Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally.  Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.

Oversees and reviews divisional pre-award sponsored research activities required for the submission process.  Communicates relevant Sponsored Programs requirements and procedures to faculty.  Create systems and procedures to ensure timeliness and first-time quality of proposals.  Ongoing review of pre-award process and implementation changes.

Provides functional supervision to the Pre-Award grants management team.  Responsible for analysis and distribution of workload among team members ton include performance evaluations, hiring, training.  

Maintain proposal workload that includes but is not limited to:

-Review and communication of sponsor instructions for applications
-Preparation of key elements of applications, including the PAF, budget, subcontracts, progress reports, and close-out materials, JIT material, Other support (OS), budget netogotioans with some sponsors, UFA's.

Pre-award administration of the Oncology Research training grant; Proposal development, table reporting. RPPR, interfacing with post-award administrator and Fellowship Program Director.

Communicates with key stakeholders including HemOnc/GM Post-Award team to ensure continuity of sponsored projects, the Grants Administration staff in the Department of Internal Medicine, the Medical School Grants Office, and ORSP.  Additionally, this position will interact with the Clinical Trials Support Unit (CTSU) with regard to projects which may be more appropriately processed through that venue.   
 

• Bachelor's Degree and 5 or more years of experience with research grant and contract knowledge, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience managing submissions from a variety of sponsors including NIH, DoD, Foundations.
• Knowledge of various online proposal systems, eBRAP, ASSIST, eRA Commons.
• Proficiency in common business software such as Excel, Word, and Google suite.
• Candidate must be proactive, take ownership, flexibility and resilient in an ever changing environment.
• Candidate must excel in communication as policies change frequently.
• Candidate must exercise independent judgment and have a high attention to detail. 

• Experience in direct management
• Experience with eResearch, Business Objects, M-Reports, and M-Pathways
• Experience with lean processes and procedures

Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world?s most distinguished academic health systems.  In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.

What Benefits can you Look Forward to?

• Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
• 2:1 Match on retirement savings

Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings.  Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days.  The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.

The University of Michigan is an equal employment opportunity employer.