General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

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

Posted Date

04/02/2024

Salary Range: $64800 - 137600 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

Indef

Job #

14890

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 Fund Manager bears primary responsibility for all post-award administration for intra/extramurally funded research awards for Departmental Principal Investigators (PIs).

Salary Range: $64800.00 - $137600.00 Annually

Job Qualifications

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Required:

Bachelor's degree in finance or related field, or equivalent 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.

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

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

Preferred:

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

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.