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Title: GRANTS & CONTRACTS SPEC

Employee Type: Unclassified Staff

Department: Center of excellence-Cancer 

Campus Location: CANCER CENTER/SETON BLDG./2025

Job Summary/Basic Functions

The LSU Cancer Center is seeking a Grants and Contracts Specialist to be responsible for preparing, reviewing, editing, and assembling various subcontracts and professional services agreements/contracts typically associated with extramurally funded research projects. The incumbent is expected to assist with editing and drafting of all contractual agreements, including purchased service, federal subcontracts, and letters of agreement for all LSU Cancer Center federal grants, non-federal grants/contracts and pharmaceutical companies. They are expected to coordinate invoicing and billing with the Sponsored Projects office, hospitals and pharmaceutical companies.

The Grants and Contracts Specialist will also work with the clinical trials management team by assisting with Confidentiality Agreements, Medicare Coverage Analyses (MCA), Interacting with Pl’s, Study Nurses, and pharmaceutical company representatives to determine standard of care services, and reviewing clinical trial protocols, budgets, and informed consent forms.

Excellent Interpersonal skills to interact with researchers and clinicians in a variety of fields and a broad­ based knowledge of federal sub-award processes and/or clinical trials is preferred.

Minimum Qualifications

Required Education: Bachelor's

Number of years required to perform the job: Three

Type of experience required to perform the job: Professional level work experience

Substitution: Master's degree may substitute for two (2) years of professional level work experience

Comprehensive benefits are available to eligible employees and their dependents including health, life, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; generous annual and sick leave; 14 paid holidays per year; and an employee health primary care clinic. See following link for more details on our benefits offerings: LSUHSC, New Orleans - Benefits

Other employee benefits include a full-service credit union, wellness benefits featuring complimentary fitness center membership for employees and their spouses, employee assistance program, campus assistance program, and pet insurance option. More information about these benefits can be found on this webpage:  Additional Benefits