Grants & Administration Project Manager

The University of Kansas Cancer Center is hiring a: Grants & Administration Project Manager

This position will serve as the pre and post award grant manager and will be responsible for the management of a large, complex and active University department. This position works with staff to provide direction in a variety of business-related functions including finance, budget, grant administration and support for human resources-related activities.

Job Duties include:
Grant Pre-Award

• Assist the Deputy Director of the Cancer Center and Division Director of Genomic Diagnostics with gathering of required documents for grant submission. 

Grant Post Award

• Manage funds of awarded grants by adhering to the spending guidelines for that funding mechanism and associated Notice of Award (NOA). 
• Manage and maintain metrics on studies for annual reports. 

Oversight of the COBRE Grant for the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine (KIPM) - (40% of role)

• Review all applications to NIGMS for Pilot Project Leads (PPLs), Research Project Leads (RPLs) and supplements for accuracy.
• Work closely with the KIPM Administrative Director on the solicitation of pilot projects annually. 
• Work with the departments providing institutional pilot funding to ensure the assignment and utilization of funds.

Finance

• Invoice for services performed by the Biomarker Discovery Lab.
• Manage and monitor the Director’s assigned Kansas University Endowment Association funds.
• Work closely with School of Medicine (SOM) on overall commitments and Director’s funding and payroll.

HR Activity & Management

• Assist Director with recruitment activities by collaborating with HR.
• Oversight of the Executive Assistant (EA)

Our ideal candidate has:

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 3 years of accounting/financial management experience.
• 3 years of experience with grant management.
• 3 years of managing direct reports.

We prefer the following:

• 3 years of experience in an academic research environment or working for a top-level executive.
• Experience with NIH grant mechanisms and requirements, particularly P20s.

This role will report to Dr. Godwin a Professor and Division Director of Genomic Diagnostics in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at KUMC (also the Chancellors Distinguished Chair in Biomedical Sciences endowed Professor, Director of Molecular Oncology, Director of the Kansas Institute for Precision Medicine COBRE, Director of the KU Cancer Center Biospecimen Repository, and Deputy Director of the KU Cancer Center).  

This role assists the following labs with their finances:
Research Lab 
Biomarker Discovery Lab
Biospecimen Repository

For more information and to apply, please go to: https://kumc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/kumc-jobs/job/Kansas-City-Metro-Area/Grants-and-Administration-Project-Manager---Cancer-Center_JR008616.