Heart Institute - Research Admin Coordinator, Dr. Susan Cheng Lab

The Department of Cardiology is committed to providing world-class care while engaging every patient with our high-caliber academic programs. Cedars-Sinai Cardiology is recognized as one of the top five programs in the nation, given our ability to combine the very best quality clinical care with leadership in cutting-edge scientific discovery, education, and training. As a result, all cardiology providers and team members are strongly dedicated to a mission of integrated clinical and research excellence. We invite you to join our team and our collective effort to continue making a positive difference for our patients and all communities affected by cardiovascular disease.

Come join Dr. Cheng’s Team!

The Research Administrative Coordinator works under the direction of academic leadership of the assigned research area. Provides support for budgetary and fiscal management and reporting of research programs and operations. Assists in coordinating a variety of academic specific activities. Provides assistance with UKG and/or faculty effort recording and reporting. Serves as a liaison to internal departments and external philanthropic and academic organizations. Provides administrative support and coordination of the operational and administrative activities for the research area.

Principal Responsibilities:

Works under the direction of Directors, Managers, and Principal Investigators on budgetary and fiscal management for all operations within assigned area. May assist with creation and maintenance of budgets for research programs. May generate monthly fiscal and physician billing reports upon request of department management.

Coordinates the academic administrative and office management systems for the department/unit. Edits policy and procedure manuals. Disseminates information including announcements, policies and procedures.

Maintains calendar of events and tracks deadlines, schedules meetings, makes travel arrangements, and submits travel reimbursements.

Places orders for research supplies and ensures supplies are covered by research projects and/or grant funding.

Composes written correspondence, NIH reviews, and letters of recommendation. May prepare course syllabi, develop audio visual materials using PowerPoint and other applications, gather information for presentations.

Serves as a point of contact between departmental administrators and Office of Research Administration (ORA).

Applies federal and state regulatory and licensing requirements, as well as organizational bylaws, rules and regulations and policies and procedures to all assigned projects, and assists with implementation of new regulatory and compliance related policies and procedures.

Assists with the daily activities of academic leadership and related faculty members including project management and execution of strategic academic planning. May assist with tracking project metrics.

Tracks HR compliance and regulatory activities for research staff members, including maintenance of the HR files, new hire paperwork, coordination of regulatory and compliance training, etc.

Coordinates all academic activities, seminars, lectures and meetings.

Adheres to procedures for office management and compliance with CSMC administrative regulations and
requirements.

May assist Principal Investigator with completing and submitting federal and non-federal grants.

May assist with pre- and post-award grant administration functions.

May conduct literature searches and format manuscripts for submission and publication.

Qualifications

Education, Experience, & Skills Requirements:

• High School Diploma/GED required. Bachelor's Degree related to research preferred.
• Two (2) years of experience supporting research and academic administration required.
• Proficiency in Word, PowerPoint and Excel. 
• Ability to work independently, set priorities, and handle multiple tasks requiring attention to detail. 
• Excellent language skills and understanding of Invoicing, Budget Reconciliation, Grants, Manuscript, and Abstract guidelines.
• Strong verbal and writing ability as well as communication, computer, organization, personnel and time-management skills.
• Experience in healthcare, patient care, and fast paced environments.