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Posted 21 July, 2026

Research Administrator 3

UCLA Health
Los Angeles, CA, US Full Time

Job Description

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The Department of Anesthesiology & Perioperative Medicine is seeking a Research Administrator to join its dynamic research administration team supporting a diverse and growing portfolio of sponsored research. In this role, you will play a key part in advancing innovative, investigator-led science by supporting faculty through the full lifecycle of their researchawards, from proposal development and submission through award setup, post-award management, and closeout.

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This position offers the opportunity to work on a range of moderately complex research proposals, including single-investigator NIH submissions, with responsibility for reviewing and analyzing key financial components such as budgets, effort commitments, salaries, and project expenditures. You will be part of a collaborative support model that includes partnership with a Senior Research Administrator, providing shared expertise and coordinated portfolio management for each PI. .

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Annual Range: $70,900-$145,200

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Required:

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  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or equivalent combination of education and experience
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  • High School Diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience
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  • 5+ years of research administration experience.
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  • Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.
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  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
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  • Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.
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  • Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
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  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
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  • 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.
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  • Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques
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  • Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting
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Preferred:

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  • Strong organization skills, ability to prioritize job functions, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously with multiple proposal submission systems. Preferred
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  • Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets. Preferred
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  • Organization skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively.
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  • Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios.
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  • Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
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  • Sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.
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