Grants Operations Coordinator - Department of Medicine

mcw· The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
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📍 Milwaukee, WIFull time
Full timeHybridThe Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.

About this role

Summary 

Coordinates the pre-award planning, organization, and preparation, and the post-award administration of various grants assigned to one or more research and/or clinical departments. Interacts with investigators and administrative staff to ensure that grants are in compliance with regulatory, funding agency, and policy requirements. Provides guidance and support to investigators in the identification and development of grant opportunities. 

 

Primary Responsibilities  

  • Assists administrative staff and research team in the creation, negotiation, and administration of grants, contracts, and research proposals. 

  • Assists with pre-award applications. 

  • Coordinates the grant process from development and submission to the post-award stage. 

  • Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, MCW policies/procedures, and federal regulations. 

  • Identifies funding sources and administers grant budgets. 

  • May consolidate sources of information to ensure application document requirements are complete. 

  • Ensures compliance with grant guidelines, budgets, and stipulations. 

  • Identifies funding sources and administers grant budgets. 

  • Other duties as assigned. 

 

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities 

  • Knowledge of economics, accounting, mathematics, administration, English language, law, government, and human resources.  

  • Work requires resource management, mathematics, problem solving, coordinating work activities, critical thinking, systems analysis, operations analysis, time management, writing, active listening, and active learning skills.  

  • Speech clarity, speech recognition, finger dexterity, and wrist-finger speed while operating computers abilities required 

 

Qualifications 

Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

 

Minimum Required Education:       Bachelor’s degree 

Minimum Required Experience:      4 years of experience 

 

Physical Requirements 

Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously. 

Work Environment 

Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment. 

 

Sensory Acuity 

Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects. 

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Why MCW?

  • Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
  • 403B Retirement Package
  • Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
  • Pet Insurance
  • On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes
  • Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc.

For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits Overview


For a full list of positions see: MCW Careers

At MCW all of our endeavors, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: Caring – Collaborative – Curiosity – Inclusive – Integrity – Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives through merit-based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you. For more information, please visit our institutional website.


MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination:


The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.


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