Grant Program Coordinator Bioinformatics & Comp Biology

The Grant Program Coordinator provides professional assistance to the Department of Bioinformatics in the areas of account reconciliation, grant review, grant coordination, effort reporting, and grant/contract financial reporting. The Grant Program Coordinator will also assist with the reconciliation and financial reporting of non-grant funding sources.
Overall responsibility is to assist the Grant Program Manager with grant/contract administrative and financial issues (pre and post award) within the Department of Bioinformatics. Requires the ability to use good interpersonal and problem-solving skills, work independently, and handle complex issues in a large, diverse research department.
The candidate must master the use of Click Grants and attend and consume all available grant related MDACC training as it comes available and/or as operational time will allow.

JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES
Grant Preparation Assists faculty with grant budget preparation and other proposal preparation items as needed. Works with administrative staff to ensure Biosketches and "Other Support" documentation is current and accurate. Tracks proposal status. Reconciles grant activity. Provides reports to the Research Department Administrator, Chair and faculty as requested regarding grant status including financial projections. Works with other departments to monitor Biostatistics faculty effort on grants managed by other departments. Will assist with effort reporting and reconciliation of effort related issues. Will assist with reconciling and reporting of non-grant funding sources.

Effort Reporting. Prepare effort cards prior to faculty certification, works with faculty and G&C as needed to ensure cards are certified correctly, and assist with the review of letters as needed to match actual and planned effort

Pre-Award Services
a. Assists faculty with grant preparation and other proposal preparation items as needed. Works with administrative staff to ensure Biosketches and "Other Support" documentation is current and accurate. Tracks proposal status.

Post Award Services
a. Reconciles grant activity. Provides reports to the Research Department Administrator, Chair and faculty as requested regarding grant status including financial projections. Works with other departments to monitor Biostatistics faculty effort on grants managed by other departments. Will assist with effort reporting and reconciliation of effort related issues. Will assist with reconciling and reporting of non-grant funding sources.
b. Effort Reporting. Prepare effort cards prior to faculty certification, works with faculty and G&C as needed to ensure cards are certified correctly, and assist with the review of letters as needed to match actual and planned effort

Other Duties as Assigned

EDUCATION:
Required: Bachelor's degree.

EXPERIENCE:
Required: Three years of extensive administrative experience. May substitute required education degree with additional years of equivalent experience on a one to one year basis.

It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html