Grants and Contracts Manager

Penn State University

Campus/Location:

College of Medicine at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Campus City:

Hershey, PA

Date Announced:

11/26/2019

Date Closing:

open until filled

Job Number:

92253

Level/Salary Band:

• 02 – K – Exempt
• 03 – L – Exempt

Work Unit:

Penn State College of Medicine

Department:

Family and Community Medicine

Full/Part Time:

Full–Time

Description

The Grants and Contracts Manager, under the leadership and oversight of the Operations Director, will directly oversee the Department of Family and Community Medicine's (FCM) Research Office, including supervising the Research Project Managers and Human Research Technologists (currently 13) and overseeing supervision of the federal work study(FWS) interns and students (currently 22). This position will support FCM faculty research efforts, determine appropriate allocation of research personnel resources for grant/research requests, oversee hiring/performance reviews, proposal submission, identification of funding sources, sub-awards, and be involved in all aspects of the grants and contracts process, including delegation of resources, from a high-level managerial perspective. This position will directly support the FCM Vice Chair for Research and manage all day-to-day responsibilities and staff in the FCM Research Office. This job will be filled as a level 2, or level 3, depending upon the successful candidate's competencies, education, and experience. Typically requires a Bachelor's degree or higher plus five years of related experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience for a level 2. Additional experience and/or education and competencies are required for higher level jobs. This is a fixed-term appointment funded one year from date of hire with the possibility of refunding.