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Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center:

Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded and your abilities challenged. It is a place where your diversity -- of culture, thinking, learning and leading -- is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt's mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

VUMC Recent Accomplishments

Because we are committed to providing the best in patient care, education and research, we are proud of our recent accomplishments:

* US News & World Report: #1 Adult Hospital in Tennessee and metropolitan Nashville, named to the Best Hospitals Honor Roll of the top 20 adult hospitals, 10 nationally ranked adult specialty programs, with 3 specialties rated in the top 10 nationally, Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt named as one of the Best Children's Hospital in the nation, with 10 out of 10 pediatric specialties nationally ranked.

* Healthcare's Most Wired: Among the nation's 100 "most-wired" hospitals and health systems for its efforts in innovative medical technology.

* Becker's Hospital Review: named as one of the "100 Great Hospitals in America", in the roster of 100 Hospitals and Health Systems with Great Oncology Programs and to its list of the 100 Hospitals with Great Heart Programs.

* The Leapfrog Group: One of only 10 children's hospitals in the to be named at Leapfrog Top Hospital.

* American Association for the Advancement of Science: The School of Medicine has 112 elected fellows

* Magnet Recognition Program: Received our third consecutive Magnet designations.

* National Academy of Medicine: 22 members, elected by their peers in recognition of outstanding achievement

* Human Rights Campaign Healthcare Equality Index: 6^th year in a row that Vanderbilt University Medical Center was a Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality.

Key Functions and Expected Performances:

• Provides leadership and administrative direction in priority setting, decision-making, and professional development oversight for the Division of Infectious Disease within the Department of Pediatrics.
• Supports faculty in all phases of the extramural funding process (pre-award to post-award) in order to optimize the potential for grant funding and to ensure all funding awarded is used to the specification of the funding agency.
• Manages multiple project budgets by analyzing and forecasting financial performance in order to optimize return to department and university, while adhering to guidelines of funding sources.
• Monitors terms and conditions of all service agreements and research contracts, ensuring compliance with terms and conditions of contracts office and funding source.
• Prepares routine and ad-hoc financial reports for faculty and division director, department administrator and Chairman that conform to Departmental, VUMC and other associated agencies.
• Remains current with changes in HR policies and procedures. Hires qualified staff utilizing behavioral and group interviews. Maintains appropriate staffing ratios consistent with the needs of the division and within budgetary parameters.
• Oversees grant support staff so as to build and enhance relationships with individual researchers, external community and academic collaborators to support development of funding partnerships.
• Investigates and identifies governmental, foundation, voluntary health organization, and other funding opportunities. Identifies and builds positive relationships with diverse funding sources, governmental agencies, academic research partners, and community organizations.
• Facilitates the transition of successful grant applications into active program development, operations or implementation. Tracks funding applications and designing strategies for improvement.
• Develops, implements, and monitors department budget expenses, assets, production, and projects.