Office Administrators

Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)

This position provides complex administrative support for various Principal Investigators (PI’s) and their labs and/or shared resources cores; including working closely with the pre- and post-award grant support, finance, purchasing, human resources, travel planning, event coordination, and navigation of University systems.

Huntsman Cancer Institute Office Administrator II within Research Administration work directly with Principal Investigators (PI’s) and are essential to their success. They work closely with both the Pre-Award and Post-Award Grants and Contracts Officers teams at HCI to provide support in submitting successful applications and supporting the management of funded grants and/or contracts to ensure compliance and assist in routine needs of the project.

Members of our team perform a wide set of tasks at a challenging and rewarding tempo in a nationally recognized NCI Designated Cancer Center. The ideal candidate is someone who intends to stay with us for at least three years, during which time they can expect to gain experience and training which can translate into a long-term administrative career with the University of Utah, a Pac-12 school with fantastic benefits.

Desirable candidate will have demonstrated a strong organizational capacity, excellent communication skills, and the ability to balance priorities while ensuring follow through with a wide set of responsibilities. This position is hybrid. The expectation is in office 3 days a week and remote 2 days. This may change based on departmental needs.

Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve – which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming – with impact worldwide.

In your cover letter or during your interview process, we invite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce the cancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include a description of your prior experiences related to research, prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training, administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institute’s mission and this position.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for the University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

This job description is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.

• Assists PI with general grant and lab support, which may include scheduling, purchasing, hiring, travel, CV/biosketch/other support maintenance, shipping, and other requests as needed.
• Familiar with University pre-award systems, processes, and policies required for proposal submission. HCI has a Pre-Award GCO team that handles the submissions, and the Administrative GCO II assists the PI’s and Pre-Award GCO in applying for grants, including developing budgets, updating/collecting biosketches, other support documents, and letters of support.
• Familiar with University post-award systems, including management reports, university account codes, and purchasing rules/regulations and systems. The Post-Award GCO team at HCI is in charge of the overall management of the grants/contracts, and the Administrative GCO II plays a role in ensuring compliance through oversight of the majority of expenditures on the projects, managing grant distributions for lab staff,…