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WVU Medicine · 14 hours ago

Senior Grant Strategist

Morgantown, WV

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

WVU Medicine is seeking an experienced, results-driven Senior Grant Strategist to lead enterprise-wide grant strategy and execution across the health system. This role is responsible for identifying, developing, and submitting high-value grant proposals that advance system priorities, including clinical program expansion and community impact.

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Responsibilities

Identifies and evaluates grant opportunities aligned with defined enterprise priorities, in coordination with executive leadership and subject matter experts

Leads the end-to-end execution of grant proposals, including proposal planning, narrative development, coordination of required documentation, and submission

Develops and maintains a centralized enterprise grant pipeline, tracking opportunities, timelines, internal approvals, submissions, awards, and reporting requirements

Serves as the primary point of coordination during grant development among clinical leaders, researchers, operational teams, finance, legal, compliance, philanthropy, and research administration

Coordinates closely with Finance to develop grant budgets and justifications and with Legal and Compliance to ensure regulatory and contractual adherence

Partners with Research Administration to align proposals with institutional research policies, sponsor requirements, and internal review processes, as applicable

Leverages existing program documentation, outcomes data, and published research—developed in collaboration with research and communications partners—to strengthen grant competitiveness

Ensures all submissions meet funder guidelines, quality standards, and internal approval requirements

Provides regular updates to leadership on grant activity, including submissions, awards, funding totals, and success rates

Maintains awareness of evolving funding trends, sponsor priorities, and regulatory requirements to inform enterprise grant strategy

Works closely with Government Relations to identify grant opportunities, support advocacy efforts, and align funding pursuits with legislative and policy priorities

Qualification

Grant writingStakeholder collaborationProject managementFederal funding knowledgeAnalytical skillsWritten communicationAttention to detail

Required

Bachelor's degree in public health, health administration, public policy, healthcare management, communications, or related field

Five (5) years of professional grant writing experience, preferably within healthcare, academic medicine, public health, or large nonprofit organizations

Demonstrated success securing federal, state, and/or foundation grant funding

Experience managing multiple concurrent grant submissions under tight deadlines

Demonstrated expertise in developing and submitting competitive grant proposals, with the ability to manage the full grant lifecycle from opportunity identification through submission and post-award narrative reporting

Strong project management and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple concurrent grant submissions, deadlines, and internal approval processes

Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse stakeholder groups, including executive leadership, clinicians, researchers, finance, legal, compliance, philanthropy, and operational teams

Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to assess grant feasibility, competitiveness, and alignment with enterprise priorities

Excellent written communication skills specific to grant development, including the ability to translate complex clinical, operational, and research initiatives into clear, funder-ready narratives

High attention to detail and accuracy to ensure compliance with funder guidelines, submission requirements, and internal review standards