Research Administrator

General Information

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Work Location:

Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

Monday-Friday 8:00am-5:00pm

Posted Date

04/23/2026

Salary Range: $74445 - 152460 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff:
Career

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

30080

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Office (CAO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and other department leaders, and in concert with other research administrative staff, The Research Administrator will bear primary responsibility of all pre/post-award administration for intra/extramurally funded research awards for departmental Principal Investigators (PIs). You will use 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.

The Research Administrator works on proposals and awards of diverse scope where analysis of data requires thorough understanding of complex regulations. You will complete and approve transactions for signature by the manager or other authorized institutional official.

Salary Range: $70900 - 145200/Annually

Job Qualifications

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Required:

* Bachelor's Degree in Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience.

* High School Diploma.

* 5+ years of research administration experience.

* Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.

* Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.

* Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.

* Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.

* Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively.

* Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.

* 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.

* Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.

* 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.

Preferred:

* Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques.

* Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.

Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.