| JOB TITLE: Grants and Contracts Coordinator LOCATION: Geisinger Office Building I DEPARTMENT: Research Admin. WORK SCHEDULE: Days WORK TYPE: Full Time (1.0 FTE) JOB SUMMARY: Responsible for supporting central administrative duties associated with grant and contract management, including activities that support startup and management of research studies. Provide general sponsored project support to principal investigators, study teams, and administrative staff and cultivate relationships with internal staff and external research sponsors. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES: Assists Principal Investigators (PIs), study teams, and department administrative staff in the preparation, submission, review, and management of sponsored project documents. Promotes collaboration with study teams and assists with managing timelines. Assists grant and contracts team members in updating grant management databases to ensure accurate data input. Creates and maintains monthly/ad hoc reports for department. Supports overall research administration in review of research documents. Provides support to research administration with day-to-day sponsored project management. Assists with the development and organization of training materials for department staff and well as the research enterprise. Serves as a liaison between Geisinger and external sponsors including providing timely responses via phone and email and tracking progress to ensure timely and accurate processing of project related materials as needed. Maintains current knowledge of federal regulations and guidelines of the Department of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, Good Clinical Practice Guidelines, and the International Conference on Harmonization. COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Detail-oriented, Communication Skills, Multi-Tasking Skills, Team Player, Research Regulatory Environment, Organizational Skills. EDUCATION: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration/Management - Required. EXPERIENCE/OTHER QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum of 1 year Related work experience – Required.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Work is typically performed in an office environment. Accountable for satisfying all job specific obligations and complying with all organization policies and procedures. These specific statements shown in each section of this description are not intended to be all-inclusive. They represent typical elements considered necessary to successfully perform the job.
OUR PURPOSE & VALUES: Everything we do is about caring for our patients, our members, our students, our Geisinger family and our communities. KINDNESS: We strive to treat everyone as we would hope to be treated ourselves. EXCELLENCE: We treasure colleagues who humbly strive for excellence. LEARNING: We share our knowledge with the best and brightest to better prepare the caregivers for tomorrow. INNOVATION: We constantly seek new and better ways to care for our patients, our members, our community, and the nation. ABOUT GEISINGER: Geisinger is a physician-led health system comprised of approximately 30,000 employees, including nearly 1,600 employed physicians, 13 hospital campuses, two research centers, and a 583,000-member health plan Geisinger is nationally recognized for innovative practices and quality care. Geisinger serves more than 3 million people in central, south-central and northeast Pennsylvania and also in southern New Jersey with the addition of National Malcolm Baldridge Award recipient AtlantiCare, A member of Geisinger. In 2017, the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine became the newest member of the Geisinger Family. We offer healthcare benefits for full time and part time positions from day one, including vision, dental and domestic partners. * Perhaps just as important, from senior management on down, we encourage an atmosphere of collaboration, cooperation and collegiality. For more information, visit www.geisinger.org, or connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter. ** Does not qualify for J-1 waiver. We are an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer Women and Minorities are Encouraged to Apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or their protected veteran status. *Domestic partner benefits not applicable at Geisinger Holy Spirit. | 
