The New Mexico Tumor Registry (NMTR) is a population-based cancer registry that has served New Mexico since 1966. The NMTR gathers, maintains, analyzes, and disseminates cancer surveillance data and supports scientific investigations of cancer. The NMTR is a division of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNMCCC). The NMTR is a founding member of the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program and we have been continuously funded by the SEER Program since 1973. Data collected by NMTR is routinely used to document and track trends in cancer occurrence and care, support scientific research and inform public health policy.
NMTR is seeking a highly motivated, customer service–oriented Senior Business Manager to lead the day-to-day operations of the registry and support its continued growth and success. This role provides oversight of administrative operations, fiscal management, and contracts and grants administration, ensuring efficient processes, strong financial stewardship, and compliance with institutional and sponsor requirements. The Senior Business Manager plays a key role in supporting the program’s mission by maintaining effective operations and fostering a collaborative, service-oriented environment.
Duties and Responsibilities
Administrative Operations Management
- Provides day-to-day human resources support for the department, including faculty and staff recruitment, employment paperwork, onboarding, payroll, processing term extensions, and responding to HR-related inquiries from staff and faculty.
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Supervises administrative staff, providing guidance, training, and support to ensure effective departmental operations.
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Oversees management of leadership calendars, department scheduling needs, and planning of departmental training sessions and events.
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Oversees the planning and scheduling of department travel.
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Oversees and coordinates building and facilities requests and related services for the department.
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Develops and implements systems and processes to establish and maintain operational and administrative records.
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Participates in the development, implementation, and maintenance of departmental policies, objectives, and short- and long-range plans; develops and implements projects and programs to support departmental goals.
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Serves as a consulting resource to faculty leadership in the development of business management strategies and business-related initiatives.
Fiscal Management
- Manages the daily financial activities of the department, including budget preparation, accounting, purchasing, and business planning to ensure compliance with university policies, as well as state and federal regulations.
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Oversees and serves as a backup for all department PCard purchases, PO processing, invoice payments, and travel reimbursements.
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Collaborates with the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center Finance team to prepare budget requests, operating budgets, legislative budget requests, and formal budget revisions as required.
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Prepares monthly financial reports and presents findings to department leadership.
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Coordinates, designs, and implements internal financial reporting systems, financial controls, and management information systems in alignment with the university’s automated financial systems.
Contracts and Grants Management
- Coordinates the financial components of research proposals, contracts, and subcontracts, including budget development, proposal preparation, and adherence to sponsor requirements; serves as a liaison with funding sources as appropriate.
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Collaborates with HSC Pre-Award to prepare and submit all contract and grant proposals.
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Collaborates with HSC Contracts and Grants to setup and close out incoming contracts, grants, and subcontracts, including the annual setup of the SEER contract.
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Collaborates with the HSC Sponsored Projects Office to issue outgoing subcontracts and review subcontract invoices for accuracy and compliance.
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Coordinates the preparation of required reports for contracts, grants, and subcontracts to ensure compliance with sponsor requirements.
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Prepares monthly SEER invoices and annual inventory reports and assists with additional reporting requirements related to the SEER contract.
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Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.
This is a term position. The initial term date will be until 4/30/2027, with one-year terms possible after that.
The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is the Official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in a 500-mile radius. Its 136 board-certified oncology specialty physicians include cancer surgeons in every specialty (abdominal, thoracic, bone and soft tissue, neurosurgery, genitourinary, gynecology, and head and neck cancers), adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to 65% of New Mexico’s cancer patients from all across the state. And they partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer care closer to home. In 2024 they treated more than 15,000 patients in almost 105,000 ambulatory clinic visits in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital. A total of 2,075 patients participated in cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing. The more than 123 cancer research scientists affiliated with the UNM Cancer Center were awarded $38.3 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects. Since 2015, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery.
Website: unmhealth.org/cancer
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