Description
The Department of Medicine is looking to hire a Contracts and Grants Supervisor to oversee the Department's pre- and post-award research administration operations. Under the general direction of Department leadership, this position will supervise research administration staff responsible for managing intra- and extramurally funded research awards, provide guidance on sponsored research activities, and ensure effective support and compliance for Department Principal Investigators (PIs). The Contracts and Grants Supervisor will collaborate with faculty, departmental leadership, and research administration partners to support the successful management of the Department's research portfolio. The ideal candidate will bring experience in contracts and grants administration, strong organizational and leadership skills, and the ability to thrive in a complex academic medical center environment. Annual range: $80,700.00-$168,500.00
Qualifications
Required:
- Bachelor's Degree and/or equivalent combination of education
and experience. - Minimum one (1) year of supervisory or management
experience, including staff oversight, training, performance management, and
development. - Minimum two (2) years of related experience in research
administration. - Demonstrated
experience as an effective team leader and supervisor. - Strong knowledge of financial and accounting concepts,
including basic framework of the Profit & Loss, Balance Sheet, and Cash
Flow. - High level of ethics, integrity, discretion, and
confidentiality.
Strong interpersonal skills, service orientation, ability
to multi-task effectively in a varied, high-volume environment, judgment and
decision-making, reasoning, ability to develop original ideas to solve
problems, and effective verbal and written communication skills.
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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.
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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.
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Analytical skills to assess financial information, define
problems, formulate logical solutions, develop alternative solutions, make
recommendations, and initiate corrective actions.
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Close attention to detail to ensure accuracy in a
fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
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Organization skills to create and maintain administrative
and financial files effectively as well as independently balance the various
tasks to ensure deadlines are met.
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Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite
software, especially Excel and PowerPoint, to perform daily tasks efficiently
and accurately.
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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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Working knowledge of various financial concepts, research
administration policies and procedures, and contract and grant funding agency
guidelines.
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- Comprehensive Knowledge of federal, state and non-profit
sponsor regulations, policies, requirements, procedures and areas of
interest. (this position requires knowledge of clinical trials and human
subjects research related regulations, policies, and requirements.)
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University of California - Los Angeles Health
$80700.00-168500.00 Annually
Nov 12, 2026