About City of Hope

City of Hope, an innovative biomedical research, treatment and educational institution with over 6,000 employees, is dedicated to the prevention and cure of cancer, type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes and other life-threatening diseases and guided by a compassionate, patient-centered philosophy.

City of Hope has one of the most influential type 1 and type 2 diabetes research programs in the world. Our scientists' work has revolutionized the understanding and treatment of the disease and continues today with exciting developments in cell transplantation, gene regulation, immune tolerance and gaining systemic understanding of diabetes as a complex, multifaceted disease.

Position Summary

• Pre and Post award duties
• Generate financial reports for all assigned principal investigators and chart strings.
• Coordinate proposal development and submission in collaboration with PIs, Office of Sponsored Research, IRB, etc.
• Develop, edit and advise on budgets, justifications, biosketches etc.
• Maintain accurate allocation of personnel expenditures and effort on all chart strings within assigned portfolio.
• Reconcile and coordinate monthly and quarterly effort certification of assigned portfolio processing corrective actions as necessary.
• Approve and reconcile purchase orders to verify appropriateness of expense and availability of funds.
• Reconcile chart string activity to ensure accurate expenditure procedures are in accordance with sponsor and COH guidelines.
• Assist in annual departmental budget preparation/development by gathering, analyzing and reporting data as requested.
• Support the project close out processes (clear encumbrances, close POs, closeout sub-awards, pay invoices, etc.)
• Assist BM and PI with contract management, including contract workflow, new agreements and amendments.
• Under direction of the BM, assist with the implementation of long-range financial plans, analyses, and initiatives.

• Under the direction of BD/BM, coordinate personnel actions for department staff and/or faculty as requested including but not limited:
• New hire onboarding (visa requests, AccessNet, login ID, Outlook, etc.)
• NES onboarding (visa requests, AccessNet, login ID, Outlook, etc.)

• Assist in department business activities, including but not limited to: purchasing, facilities, travel, and reporting required by the institution.
• Coordinate building and equipment safety and maintenance and other services.
• Coordinate lab safety training, lab coat services, and other general lab support.

• Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.

• Bachelor's Degree (any discipline)
• High School diploma or equivalent, and 6-8 years of experience in research administration may substitute for minimum education requirements
• 2-3 years related experience in business administration and administrative analysis (budgets, grant accounting, facility or personnel support).

• Bachelor's Degree in business, finance, business administration, research administration, science, or related field is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in research administration is preferred.

• There are multiple positions available.
• This position is remote and invite applicants outside of our immediate geographic area to apply.
• To protect the health of patients and staff and to comply with new State of California mandates, City of Hope staff are required to show proof of full vaccination by September 30, 2021. Compliance is a condition of employment.

• Posting Date: Oct 21, 2021
• Job Field: Research Administration
• Employee Status: Regular
• Shift: Day Job