Research Admin III: Grants & Compliance (Hybrid Remote)

Fred Hutch; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 84,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement plans

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle seeks a Research Administrator III to provide comprehensive administrative and financial support for sponsored research across pre- and post-award activities. You will coordinate budgets, compliance, and reporting while partnering with Principal Investigators and program staff.

The role emphasizes strong organizational skills, regulatory knowledge, and collaboration within a cross-functional team to ensure timely submissions and effective research

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 3 years relevant experience.
• Minimum of one year experience managing federal and/or non-federal sponsored research.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Acrobat Pro.
• Excel knowledge including Pivot Tables.
• SharePoint editing ability.
• Knowledge of Enterprise Software Systems.
• Ability to source data and generate reports.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to tailor communications to audiences.
• Ability to navigate complex internal systems.
• Budgetary knowledge.
• Knowledge of regulatory guidelines such as IRB, IACUC, MUA.
• Prior grants and contract management experience is beneficial.
• Proactive and able to work autonomously.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive pre- and post-award research administration support for sponsored funding from federal, foundation, industry, nonprofit, and institutional sources, supporting projects from proposal development through award closeout.
• Lead grant proposal development and submission activities, including coordinating timelines, preparing and reviewing budgets, completing non-scientific application components, and securing required institutional approvals.
• Manage post-award financial and administrative activities, including award review, project setup, budget monitoring and forecasting, compliance oversight, financial reporting, and closeout for complex portfolios.
• Perform financial reconciliation and advanced analysis to ensure cost allowability and report issues.
• Monitor faculty effort and cost-sharing commitments and manage ongoing and annual effort planning and reporting.
• Provide regulatory and compliance support by advising investigators on non-scientific portions of applications and renewals, and ensuring documentation.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Analytical thinking

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's Degree or 3 years relevant experience

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Adobe Acrobat Pro

Excel (Pivot Tables)

SharePoint

Enterprise Software Systems

Job description

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center in Seattle seeks a Research Administrator III to provide comprehensive administrative and financial support for sponsored research across pre- and post-award activities. You will coordinate budgets, compliance, and reporting while partnering with Principal Investigators and program staff.

The role emphasizes strong organizational skills, regulatory knowledge, and collaboration within a cross-functional team to ensure timely submissions and effective research