Business Operations Analyst - Cancer Prevention and Survivorship

The Business Operations Analyst 2 provides comprehensive operational, programmatic, and administrative support for the Center for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship (CCPS). This position serves as a key coordinator supporting center leadership, faculty investigators, research staff, trainees, community partners, advisory committees, and institutional stakeholders. The individual is responsible for coordinating business operations, supporting strategic initiatives, managing center activities, monitoring performance metrics, facilitating communications, and assisting with the implementation of programs that advance the center's research, education, outreach, and survivorship missions.

The position works closely with the Administrative Director, faculty leadership, and affiliated research programs to ensure effective coordination of center activities, compliance with reporting requirements, efficient business operations, and achievement of strategic goals. The Business Operations Analyst 2 serves as a central resource for project coordination, committee management, reporting, communications, event planning, and operational support across a diverse portfolio of cancer prevention and survivorship initiatives.

Program Operations and Strategic Initiative Support

• Coordinate day-to-day operational activities for the Center for Cancer Prevention and Survivorship.
• Support implementation of strategic plans, center priorities, and institutional initiatives.
• Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, work plans, and implementation schedules for center activities.
• Monitor progress toward strategic goals and facilitate follow-up on deliverables and action items.
• Coordinate activities involving multiple faculty, departments, colleges, and external organizations.
• Identify opportunities for process improvement and assist in implementing operational efficiencies.
• Support special projects and initiatives as assigned by center leadership.

Leadership, Governance, and Committee Coordination

• Coordinate activities of center leadership teams, working groups, committees, and advisory boards.
• Develop meeting agendas, briefing materials, presentations, and supporting documentation.
• Attend meetings, prepare minutes, track decisions, and monitor completion of action items.
• Coordinate logistics for executive meetings, retreats, strategic planning sessions, and advisory board meetings.
• Maintain committee records and governance documentation.
• Provide administrative and logistical support to center leadership and affiliated faculty.

Data Management, Reporting, and Business Analytics

• Develop and maintain databases tracking faculty participation, grants, publications, trainees, partnerships, presentations, and center activities.
• Collect, verify, analyze, and summarize data for annual reports, progress reports, strategic planning efforts, and institutional requests.
• Prepare dashboards, metrics reports, and performance summaries for leadership review.
• Monitor key performance indicators related to research productivity, funding, outreach, education, and survivorship programs.
• Assist with preparation of materials supporting Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG) reporting and other institutional reporting requirements.

Research and Faculty Support

• Support coordination of shared center resources, faculty initiatives, pilot projects, and interdisciplinary research activities.
• Assist with tracking grant applications, funded projects, publications, and collaborative activities.
• Coordinate information gathering for grant proposals, center applications, and program evaluations.
• Support faculty recruitment activities including interview coordination, candidate visit planning, presentations, and stakeholder engagement.
• Assist with onboarding activities for new faculty and staff affiliated with the center.

Events, Educational Programs, and Outreach Activities

• Coordinate seminars, workshops, conferences, symposiums, survivorship programs, and community engagement activities.
• Manage registrations, event communications, catering, facilities, audiovisual needs, and vendor coordination.
• Prepare event materials, promotional content, evaluation tools, and post-event reports.
• Support outreach initiatives involving community organizations, healthcare partners, and advocacy groups.

Communications and Stakeholder Engagement

• Coordinate internal and external communications on behalf of the center.
• Assist with preparation of newsletters, announcements, website content, reports, fact…