards; maintain registrations (UEI/CAGE, SAM) and sponsor systems; integrate with Finance/ERP and Legal workflows

Partner with PIs, Finance, Legal, and Ops; run training and office hours; establish scalable processes and hire a small team as award volume grows

Qualification

Federal research fundingPre-Post-award managementBudget developmentGrants.gov proficiencyCost principles masteryExcel proficiencyLeadership experienceCross-functional communicationDeadline managementSOP developmentOrganization skills

Required

7+ years managing federal research funding with a strong track record across DOE/ARPA‑E, DoD/DARPA, NSF, NIH, ARPA‑H, and foundations

Full-cycle expertise in pre- and post-award, from budget development and submission to financial reporting, subrecipient monitoring, and closeout

Mastery of cost principles (allowable/allocable/reasonable), indirect/F&A, cost share, and budget narratives

Proficiency with Grants.gov, Research.gov, eRA Commons/ASSIST, ARPA‑E eXCHANGE, DARPA BAAT, DoD portals (e.g., eBRAP), iEdison; strong Excel and ERP/financial systems fluency

Exceptional writing, organization, and deadline management; strong cross-functional communicator

Leadership experience building processes and mentoring/leading a small team

Preferred

Prior government experience (e.g., military, other federal agency, FFRDC, DoD lab, etc.)

Active or prior security clearance and/or export control program experience

CRA/CPRA, PMP, or contracts certifications; experience with OTAs and cooperative agreements; familiarity with NIST 800‑171/CMMC

Demonstrated improvements in win rate, reporting timeliness, audit outcomes, or scalable process/SOP development

Benefits

Bonus potential

Generous early equity

Company

Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences creates a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. It is a sub-organization of Flagship Pioneering.

Founded in 2023

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

201-500 employees