Senior Research Analyst

The Department of Medicine is seeking a highly skilled Senior Research Analyst to lead the planning, development, and execution of operations that support the mission and goals of its programs and projects. This role involves strategic planning, coordination, communication, supervision, training, financial oversight, and grant writing. The Senior Research Analyst will manage and execute all program and project activities while collaborating with internal teams and external partners in a high-volume, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, the ability to supervise staff effectively, and a deep understanding of UCLA, state, and federal regulations to ensure compliance.

Annual range: $68,800-$141,000

Required:

• Ability to work independently and also have interpersonal skills to work with teams.
• Exceptional writing skills to produce wide range of documents and deliverables.
• Experience communicating effectively and professionally and working with a variety of internal and external partners, including UCLA administrators, outside funders, policy makers and community representatives.
• Strong organizational skills to successfully work on and track complex programs involving short deadlines and multiple tasks, in coordination with multiple teams to achieve program/project mission and goals.
• Working knowledge of program/project development, evaluation, creating datasets, financial management and reporting, research principles including CITI training, grant writing and proposal submission, University procedures and policies, program/project related federal and state regulations.
• Ability to seek out and learn new policies, procedures, and software to advance the mission of the program/project.
• Ability to train new program/project managers and other staff within and external to the unit.

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree or 4-5 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Master's degree or 2-3 years of experience.