Job Details

Post-award GCO II

Position Number: 9904234
Location: Salt Lake City, United States
Position Type: Sponsored Programs, Grants, and Contracts

Post-award GCO II

Job Summary

Research Administration's post-award team provides comprehensive administrative oversight of Sponsored funds awarded to Huntsman Cancer Institute's Principal Investigators. We work collaboratively with each PI's home department, HCI's administrative groups, serve as liaison to the Office of Sponsored Projects (OSP), Grants & Contracts Accounting (GCA), and collaborate with other campus entities as necessary. The work is detailed, interesting, and always changing -- the perfect environment for an individual interested in deepening their knowledge of post-award support.

Huntsman Cancer Institute is committed to cancer prevention, care, and survivorship for all communities within the area we serve -- which includes Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah, and Wyoming -- with impact worldwide.

In your cover letter or during your interview process, we invite you to share how your professional experiences have prepared you to serve as a member of our team as we work to reduce the cancer burden experienced by all people and communities. This may include description of your prior experiences related to research, prevention, clinical care, community engagement/outreach, training, administration, or other areas relevant to Huntsman Cancer Institute's mission and this position.

Learn more about the great benefits of working for University of Utah: benefits.utah.edu

The department may choose to hire at any of the below job levels and associated pay rates based on their business need and budget.

Responsibilities
This position is part of HCI's Post-award team, serving with Post-award's Junior staff. Our Junior staff team liaises with our PIs for Other Support, works with HCI's Finance and Administrative teams for payroll support, assists with monthly grant-expenditure detail updates, and performs various tasks in support of our PIs and Post-award Senior staff. A successful candidate for the post-award GCO II role is well versed in various university systems, SciENcv, and Excel.

This position is not responsible for providing patient care.

This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to the job.

Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT: 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor's degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Post-Award Grants & Contract Officer (GCO), II: Requires a bachelor's (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master's (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.

Preferences
Preferred experience included experience with University of Utah systems, including Management Reports, ePR, UShop and eAward, as well as experience with SciENcv, Word, and Excel. A Bachelors degree in Accounting is helpful but does not outweigh academic department experience.

* Experience working in the University of Utah community is essential; experience working for HCI is beneficial.* Three years of work experience in financial, administrative, or post-award grant support at the University department-level.* Competent with Microsoft Office Suite; skilled in Excel.* Applicants must demonstrate the ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description, as well as the self-discipline integral to successfully telecommute.

Special Instructions

Requisition Number: PRN46197B
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Work Schedule Summary:
Department: 01214 - HCI Research Admin Dept
Location: Campus
Pay Rate Range: 58,000 to 63,000
Close Date: 11/30/2026
Open Until Filled:

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