Job ID 12365 Location Case Main Campus Full/Part Time Full-Time Regular/Temporary Regular Job Description POSITION OBJECTIVE Under the general direction of the Grants Manager, this position oversees, manages, and provides administrative support for the primary faculty and members of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center. Primary faculty and cancer center member grants span the spectrum from basic to clinical research with the goal of developing new and diverse approaches to the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of human cancers. The grants manager will be assigned a research portfolio made up of multiple grants and contracts, in excess of $5M, based in the cancer center. The grants manager is expected to function as a content specialist across their assigned portfolio, working directly with faculty and staff as it relates to grant submissions, financial reporting, tracking of expenses, determining optimal staffing levels based on available resources, and ensuring compliance with post award management for multiple NIH institutes, other Federal and State agencies, industrial and non-profit funding agencies. The grants manager will develop and implement plans for optimizing the management of resources, exercising discretion and independent judgment related to managing revenues and expenses, as well as working across units within the office of finance and with administrators across the medical school and university. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Oversee and manage financial and administrative functions of the primary faculty of the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center, acting as the main contact and primary administrator for all things related to the sponsored projects of primary faculty and relevant members. Extract data from multiple university sources and systems and perform continuous financial modeling for implementation. Review spending patterns in order to project future trends and prepare long-range operational forecasts and cash flow analysis. Develop monthly forecasts for each principal investigator outlining all projects in their portfolio and meet with them monthly to review trends. Develop and implement strategies to avoid over and underspending. Review and monitor spending levels and commitments. Create efficiencies to improve accuracy. (30%) Advise faculty on complex contract and grant terms that may impact the administration of a project involving multiple institutions in both the U.S. and international sites. Facilitate terms and conditions of awards, budget augmentation, and project period with the principals. Ensure compliance with all state and federal agency regulations, industry, non-profit organizations, and university procedures. Develop, and implement a system to ensure all projects closeouts are done timely. Maintain files of sponsored projects financial reports and close out packages. Provide complex proposal development for collaborative research and industry grants and contracts. Provide background research to emphasize the connection between the research needs statement and the interests of the funder. Meet with principal investigators and associate directors to discuss/initiate corrective actions prior to proposal submissions. Serve as a resource to primary faculties by identifying potential funding sources, interpreting proposal guidelines, providing guidance in navigating federal web-based submission platform, and managing the internal routing process through Sparta. (20%) Manage the salary spend across the portfolio by balancing the resources available to each individual faculty. Determine appropriate and affordable staffing based on grant budgets and projections of clinical trial revenues. Override the instructions of principal investigators if necessary. Complete monthly effort/salary distributions for exempt employees. Complete salary adjustments as needed. (20%) Use independent judgment and present the cente