Business Officer

Overview

Be a Tar Heel!: A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the

Department Med Ad-Deans Office - 420104

Career Area Accounting/Finance/Auditing

Final date to receive applications 02/17/2026

Position Type Temporary Staff (EHRA NF)

Position Title Business Officer 1

Position Number

Vacancy N000834

Fte 1

Hours Per Week 40

Position Location North Carolina, US

Hiring Range $45,000 - $53,560

Proposed Start Date 03/02/2026

Estimated Duration Of Appointment 12 months

Be a Tar Heel! A global higher education leader in innovative teaching, research and public service, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill consistently ranks as one of the nation’s top public universities. Known for its beautiful campus, world-class medical care, commitment to the arts and top athletic programs, Carolina is an ideal place to teach, work and learn. One of the best college towns and best places to live in the United States, Chapel Hill has diverse social, cultural, recreation and professional opportunities that span the campus and community.

University employees can choose from a wide range of professional training opportunities for career growth, skill development and lifelong learning and enjoy exclusive perks that include numerous retail and restaurant discounts, savings on local child care centers and special rates for performing arts events.

Primary Purpose Of Organizational Unit Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of North Carolinians and others whom we serve. We accomplish this by providing leadership and excellence in the interrelated areas of patient care, education and research.

Patient care:
We promote health and provide superb clinical care while maintaining our strong tradition of reaching underserved populations and reducing health disparities across North Carolina and beyond.

Education:

We prepare tomorrow`s healthcare professionals and biomedical researchers from all backgrounds by facilitating learning within innovative and integrated curricula and team-oriented interprofessional education to ensure a highly skilled workforce.

Research:
We develop and support a rich array of outstanding health sciences research programs, centers and resources. We provide infrastructure and opportunities for collaboration among disciplines throughout and beyond our university to support outstanding research. We foster programs in the areas of basic, translational, mechanistic and population research.

This position will work with the SPAO Pre-Award Research and Support Office that will work with a mix of departments in the School of Medicine. The primary purpose or focus of this position is to manage the Department/Center’s pre-award processes for all sponsored research activities, which includes the full application, maintaining existing filing systems, both electronic and hard-copy, updating existing databases and advising faculty, fellows and students in regards to the rules and regulations for multiple agencies, e.g., NIH, ACS, AHA, etc.

This position will also provide financial and operational management information as needed to the Director of Research Administration. The selected candidate will maintain a high level of independent decision making authority and responsibility and will work closely with the Director to maintain crucial support functions for the Administrative office and or departments. Such functions include but are not limited assisting with post award grant management, compiling detailed budgets;

regular communication with key University departments (HR, OSR, Provost, Dean, etc.). The position should possess a demonstrated knowledge of the university’s business functions, administrative offices, departments and federal regulations.

Entry-level with Masters; or Bachelors and 0-2 yrs experience

A demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, students, high-level officials and faculty; operational knowledge and/or familiarity with scientific terminology; excellent command of MS Office…