Careers Job Description
General Description
In June 2002, The City College of New York (CCNY) and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) established a Partnership based on mutual cancer research and training objectives. The Partnership is funded by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). The primary goals of the partnership are to:
- Encourage and support basic and applied cancer research initiated by CCNY investigators.
- Encourage and support research on health disparities and cancer burden in minority populations initiated by MSK investigators.
- Implement joint education and training opportunities to attract minority students at all levels in their careers in cancer research, and to support their career development.
Use the combined resources of the institutions to develop and evaluate innovative health outreach initiatives to reduce the impact of cancer in medically underserved communities.
DISRUPT addresses the lack of diversity in cancer clinical trials including the underrepresentation of Black, Indigenous and people of color in clinical trials by “disrupting” norms at the community, patient and provider, and research pipeline levels. DISRUPT was selected by Stand Up To Cancer (Su2C) as part of its Health Equity Initiative. DISRUPT is a partership between CCNY, Columbia University, Mt. Sinai and Einstein College of Medicine.
Other Duties
This position will be assisting the Program Manager of the U54 Partnership and DISRUPT with a multitude of administative duties including:
- calendar management and meeting scheduling of the U54 Principal Investigators and Program Manager(s)
- support with agenda preparation, presentations, and other materials for key meetings
- invoice submission and payment, contract management submissions and other budgetary paperwork
- taking meeting minutes and following up on action items
- coordinating large emails being sent out to a multitude of people across institutions
- organize physical and digital records of our various programs
- help to compile and submit annual reports to our stakeholders
- complete daily administrative tasks and additional responsibilities as assigned
- help organizing various events throughout the year
- updating websites with basic information
- using basic design skills to make flyers for events and seminars
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors or Associates degree preferred
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with diverse populations in a fast-paced and high-volume work environment
- Experienced user of all MS Office products, Adobe Acrobat, and Outlook
- Proven ability to be detail-oriented, organized, and capable of coordinating multiple assignments and meeting deadlines
- Ability to manage and prioritize a high volume of communications
- Strong critical and analytical thinking skills
- An interest in public health, cancer health disparities, or higher education
Physical Requirements
- This position will be performed both in-office and remotely.
Mandatory Vaccine Mandate: As of May 27, 2022, all candidates will be required to provide proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 upon commencing employment. Exemption (medical or religious) requests to this requirement will be considered in accordance with applicable law and criteria. Being fully vaccinated is defined for this purpose as two weeks after a final dose in primary series of an authorized COVID-19 vaccine ( example: two weeks after the second dose of a two-dose vaccine such as Moderna or Pfizer, or two weeks after a single dose vaccine such as Johnson and Johnson). Final candidates must be fully vaccinated as of their first day of employment. Newly hired employees will be sent an email with instructions on how to upload their vaccine information on the Research Foundation portal.
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Biology
Full Time
$40,000.00 - $50,000.00
Sep 19, 2022 (Or Until Filled)