SCI Clinical Trials Office Research Administrator

SCI Clinical Trials Office Research Administrator 3 (Hybrid)

The Stanford Cancer Institute (SCI) is one of only 49 National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated Comprehensive Cancer Centers in the country. As a NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center the SCI is a dynamic and stimulating place to work as it maintains the highest level of scientific rigor, institutional support and coordination for the complete range of cancer-related research, including basic, translational, clinical and population-based science.

The SCI brings together faculty with cancer-relevant expertise from four Schools and over 30 departments throughout the University. The SCI Clinical Trials Office (SCI CTO) is an integral component of the Stanford Cancer Institute since the vital work performed there enables our cancer center to translate research from the laboratory into the clinical setting. Given the SCI’s mission, breadth, and depth it employs ~275 staff members (inclusive of the CTO) in a fast-paced environment with tremendous opportunities for our Clinical Research teams.

The Stanford University NCI Designated Cancer Clinical Trials Office seeks a Research Administrator. This position will report to the Clinical Trials Office (CTO) Director, Business Services & Finance. The Research Administrator is the Institutional representative for sponsored cancer clinical trials and is the primary point of contact for sponsor and University clinical research grant and contract administrators. Working in collaboration with faculty, business managers and other departments, hospital and University staff, the Research Administrator directs and manages the clinical trial proposal and award process to ensure timely, compliant and accurate contracts.

This includes protocol review and interpretation, interpretation and application of pertinent government regulations and guidelines, develops budgets, negotiates and provides strategic advice to the PI, ensuring that the contract budgets and payment schedules/terms meets sponsor, University, hospital and School pre-and post- award guidelines/regulations. The Research Administrator accepts the budget on behalf of the Cancer Center, provides expert consultation and oversight to ensure that sponsored research funds are managed and expended in compliance with internal and external policies, and continues as the institutional representative throughout the life of the award.

They are an integral part of the team. Team collaboration, learning, and providing mentorship are key expectations of this role.

• Prepare complex proposals within parameters of sponsored and non-sponsored research guidelines. Oversee and communicate submission process, both paper and electronic; resolve issues relating to proposal preparation and submittal process.
• Develop, prepare, revise, and finalize project budgets, and provide budget justification; obtain cost sharing commitment and support. Serve as liaison and active partner between principal investigators, Office of Sponsored Research, research groups, and other departments; respond to sponsor inquiries; advise of new regulations.
• Collaborate with Office of Sponsored Research to ensure awards are set up properly and cost-sharing requirements are fulfilled; initiate cost transfers.
• Review and approve expenditures, advise on post award spending and commitment activity, and oversee compliance related to fund and revenue.
• Develop and communicate reports supporting project status; create forecasting models, scenarios, and decision aides.
• Manage contract closeout process and audit inquiries; submit final reports and certificates.
• Interpret complex university and government policies (FAR, Cost Accounting Standards, Office of Management and Budget circulars, sponsored guidelines, etc.) for project and university personnel and help guide other staff in interpreting complex policies.
• Identify and implement process improvements. Participate in and lead cross campus projects. Train and advise on issues requiring specific technical expertise.
• Oversee and review work of other staff. May supervise, train and mentor other staff.
• Serve as a resource on subject area to…