Director, Grants and Financial Management

Department
 

BSD IPP - Administration

About the Department
 

The newly created Institute for Population and Precision Health (IPPH), located in the Biological Sciences Division, will integrate a wide spectrum of factors such as human health behaviors, environmental factors, social and economic factors, policies and genetic determinants of health, into studies focused on the treatment and prevention of disease, as well as the maintenance of wellness. Leveraging and integrating the University of Chicago’s considerable institutional strength in population science with research spanning diverse fields such as genetic medicine, cancer epidemiology, microbiome, and epigenomics, the Institute will have the common goal of improving human health outcomes. Another major goal of the Institute will be to develop a new multidisciplinary training program to equip researchers with emerging tools and methods to conduct precision health research within a population health framework. Our faculty lead research projects in biostatistics, epidemiology and health services research and participate in interdisciplinary teams with faculty in other departments to address complex problems in health and healthcare, in our communities and around the globe. This at-will position is wholly or partially funded by contractual grant funding which is renewed under provisions set by the grantor of the contract. Employment will be contingent upon the continued receipt of these grant funds and satisfactory job performance.

Job Summary
 

The Director, Grants and Financial Management will manage a team of 3 full-time employees who will focus primarily on the management of awards, educational, and financial operations of the Institute for Population and Precision Health (IPPH). Key responsibilities include 1) Pre-award administration for both federal and nonfederal sponsors including proposal development, routing, and submission of grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements; 2) Financial management in research administration and reporting of grants and contracts (Program Projects, Center grants, R01s, subcontracts, Clinical Trials, etc.) and other funds/gifts; 3) Financial management and reporting of programmatic, educational and other miscellaneous operations and initiatives of IPPH and its associated programs (domestic and international); 4) Preparation of the Institute’s operating budget 5) Management of graduate education program in Population and Precision Health and 6) Management of an international NGO.

Responsibilities

Grants, Contracts, and Clinical Trial Management:

• Provides comprehensive, hands-on administration and support for IPPH sponsored research, large multi-disciplinary grants, and clinical trials. Specifically, manages pre & post award activities for large, multi-institutional, multi-investigator program project, center grants and contracts.

• Works closely with other department administrators across university divisions, including the URA and Financial Services.

• Directs subcontract participants, including international institutions, to ensure that guidelines and requirements are met.

• Manages grant and contract administration process from grant submission to award close-out.

• Advises PIs, co-investigators, faculty, and research staff, and leads the development of all aspects of grant applications for both federal and non-federal funding agencies.

Financial Management:

• The position will manage comprehensive financial activities within the Institute for Population and Precision Health (and its centers and units), such as auditing, budgeting and forecasting, purchasing, grant administration, lab services and other operational/education-related financial activities.

• Manages accuracy and timeliness of all fiscal and budgetary affairs including the Institute’s operational budget and year-end close-out.

• Manages the preparation of financial statements, activity reports, financial position forecasts, and/or reports required for federal and private fundraising agencies.

• Ensures that all financial reports and disclosures comply with applicable governmental regulations, professional standards, and organizational policies.

• Plans, develops, analyzes and manages budgets, including developing multi-year budget forecasts. May oversee the review, approval, and reporting of all expenditures on physical plant, goods and services, and costing allocations.

• Manages award compliance and participates in both internal and external audits.

International Non-Government Organization Management:

• Oversees the financial and operational management of University Research Bangladesh which is a International Non-Government Organization that functions as a coll