Position Description:

The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) brings a synergy between the best medical education, research and patient care. Tomorrow’s discoveries happen right here alongside the very people who bring those lessons to our students. Every bit of knowledge, and every advancement, provides our students with an unprecedented, collaborative learning environment, and helps improve the vitality and care of our communities.

Purpose

In the role of Research Grants Coordinator you will assist faculty in preparing Training Grant (NIH T32) submissions, focusing on collecting data for tables and developing and applying non-disciplinary template language.

Primary Functions

  •  Work closely with the Graduate School enrollment division, the registrar’s office, the alumni office, the Cancer Center grants team and faculty PIs to collect program specific data to populate training grant applications.

  •  Assist Principal Investigators/Program Directors with identifying and collecting necessary forms, letters, assurances and approvals required for submission.

  •  Work closely with faculty, department administrators and grants personnel to shepherd the preparation and submission of T32 and other training grant applications.

  •  Assist Principal Investigators/Program Directors in maintaining up-to-date and accurate bio-sketches of key personnel using the Faculty Collaboration Database, Advarra EVAL, PubMed, Google Scholar, NIH Reporter and other data sources.

  •  Work with Associate Dean of Postdoctoral Education in the Graduate School, the Associate Director of Cancer Research Training and Education and the Cancer Center Grants Team to create and tailor templates and narrative language that describes MCW training, support services, resources and training in Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) and rigor and reproducibility, mentor training, and career development for individual training grant applications.

  •  Generate databases to support institutional training grants and grant applications as required (i.e., tracking mentors and potential mentors and current locations, professional affiliations, and accomplishments of former trainees). 

  •  Administratively support regularly scheduled meetings of the Training Grant Advisory Board

  •  Other duties as assigned

Preferred Schedule:
M-F

Position Requirements:

Knowledge – Skills – Abilities

• Preferred knowledge of Biology, documentation and records management.
• Data utilization, problem solving, critical thinking, resource and time management and writing skills
• Ability to use MCW databases including MCW Connect and eBridge
• General understanding and familiarity with Graduate PhD education and postdoctoral

Specifications

Appropriate experience may be substituted on equivalent basis

Minimum Required Education:                Bachelor’s degree

Minimum Required Experience:              3 years

Preferred Education:                              BS Finance, Business or Business Management or advanced degree in STEM field

Preferred Experience:                            NIH Grants      

Field:                                                    N/A

Certification:                                          N/A

Why MCW? (edit if necessary, example remove items for interns if not applicable)

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave
• On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes.
• Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc. 

For a full list of positions see: www.mcw.edu/careers  

For a brief overview of our benefits see: https://www.mcw.edu/departments/human-resources/benefits

Eastern Wisconsin is a vibrant, diverse metropolitan area.  MCW is intent on attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse workforce and faculty body that reflects the community we serve. We value diversity of backgrounds, experience, thought, and perspectives to advance excellence in science and medicine.  MCW is a welcoming campus community with a strong culture of collaboration, partnership, and engagement with our surrounding community. For more information, please visit our institutional website at https://www.mcw.edu/departments/office-of-diversity-and-inclusion . 

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MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

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