Jobs at University of Pennsylvania

Provides strategic, administrative, and operational management for an academic clinical research program. Leads program development, grant administration, research communications, stakeholder relationships, educational initiatives, event planning, and operational infrastructure. Oversees pre- and post-award grants, compliance, staff and resources, research workflows, and complex initiatives while strengthening collaborations and advancing the department’s scientific mission.

Coordinates participant recruitment and enrollment for a PCORI-funded clinical research study. Responsibilities include screening, consenting, intake interviews, retention and adherence tracking, study documentation, data entry, query resolution, electronic case report forms, regulatory compliance, and communication with investigators, primary care collaborators, and research staff. The coordinator also prepares recruitment reports, attends study meetings, assists with study management, and supports the DSMB as needed.

Conduct radiochemistry and interdisciplinary research for nuclear medicine, theranostics, radiotherapeutics, molecular biology, and cancer immunotherapy projects. Develop and implement assays under GLP-like practices, perform radiolabeling and compound analysis, analyze and document data, and contribute to journal and grant submissions. Maintain laboratory safety procedures, update SOPs and protocols, and train laboratory personnel and students while supporting multiple research projects.

Coordinates industry-sponsored, federally funded, and investigator-initiated clinical studies from startup through closeout. Reviews protocols, supports contracts and study materials, recruits and enrolls participants, coordinates visits, collects clinical data and biological samples, maintains regulatory files, completes electronic case report forms, manages submissions, and supports monitoring and investigator meetings. Communicates with patients, clinicians, sponsors, and research teams, identifies study issues, implements approved changes, and may train junior staff.

Greets and assists arboretum visitors, processes admissions and parking, operates the gift shop, answers questions, sells memberships, and supports guests during their visit. The role requires professional and friendly customer service, computer comfort, cash handling, outdoor work, prolonged standing, flexibility, teamwork, reliability, and composure under pressure.

Coordinates academic accommodation implementation, including accommodated testing, exam handling, test reservations, note-taking services, communication access scheduling, database maintenance, email and file management, and administrative support. The role assists students and instructors, supports compliance with the ADA and Section 504, participates in testing-center operations, and attends professional development and departmental meetings.

Lead Penn Engineering's major gifts program, managing a team of major gift officers and a portfolio of ~100 high-capacity prospects. Develop and execute cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, and data-driven strategies to secure gifts of $125K+, partner with school leadership, set goals and budgets, and drive donor engagement and fundraising results.

Manage Penn Vet websites: create, publish, and optimize written and multimedia content; perform editorial maintenance, accessibility and SEO testing; manage analytics; coordinate with IT/backend developers and internal/external partners; prioritize and execute multiple web projects and contracted work to support institutional goals.

Leads integrated communications, marketing, storytelling, and digital engagement for the Center for High Impact Philanthropy. Responsibilities include developing content strategies, managing website and social media channels, administering Salesforce and marketing automation tools, analyzing campaign performance, maintaining brand standards, coordinating editorial workflows, managing vendors, and supervising student workers.

Manage comprehensive pre- and post-award administration for a complex grant portfolio in Penn Dental Medicine. Oversee proposal and budget development, compliance, financial monitoring, reporting, subcontracts, payroll on grants, and sponsor requirements. Advise PIs, prepare monthly financial analyses and reconciliations, enforce audit compliance, and recommend policies. Indirectly supervise support staff and collaborate with fiscal teams.

Manages pre-award proposals and non-financial post-award activities for sponsored research. Reviews submissions for policy and sponsor compliance, advises faculty and administrators, coordinates grant agreements and regulatory documentation, liaises with funding agencies, submits non-financial reports, and addresses project changes. Serves as a subject matter expert, manages complex research administration matters, and develops and delivers sponsored-projects training across the university.

Leads Penn Libraries’ community outreach and engagement initiatives supporting K–12 literacy in Philadelphia. Builds and manages school library collections, advises schools on library operations, trains staff and volunteers, supervises employees and work-study students, develops student programming, coordinates university and community partnerships, collaborates on outreach projects, and stewards donor relationships.

Conduct routine molecular and translational experiments to support breast and ovarian cancer research. Duties include cell culture, PCR/qPCR, RNA/DNA extraction, gel electrophoresis, autoradiography, assisting with animal care and patient-derived xenografts, maintaining lab inventory and documentation, and supporting senior researchers and trainees.

Serves as a strategic HR advisor to Development and Alumni Relations leaders and employees. Manages employee relations, performance reviews, onboarding, offboarding, workforce planning, training, HR policy guidance, compliance, and employee engagement initiatives. Uses data analytics and employee feedback to improve HR programs and inform organizational decisions. Partners across teams in a matrixed environment to support organizational change, strengthen performance practices, and promote an inclusive, high-performing workplace.

Oversee donor stewardship strategies, athletic advisory board and sport board volunteer management, gift agreements and processing, donor database maintenance, fundraising reports and analytics, budgeting, procurement, and office operations. The role builds relationships with donors and university stakeholders, coordinates meetings and correspondence, processes complex gifts, and supervises interns or student workers. Evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required based on the sports schedule.

Coordinates industry-sponsored and investigator-initiated traumatic brain injury studies from startup through closeout. Responsibilities include chart screening, recruitment, informed consent, enrollment, study visits, follow-up, regulatory submissions, documentation, audit preparation, and operational support. The role involves frequent patient and family interaction in inpatient and outpatient settings, use of neuropsychological and research technologies, and adapting to shifting priorities. CRC-B staff work more independently and may train or orient other research personnel.

Independently coordinates investigator-initiated and industry-sponsored traumatic brain injury studies across the research lifecycle. Responsibilities include patient screening and recruitment, informed consent, study visits, assessments, biological sample collection and processing, data collection, follow-up, regulatory maintenance, study start-up and closeout, monitoring preparation, documentation, and issue resolution. The coordinator also supports training and onboarding of junior staff while maintaining protocol and regulatory compliance.

Designs, plans, and performs in vitro and in vivo experiments to develop PET, MRI, and optical imaging agents. Collects, analyzes, and presents data, helps maintain lab organization and supplies, manages project documentation, and supports research objectives under close supervision. Position contingent on grant funding.

Manages pre- and post-award activities for NIH, foundation, and industry grants. Responsibilities include preparing budgets and proposals, tracking awards and subaccounts, monitoring expenses and salary allocations, processing invoices and closeouts, preparing reports and projections, ensuring sponsor compliance, correcting transactions, and mentoring grant coordinators. Serves as a liaison among faculty, internal offices, sponsors, and other contacts.

Conduct molecular and cellular research experiments, including cloning, cell culture, genome editing, flow cytometry, qPCR, ELISA, and mouse-model studies. Maintain laboratory supplies and equipment, order reagents, follow biosafety and animal-care protocols, and assist with manuscripts, grant proposals, presentations, and new laboratory setup and logistics.