Senior Fund Manager - Biological Chemistry

At UCLA Health, our people are here for more than a career. They're committed to elevating the lives of everyone they come into contact with. It's only possible when you're passionate about what you do and where you get to do it.

As a key member of our team, you'll be able to use your unique experience to help support positive patient experiences. As a key member of our research administration team, you will take the lead on post-award administration for a wide range of intra- and extramurally funded research projects. Partnering closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), department leadership, and fellow research administrators, you will play a vital role in ensuring the financial and operational success of groundbreaking research initiatives. This position offers the opportunity to contribute directly to advancing innovative research while building strong relationships across the department.

Salary: $5,908.33 - $12,100.00 monthly

Required:

• Research administration experience of 3-5 years.
• Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner and establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators and administration and to work as a member of a team.
• Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet the programmatic and financial needs of PIs and the department, while complying with University and funding agency policies and regulations.
• Analytical skills to assess financial information, define problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
• Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
• Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively as well as independently balance the various tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
• Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel, to perform daily tasks efficiently and accurately. (Preferred)
• Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios.
• Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors: federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
• Working knowledge of various financial concepts, research administration policies and procedures, and contract and grant funding agency guidelines.
• Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor's guidelines.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques.
• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.