Coordinator of Grants and Contracts (Job ID #46091)The Department of Pharmacy Practice in the College of Pharmacy invites applications for Coordinator of Grants and Contracts with an anticipated start date of November 16, 2014. Founded in 1859, our College is the fifth oldest College of Pharmacy in the United States and the oldest entity within the University of Illinois system. Our education and research programs are ranked among the top colleges of pharmacy in the country. The College of Pharmacy is one of six health profession colleges on the UIC campus, one of only five academic health centers in the U.S. with all of the health professions.Description:This position manages and coordinates finances for funded research and clinical trials programs of the department. Responsibilities include administration of research budgets and related fiscal planning, personnel management, data gathering and analysis, grant writing and reporting. This position also serves as a resource person for the department faculty and liaison for grant-related issues with other campus units and external funding agencies.Duties:
- Oversee, analyze, manage and execute all aspects of local and federal sponsored project applications/submission for the department. Research and formulate all grant/contract budgets. Recommend possible courses of action; establish new procedures and initiate changes in existing procedures to increase the operating efficiency of the Department as it related to grants.
- Initiate, develop and manage pre-award proposal documentation and pre and post award procedures for Grant Proposals; develop, forecast and maintain budgets and budget justifications, institutional information, sponsor compliance; institutional and regulatory information for federal/state & other extern
- Oversee, analyze, manage and execute all aspects of local and federal sponsored project applications/submission for the department. Research and formulate all grant/contract budgets. Recommend possible courses of action; establish new procedures and initiate changes in existing procedures to increase the operating efficiency of the Department as it related to grants.
- Initiate, develop and manage pre-award proposal documentation and pre and post award procedures for Grant Proposals; develop, forecast and maintain budgets and budget justifications, institutional information, sponsor compliance; institutional and regulatory al agencies and Institutional Review Board (IRB) status, in compliance with grant guidelines for all department research awards, supporting the Institution’s research program activities.
- Advise department head on matters related to the fiscal management of departments research resources and strategic planning for research activities
- Manage customized monthly and ad hoc cost and financial reporting for the department and the grantor/sponsors; manage operational finances for all sponsored projects.
- Primary administrator on all sponsored research activities within the Department including serve as a liaison for grant-related issues to UIC campus research units such as OVCR, ORS etc. and external federal and private funding agencies.
- Administrator to faculty for regulatory compliance on sponsored projects. Inform PI’s and research staff of changes in sponsor policies and regulations ensuring compliance with all changes
Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree in Business/Business Administration, Management, Accounting, Finance or a related field (Master’s degree preferred).
- Requires a minimum of 5 years of experience in a research setting or research management with skills in several of the following: grant and contract principles and preparation, knowledge of federal funding source policies/regulations/
guidelines (i.e. NIH. FDA, AHRQ), pre-award budget development and grant writing, financial planning, post award reconciliation; electronic proposal submission requirements - Ability to decipher financial and operational reports, award budgets, as well as identify, analyze and solve related problems.
- Excellent communication, organizational skills.
The University of Illinois at Chicago is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
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