Senior Director, Research and Grants Administration

Job description

Overview The Senior Director of Research Grants Administration (RGA) will provide executive-level leadership and strategic direction to AACR’s expansive grants portfolio. Reporting to the Vice President of RGA, the Senior Director will oversee all grants administration related strategic growth, operational excellence, and partnerships, including Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C). The Senior Director supervises several PhD scientists and administrative staff to foster a cohesive and high-performing team aligned with AACR’s mission to cure all cancers through research, education, communication, collaboration, science policy and advocacy, and funding for cancer research. Responsibilities: Other duties as assigned. - Grants Administration - Oversees all aspects of the grants administration that include also SU2C grants program. - Develops and ensures implementation of best practices and initiatives. - Conducts comprehensive landscape analyses of the cancer research funding ecosystem to identify emerging scientific priorities, gaps in support, new funding mechanisms, and opportunities for AACR to expand its leadership in research grantmaking. - Oversees grant program impact analyses, including...