Manager, Science Administration
ABOUT STAND UP TO CANCER:
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) is a groundbreaking initiative created to accelerate innovative cancer research that will get new therapies to patients quickly and save lives now.
SU2C is bringing together the best and the brightest researchers and encouraging collaboration instead of competition among the entire cancer community. By galvanizing the entertainment industry, SU2C creates awareness and builds broad public support for this effort.
This is where the end of cancer begins: when we unite in one movement, unstoppable.
SUMMARY:
The Manager, Science Administration exercises discretion and independent judgment related to SU2C’s Science Department and grant funding. Specifically, the Manager, Science Administration is responsible for: managing project and donor deliverable timelines within the Science Department, including but not limited to the SU2C Scientific Summit; operationalizing the selection and oversight of projects within the SU2C-managed research grant portfolio; drafting summaries of science and memoranda for internal use; conducting grants administration tasks for a portion of the SU2C managed portfolio; managing the grants database across the SU2C portfolio; coordinating yearly reviews of policies and procedures; providing first line response to questions and concerns from investigators, scientific partner organizations, and internal SU2C departments; providing key support to the Science Department in the oversight of grants and special projects. This position is based at our office in Los Angeles. Some travel is required.