Center Support & Grants Administrator — Cancer Center

Sanford Burnham Prebys; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 56,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Burnham Prebys in San Diego seeks a Center Support Associate to provide high-level administrative and research support to the NCI-Designated Cancer Center, coordinating scheduling, travel, reimbursements, and events.

The role covers pre-award and post-award grant administration, budget building, biosketch preparation, progress reports, compliance, and collaboration with center leadership to advance research missions.

Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent education
• Bachelor's degree preferred
• Four years of administrative support experience
• Experience in pre- and post-award grant administration beneficial

Responsibilities

• Manage faculty and lab calendars; schedule meetings
• Coordinate domestic and international travel; process reimbursements
• Interface with institutional offices on behalf of faculty
• Post and manage Cancer Center-related announcements on institutional websites and social media
• Support seminars, symposiums, and events coordination
• Track regulatory credentials for faculty and trainees; maintain training profiles
• Lab ordering for non-scientific supplies
• Assist with project timelines and internal checklists for complex applications
• Build detailed budgets and justifications
• Assist PIs with NIH biosketches and current/pending support (SciENcv)
• Coordinate submission documents from consortia and collaborators
• Identify funding opportunities and maintain internal LOI/invitation tracking
• Support faculty with reminders about opportunities and deadlines
• Monitor monthly financial reports for grants and assist in reports
• Prepare progress and final reports and manage bios and libraries as needed
• Assist with patent/invention reporting
• Perform other duties as needed by the Cancer Center Director

Skills

Analytical

Time management

Organization

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Microsoft Office

Education

Associate degree or equivalent education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Sanford Burnham Prebys in San Diego seeks a Center Support Associate to provide high-level administrative and research support to the NCI-Designated Cancer Center, coordinating scheduling, travel, reimbursements, and events.

The role covers pre-award and post-award grant administration, budget building, biosketch preparation, progress reports, compliance, and collaboration with center leadership to advance research missions.