Grants Operations Coordinator

Position Description:

Every great life-changing discovery begins the same way-with new knowledge. It can change everything, from a single life to the future of entire communities. That's why academic medicine, and the continuous pursuit of knowledge, is at the center of everything we do at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW).

The Kern National Network for Flourishing in Medicine seeks to hire a motivated, collaborative, and professional Grants Operations Coordinator who coordinates the pre-award planning, organization, and the post-award administration of various grants administered under MCW Flourishing. The Grants Operations Coordinator interacts with KNN staff, project teams across MCW, and administrative staff to ensure that grants are in compliance with regulatory, funding agency, and policy requirements. The Coordinator will also work with the MCW Flourishing team to support engagements across projects.

Responsibilities:

• Assists administrative staff and research team in the creation, negotiation, and administration of grants, contracts, and research proposals.
• Assists with pre-award applications.
• Coordinates the grant process from development and submission to the post-award stage.
• Ensures compliance with sponsor terms, MCW policies/procedures, and federal regulations.
• Administers grant budgets.
• Ensures compliance with grant guidelines, budgets, and stipulations.
• Uses a relational approach to engage with funded project teams.

Knowledge - Skills - Abilities

• Knowledge of technical, business, consultation, project management, documentation and records management, and cultural awareness.
• Customer focus, building trust, communication, critical thinking, and influencing skills.

Preferred Schedule:



Hybrid, M-F 8:00AM - 5:00PM

Position Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:
Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis.

Minimum education: Bachelor's Degree
Minimum experience: 4 years

Preferred Qualifications:

Preferred education: Master's Degree
Preferred experience: Grants management, nonprofit management, project/program coordination

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Why MCW?

• Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental.
• 403B Retirement Package
• Competitive Vacation, Sick Time, and Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Paid Parental Leave

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.

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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