Project Coordinator

Project Coordinator

Company: University of Oklahoma

Job Location: Norman, Oklahoma

Category: Laboratory and Research

Type: Full-Time

Pay Range: Targeted annual salary ranges from $38,700 to $50,300, based on experience.

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, Standard/Fixed Schedule

Travel: Not required

Position Introduction:

OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center is Oklahoma's only National Cancer Institute (NCI)-Designated Cancer Center, and one of only 73 NCI-Designated Cancer Centers in the United States. This highly competitive accreditation ensures that our patients receive the highest standard of care and have access to the most advanced cancer treatment options.

Join the Team Driving Breakthroughs in Cancer Research!

At the Stephenson Cancer Center, we're pushing the boundaries of discovery-and we're looking for a passionate, detail-driven professional to help power that mission forward. Our Project Coordinator - OCR will be at the heart of the action, supporting the CCSG Support and Program Engagement team within the Office of Cancer Research.

If you love keeping complex projects moving, connecting people, and creating seamless experiences behind the scenes, this role puts you right where the momentum happens.

What Makes This Role Exciting

As the Project Coordinator - OCR, you'll be the organizational engine behind some of the center's most impactful initiatives. You'll support high-level research leadership, coordinate major programs, and help shape the experience of visiting scientists and speakers who contribute to our scientific community.

You'll play a vital role in:

• Driving research leadership operations by coordinating key SCC meetings, managing logistics, preparing materials, and ensuring communication flows smoothly
• Supporting Shared Resource committees that help advance cutting-edge research infrastructure.
• Elevating the SCC Seminar Series by coordinating speaker travel, presentation logistics, and serving as the primary liaison for invited experts.
• Keeping major programmatic projects on track through scheduling, documentation, and cross-team coordination.
• Ensuring seamless communication across campus partners, internal leadership, and research teams.

This is a role for someone who thrives on variety, loves being the go-to person who makes things happen, and finds purpose in supporting work that truly matters.

What You'll Lead & Support

• Leadership meeting coordination-scheduling, logistics, minutes, and communication
• Shared Resource committee support
• Seminar Series operations-speaker travel, agendas, presentations
• Workgroup and seminar documentation-agendas, action items, follow-ups
• Programmatic project management
• Cross-department liaison work
• Reporting and documentation systems

Every day brings new opportunities to collaborate, organize, and contribute to the success of groundbreaking cancer research.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

You won't just be coordinating projects-you'll be supporting a mission that changes lives. At the Stephenson Cancer Center, your work helps accelerate scientific discovery, strengthen research infrastructure, and support the experts who are shaping the future of cancer care.

If you're ready to bring your organizational talent, communication skills, and passion for meaningful work to a nationally recognized research center, this could be the perfect next step in your career.

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Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree
• 24 months of project management or related experience

Equivalency/Substitution: Will accept 48 months of related experience in lieu of the Bachelor's degree for a total of 72 months of related experience.

Required Certifications and Licenses: None

Hiring Contingent Upon a Background Check: Yes