Cancer Center Project Manager, Research Operations

Kumc; United States; On-site; USD 81,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Kansas Medical Center seeks a Project Manager for the Cancer Center to provide strategic leadership for CCSG activities and related research operations. You will coordinate planning, reporting, memberships, events, and budget management to advance cancer center priorities.

As a central coordinator, you will work with leadership, investigators, and external advisors to ensure compliance with sponsors and institutional goals, supporting world-class cancer research and clinical

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressively responsible experience in project management or research administration.
• Education may be substituted for experience on a year-for-year basis.
• Experience managing the development, submission, or post-award administration of complex, multi-investigator sponsored research applications (e.g., center grants, program project grants).
• Experience coordinating complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
• Experience analyzing data and preparing executive-level reports and presentations.
• Experience organizing conferences, scientific meetings, or large-scale events.
• Experience managing databases, reporting systems, and project tracking tools.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate CCSG progress reports and renewal applications.
• Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, and deliverables for CCSG initiatives.
• Coordinate CCSG planning meetings with Director executive assistant.
• Develop and maintain outlines, templates, and project materials for CCSG submissions.
• Update documents relating to CCSG process, Formatting & Style Guidance, Rubrics and checklists.
• Coordinate and facilitate monthly meetings with research program leadership and ensure follow-up actions.
• Plan, organize and execute research program events, seminars, workshops, retreats and annual activities.
• Support planning and execution of KUCC Research Week activities and the Cancer Research Symposium.
• Manage discretionary budgets and resources assigned to research programs.
• Gather data requirements with Operations Data Systems for CCSG reporting.

Skills

Project management

Research administration

Stakeholder engagement

Data analysis

Event planning

Reports/presentations

Budget management

Conferences & meetings

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Tools

Piestar

Cvent

CMS

Emma

Job description

The University of Kansas Medical Center seeks a Project Manager for the Cancer Center to provide strategic leadership for CCSG activities and related research operations. You will coordinate planning, reporting, memberships, events, and budget management to advance cancer center priorities.

As a central coordinator, you will work with leadership, investigators, and external advisors to ensure compliance with sponsors and institutional goals, supporting world-class cancer research and clinical