Job Description

JOB SUMMARY/ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: Under the direction of the Director of the Center for Digestive Disease and Grant Administrator for the Department of Medicine, the Program Manager serves as the financial officer and has delegated authority and responsibility for managing the personnel and financial affairs of the Center. This position works closely with space planning and facilities in the utilization and renovations of the Center.



DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serves as the financial officer for the UTHSC Center for Digestive Disease.
Manages the financial affairs of the Center funds from grants, research, contract, trust funds, and gifts.
Develops budgets for various grants submitted by Principal Investigators and key physicians in Center for Digestive Disease.
Manages grants, contracts, and subcontracts awarded to the Center for GI Disease.
Monitors the budgets to ensure the funds are used as dictated by the funding agencies.
Serves as HR facilitator for the UTHSC Center for GI Disease and Director
Develops staff work plans, performance evaluations, and address concerns or grievances to find solutions.
Determines staffing needs for the program; hires and replaces personnel in positions; assists with the development of position descriptions.
Prepares activity reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis as needed.
Performs other duties as assigned.


MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:



EDUCATION: Bachelor’s Degree. (Master’s Degree preferred.) (TRANSCRIPT REQUIRED)



EXPERIENCE: Five (5) years of progressive accounting experience. (Three (3) years of experience in business management and supervision preferred.)



KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

Excellent communication and customer service skills.
Ability to work flexibly with changing deadlines and priorities.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and work collaboratively as well as independently.
Knowledge of relational databases and Excel, as well as other Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to interact with a diverse population.
Ability to independently maintain current knowledge of federal, state, and University laws and procedures that govern research compliance at the University.


WORK SCHEDULE: This position is occasionally required to work evenings and weekends. May occasionally require overnight travel.