The incumbent will serve as a Grants Specialist to facilitate the grant application and financial management processes to improve the competitiveness of all researchers and clinicians associated with the LSUHSC Cancer Center.

Responsibilities include:

• Pre- and post-award management of grants and contracts.
• Financial and faculty data reporting.
• Program management.

Under general supervision, the Grants Specialist will independently develop, manage, and coordinate the entire grant/contract application process, from locating available funding sources to developing liaisons with various funding agencies concerning grants and contracts research opportunities, to disseminating such information to researchers.

The incumbent will:

• Foster collaborative research efforts between investigators.
• Help prepare all aspects of the grant application and process (budgets, IRB approval, etc.), including assisting with precise language and editorially critiquing hypotheses.
• Manage the transfer of grants from other institutions for new faculty hires.
• Manage all grant-related activities for the NCI designation application process’ preparation and submission.

Excellent interpersonal skills to interact with researchers and clinicians in a variety of fields and a broad-based knowledge of funding agency and budgetary requirements, particularly those of the NIH agencies, are essential.