Description
You will use your skills as a seasoned, experienced research administrator to independently develop and/or oversee research proposals, awards, and/or transactions related to contract and grant management, and maintain contract and grant records in compliance with institutional research sponsor policies. Works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires a thorough understanding of complex regulations. Completes and approves transactions for signature by the manager or other authorized institutional official. Annual Salary Range: $90,720.00 - $194,040.00
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of education
and experience. - High School Diploma
- Minimum 8 years of research administration experience
- 1-3 years of complex research administration portfolio
- Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective
working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators,
and administration. - Ability to work as a member of a team.
- Advanced ability to set priorities and complete ongoing
tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet
programmatic and financial needs. - Meticulous attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating
workload environment. - Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite
software, especially Excel. - Experience with all types of award mechanisms, including
grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements. - Ability to interpret policy for others.
- Advanced knowledge of effective grant funding processes,
procedures and techniques - Full knowledge of Federal Acquisition Regulation, Code of
Federal Regulations, sponsor-specific policies, intellectual property policy,
conflict of interest requirements, publication rights, application of indirect
cost rates and other complex concepts in research administration. - Experience with all types of award mechanisms, including
grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements. - Ability to perform highly complex financial analysis and
customized reporting. - Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and
administrative information in English.
Preferred:
- Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information
in a timely, professional manner. - Exceptional organizational skills to create and maintain
administrative and financial files effectively. - Strong organization skills, ability to prioritize job
functions, and handle multiple tasks - simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems.
- Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets.
- Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex
calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial
scenarios. - In-depth knowledge of and experience working with a variety
of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry
sponsors, etc. - In-depth knowledge of various research administration
policies and procedures, and contract and grant funding agency guidelines.
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University of California - Los Angeles Health
$90720.00-194040.00 Annually
Oct 13, 2026