Unit Projects Analyst

• Post-Award Financial Management & Compliance

The Department of Medicine (DoM) at OHSU is comprised of a diverse community of faculty, staff, clinicians, researchers, educators, and learners dedicated to advancing patient care, education, and research across eleven divisions.

The Unit Sponsored Projects Analyst 2 (USPA2) will be a member of the Department of Medicine (DoM) Research Office. The USPA2 will serve as a post-award research administrator supporting a diverse portfolio of sponsored projects, with a significant focus on clinical research and industry-sponsored clinical trials. This position will work closely with the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine and the Knight Cardiovascular Institute (KCVI) with their clinical trials research teams.

The role partners with investigators, research teams, and institutional stakeholders to ensure financial accuracy, billing compliance, revenue tracking, and adherence to sponsor and regulatory requirements. As the senior level in the USPA series, the position handles complex portfolios, exercises independent judgment, performs predominantly analytical work, and supports the successful management of research activities from award setup through closeout.

• Clinical Research & Clinical Trial Financial Management
• Manages the financial administration of clinical research studies and industry-sponsored clinical trials.
• Reviews study budgets, sponsor payment schedules, invoicing requirements, participant-related revenue, and research expenses.
• Reconciles research charges and collaborates with the Clinical Research Billing Office to resolve billing discrepancies, coverage analysis issues, sponsor-billable charges, and participant-care expenses.
• Tracks enrollment-based revenue, sponsor payments, accounts receivable, and study financial performance.
• Supports study closeout activities and ensures compliance with sponsor agreements, OHSU policies, Medicare Coverage Analysis requirements, and applicable research billing regulations.
• Serves as a key financial resource to investigators and study teams throughout the clinical trial lifecycle.
• Post-Award Financial Management & Compliance
• Provides comprehensive post-award management of sponsored projects from award setup through closeout.
• Reviews and approves expenditures, manages labor distributions, completes effort certification and labor adjustments, prepares and monitors invoices, reconciles revenue, analyzes suspense activity, and ensures compliance with sponsor, federal, and institutional requirements.
• Advises investigators and research leadership on award management and long-term financial stewardship.
• Financial Reporting, Forecasting & Portfolio Management
• Prepares and analyzes financial reports, projections, and forecasts for sponsored projects and research programs.
• Monitors financial performance, identifies financial risks, projects spending trends, and develops recommendations to support sound decision-making and sustainability of research portfolios.
• Cross-Functional Research Administration Support
• Provides support for departmental research administration activities, including service center billing, audit requests, reporting needs, and selected pre-award activities requiring post-award financial expertise.
• Collaborates with research administration colleagues to ensure continuity of operations across the research lifecycle.
• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree AND Five years of grants/contracts administration experience or five years of post award financial analysis experience; OR
• Seven years of grants/contracts administration experience or seven years of post award financial analysis experience; OR
• Certification from the Society of…