Cancer Center Grants Coordinator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

2d•$62,900 - $80,200•Onsite

About The Position

This role facilitates, completes, documents, and reports related to grants. Researches the availability, coordinates the evaluation and monitoring of grant-funded programs and writes/submits non-scientific grant proposals.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree - Required
At least three (3) years grant related experience - Required
Intermediate knowledge of key practices in research/grants and contracts administration including established statutes, regulations, decisions, directives, and procedures.
Advanced proficiency with office software (Microsoft Office) including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation and database software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Strong critical thinking / problem-solving skills
Strong time management skills
Strong organizational skills
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
Ability to gather, analyze and make recommendations/decisions based on data
Ability to convey complex or technical information in an easy to understand manner
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
Ability to be flexible and adaptable to change

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree in business, public administration, or related area - Preferred
At least five (5) years of grant related experience - Preferred
Previous experience submitting or coordinating large federal grant proposals (NIH, NSF) - Preferred

Responsibilities

Facilitate, coordinate and write grant submissions, including collecting components, establishing timelines, creating collaborative workspaces, and organizing meetings.
Act as the point person throughout the grant proposal preparation process, communicating information between the Principal Investigator, research team, sponsor, sponsored projects office, and research business manager.
Upload all documents in correct format for electronic submissions, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
Oversee paper submissions by compiling all components and managing sign-off, copying, collating, and mailing.
Write all ‘non-science’ grant sections, including facilities and resource descriptions, human subject’s protection, project management, data security, organizational capabilities, budget justifications, and draft letters of support.
Work with investigators to write grant-specific biosketches.
Complete enrollment tables, compile and format references and appendices.
Oversee review and editing of the entire grant document by the team.
Draft and review budgets with the PI based on personnel and non-personnel costs.
Work with the Research Business Administrator to format and formalize PI Other Support.
Ensure bio-sketches, facilities page, etc., are kept current.
Obtain needed documents from subcontractors and initiate agreements.
Identify and/or follow up on funding opportunities on behalf of PIs or the Center.
Assist in compiling annual grant reporting documents.
Perform other duties as assigned, not to exceed 10% of effort.