Pharmaceutical Grants Coordinator

How many people can answer the question, "What do you do for a living?" with the answer, "I help find cures for cancer." At LLS, employees take our mission seriously. Whether you work in one of our chapters, are an accountant at the national office or a specialist in our Information Resource Center, you work each day on making our mission a reality: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families.
Join us and give new meaning to the word, "job."
 
Position Title:                                 Coordinator, Pharmaceutical Grants
Location:                                        White Plains, NY
Immediate Supervisor’s Title:         Director, Pharmaceutical Partners and Grants
Department:                                    Donor Development
 
 
Purpose:    The Coordinator of Pharmaceutical Grants will be under the direction and will assist the Director of Pharmaceutical Partners and Grants with the day-to-day coordination of the pharmaceutical grant process which includes the submission, tracking, acknowledgement and reconciliation of grants. The Coordinator will be responsible for keeping the Pharmaceutical Funding spreadsheet updated, data entry of grant award receipts and the timely acknowledgement of all pharmaceutical grant awards.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Regular update of Pharmaceutical Funding Forecast (tracking all grant activity from identified grant opportunities, submissions, approvals/denials, Letter of Agreement receipt and awards)
  • Submission of grants via online grant portals
  • Data Entry on LLS donation portal
  • Timely acknowledgement of grant awards
  • Submission of grant reconciliations via online grant portals
  • Work on other projects as identified by the Director of Pharmaceutical Grants or SVP, Pharmaceutical partners.
  • Manage timelines for efficient implementation of a high volume of grant submissions
  • Coordination of Pharmaceutical Partners meetings at National Office
Position Requirements:
  • Ability to carry out timeline-driven objectives
  • Detail and process-oriented
  • Capacity to manage multiple and simultaneous projects
  • Strong communication skills, both oral and written
  • Ability to identify and effectively navigate through a wide variety of corporate and government websites and grant portals
  • Knowledge of Microsoft programs, content management systems, and other internal and external web-based systems
  • Ability to collect, analyze and report on data
  • Strong proof reading and editing skills
  • Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
  • Professional maturity and judgment
  • Ability to work cohesively and maintain good relationships with other departments
  • Online grant request systems or similar electronic database management preferred
Experience:
  • Minimum of 3 years of related experience

Interested and qualified applicants should submit their cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to:

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
1311 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 310
White Plains, NY 10605
 
Fax: (914) 821-8247
E-mail: HR@lls.org

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) does not accept resumes from third party recruitment/search firms. Please do not forward resumes to LLS employees or any company locations or email addresses. LLS is not responsible for any fees related to resumes not solicited by LLS Recruiting.

The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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