Program Manager

K12 program:

• Assist the program directors in all aspects relating to scholar recruitment, program operations, advertising and growth.
• Coordinate and interact with all program members including those at our partner Institutions Hostos Community College and Lehman College.
• Work with program directors in setting up meetings and maintaining all program records.
• Manage all grant related activities including budget management, in coordination with departmental and College level administration, including playing a key role in the preparation and submission of annual Progress reports. 

Institute for Immunotherapy:

• Work with institute directors in setting up meetings, maintaining schedules, peparing and sending out announcements.
• Manage all grant related activities including submission, budget management, in coordination with departmental and College level administrators, including playing a key role in soliciting applicants for pilot project awards and coordinating their review, helping team science grants, and in the preparation of annual Progress reports.

• Strong background in biology/science is ideal (Bachelor degree Master is preferred)
• 3-5 years related experience in higher education or science administration preferred but not required.
• Strong working knowledge of standard software for administrators is required, including proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint).
• Experience with grants administration is a plus

We are seeking a dynamic and self-motivated individual to serve in the dual role as Program/Institute Administrator for the federally funded “Bronx Einstein Training in Teaching and Research (BETTR) – IRACDA program” and the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Institute for Immunotherapy for Cancer and Inflammatory Disorders (IFI), a newly established institute by Montefiore Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The BETTR Program supports postdoctoral scholars with the goal to provide them with formal training in both research and education. The program has 14 faculty and up to 8 trainees. The IFI coordinates research, funding and collaborative opportunities for 47 faculty who run laboratories focused on developing methods to use the immune system to fight cancer and other diseases

The new BETTR/IFI Administrator will provide day-to-day program support that include recruitment,  maintenance of records, annual reports, coordinate meetings. This person will play an important role in administrative tasks including preparation of grant progress reports and budgets. The BETTR/IFI Coordinator will play a key role in assisting the interactions of faculty and trainees in the various participating institutions, including the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and its Montefiore-Einstein Comprehensive Cancer Center, and the partner institutions, namely Hostos Community College and Lehman College (members of the CUNY system).