The leaders of the Cancer Center are responsible for developing and initiating the Center's goals andpriorities; the administrative staff is responsible for their implementation and management. Theadministrative structure of the Cancer Center operates within a matrix reporting structure and works closelywith Center program leaders and other departments/units within St. Jude, thus providing support for thefunctions required for efficient operation of all Center activities, including the day-to-day operations of theCancer Center Director's office. The Center administration works with the Director to develop and manage allfiscal activities; provide oversight of Center institutional and external funds; participate in the developmentand oversight of the research support infrastructure; develop, implement, and maintain policies andprocedures; coordinate the submission of grants and related site visits; and serve as a liaison to and primarypoint of contact with both internal units and external agencies. Funding from the CCSG supports apercentage of the salary of the Center Administrator, the Director's Executive Associate, secretarial andother staff, supplies for the administrative functions of the Center, and the travel needs of Senior Leadershipand Program leaders in the performance of their Center-specific roles. The Center administrative unit has aprojected budget of approximately $657,000. This application requests support for 21% of this budget.
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