GRANTS MANAGER
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Education
Posted on April 13, 2019
Req #: | 165595 |
Department: | ONCOLOGY |
Job Location: | South Lake Union |
Posting Date: | 03/13/2019 |
Closing Info: | Open Until Filled |
Salary: | Salary is commensurate with experience and education |
Shift: | First Shift |
UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for five consecutive years.
The School of Medicine’s Cancer Vaccine Institute (CVI) has an excellent opportunity for a Grants Manager.
Under the general supervision of the Executive Director and Research Operations Director, the Grants Manager will be responsible for all aspects of pre and post-award grants and contracts management for the Institute in both the pre-clinical and clinical realms.
This person will be responsible for providing expertise in both pre-award policies and practices as defined by sponsors, federal, state and the University, while managing CVI’s grant and contract program from proposal development through submission to funding sponsors. Proposal development responsibilities include working directly with principal investigators, department directors, and other staff; developing budgets and preparing administrative portions of proposals; and recommending and implementing departmental policies and practices to ensure compliance with sponsor and university requirements.
Pre-award responsibilities include: 1) developing and administering proposal timelines, 2) assist scientific staff in creating budgets, 3) preparing administrative portions of proposals, 4) writing technical components of proposals including budget justifications, methods sections of proposals, facilities descriptions, biosketches and similar, 5) assisting with literature review, creation of graphs and figures, development of citations, 6) insuring compliance with sponsor and university requirements, 7) quality control of applications.
Post-award responsibilities include: 1) preparing and submitting progress reports according to sponsor requirements, 2) providing technical advice and interpretation of regulations to Division faculty and staff, and 3) preparing and submitting Just-in-Time materials. This position is responsible for quality control of applications before they leave the office.
The Cancer Vaccine Institute resides within the School of Medicine (SOM) Medical Oncology Division. The position is responsible for managing compliance to policies unique to SOM. This position has the opportunity and the risk to increase a faculty members’ research portfolio and therefore opportunity for promotion. The Grants Manager will be responsible for preparing incoming and outgoing subawards and contracts with these diverse organizations and their performance will affect valuable funder and collaborator relationships.
Grant & Contract Administration and Compliance Management
Portfolio Management
Administrative Responsibilities
Quality Assurance
As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For detailed information on Benefits for this position, click here.
REQUIREMENTS:
Additional Requirements:
Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.
DESIRED
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Application Process:
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