The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education, and prevention. It was named the nation's No. 1 hospital for cancer care in U.S. News & World Report's 2024-2025 rankings. It is one of the nation's original three comprehensive cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute.Pre-Award- Identify RFAs and funding for Faculty. Reviews RFA for all guidelines and requirements.
- Submits proposals to include collection of required documents and adherence to all sponsor and institutional guidelines.
- Ensures accuracy and compliance with sponsor regulations and institutional policy.
- Establish templates for proposal submissions for items such as budget, budget justification, facilities and resources, equipment, and others.
- Prepares and develops grants, budgets, and justifications.
- Ensures that administrative and financial support and other resources are available.
- Completes award setup to include internal processes such as advance setup, Budget Authorization Form for awarded budgets.
- Maintains faculty other support documents and biosketches for utilization during the grants submission process.
- Provides oversight and maintains a database and tracking system of all grants to monitor the status of submitted, pending, awarded, and funded grants.
Post-Award- Provides divisional support to assigned departments to include independently planning, implementation, and management of all grant funding and grant initiatives.
- Prepares and submits progress and other reports including no-cost extensions, carry-forward requests, budget transfers, effort reduction requests, etc.
- Monitors the progress of existing grants.
- Subrecipient monitoring to include routing subcontract items and following through to ensure subcontract agreements are processed in a timely manner.
- Communicates with faculty, institutional, federal, private, program, subrecipients, and other officials in grant-related matters relying on independent decision-making.
- Coordinates with the Legal Department and Grants and Contracts the issuance of subcontracts and follow-through on invoice payment.
- Serves as a resource to others who participate in the grant process.
- Trains new team members, providing direction in research administration procedures.
Research Administration- Provides management in all aspects of grant awards. This includes pre-award, post-award, progress reports, no-cost extensions, and closeouts.
- Works closely with the Financial Analysts to ensure funding plans are completed for all PIs and teams.
- Meets quarterly with Principal Investigators to proactively review grant funding status, research personnel support, and deadlines and to ensure compliance with prior approval requirements of each funding agency.
- Supports effort reporting for the Division of Internal Medicine.
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree.
EXPERIENCE: Two years of grant management experience such as grant writing, grant submission, and financial administration and one year of lead or supervisory experience. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one-to-one year basis. Successful completion of the LEADing Self Accelerate and/or LEADing Self Discover programs may substitute for one year of required supervisory or management experience. Completion of both programs can be substituted for a maximum of two years of supervisory or management experience. Must pass pre-employment skills test as required and administered by Human Resources.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state, or local laws unless such distinction is required by law.
Additional Information- Requisition ID: 171013
- Employment Status: Full-Time
- Employee Status: Regular
- Work Week: Days
- Minimum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 77,000
- Midpoint Salary: US Dollar (USD) 96,000
- Maximum Salary: US Dollar (USD) 115,000
- FLSA: exempt and not eligible for overtime pay
- Fund Type: Soft
- Work Location: Hybrid Onsite/Remote
- Pivotal Position: No
- Referral Bonus Available?: No
- Relocation Assistance Available?: No
- Science Jobs: No
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