Permanent Jobs in Etobicoke, ON

Union : NonUnion

Site : RSS (4th Floor OPG Building 700 University Avenue Toronto ON)

Department :   Strategy & Development Research Grants Team

Reports to :   Senior Manager

Work Model : Hybrid

Grade : N0 : 07

Hours : 37.5 hours per week

Salary : $69560 $86951 annually (To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)

Shifts : Day (Monday Friday)

Status : Permanent Fulltime

Closing Date : January 27 2025

Position

The Budget & Contracts Specialist will facilitate research at UHN by reviewing negotiating and drafting unencumbered research funding agreements with third parties such as national and international government funding agencies charities private foundations and with research institutions including hospitals and universities. Such agreements are required to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations national and international standards and UHN policies and to mitigate risk to UHN. The Budget & Contract Specialist will work closely with the Grant Officers / Specialist and Research Agreement Specialists and support the translation of grant budgets into interinstitutional agreements. Additionally the incumbent will act as a resource to provide funder / agency budget and related policy requirements advice to other RSS departments.

Duties

Working closely with the Agreements Specialists the successful candidate will :

• Negotiate prepare and finalize unencumbered grant funding agreements from the primary sponsor (bench to bedside) and collaborating sites (nonclinical studies).
• Where required support Grant Officer / Specialists to understand and interpret deemed terms and conditions on grant submissions.
• Support researchers teams and other internal stakeholders in understanding complex budgets including in / eligible expense categories and matched funding requirements and in flowing applicable requirements to sub grantees in accordance with UHN and funder policies.
• Support other RSS Teams where required to interpret and understand funder policies and budgetary requirements and restrictions as pertains to agreements negotiated outside of the Research Grants team.
• Support from the Agreements Specialists and Senior Manager determine any special considerations for sensitive data such as PHI and the involvement of encumbered intellectual property.
• Streamline the flow of grant funding among collaborators in a fast paced deadline driven environment to
• Additional cross functional and / or other duties including team projects and initiatives will be assigned from time to time.

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Why join UHN

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates.  Please ensure you check your email regularly.

Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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