Grants & Lab Admin Specialist (Hybrid)

University of Utah; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute seeks an Office Administrator II to provide complex administrative support for Principal Investigators and their labs. The role works with pre- and post-award grant teams to ensure compliance and successful funding management.

The position is hybrid with in-office work three days per week and remote two days; ideal candidates have strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to balance priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent; 4 years directly related work experience if bachelor’s.
• Master’s degree or equivalent; 2 years of directly related work experience if master’s.

Responsibilities

• Assists PI with general grant and lab support including scheduling, purchasing, hiring, travel, biosketch maintenance and other requests.
• Familiar with university pre-award systems, processes, and policies for proposal submission.
• Familiar with post-award systems, including management reports, account codes, purchasing rules and oversight of expenditures.
• Develops department/lab budgets for yearly budget process and reviews monthly accounts for accuracy, maintains salary distributions.
• Implements department and university policies, provides basic administrative support, and collaborates with colleagues and management.

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or equivalent

Job description

University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute seeks an Office Administrator II to provide complex administrative support for Principal Investigators and their labs. The role works with pre- and post-award grant teams to ensure compliance and successful funding management.

The position is hybrid with in-office work three days per week and remote two days; ideal candidates have strong organizational and communication skills with the ability to balance priorities.