Project Policy Analyst 3

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of California - Los Angeles Health seeks a dynamic Project Policy Analyst to lead a broad portfolio of educational, research, and programmatic initiatives. You will plan, develop, and execute program operations, oversee budgets and grants, supervise staff, and ensure compliance with UCLA policies and sponsor requirements.

Collaborating with faculty, trainees, institutional leaders, and external partners, you will advance program goals and drive operational excellence in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Services, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Biostatistics, or related field.
• 4-5 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to work independently and with teams.
• Exceptional writing skills for professional documents and publications.
• Experience working with diverse internal and external partners.
• Strong organizational skills to manage complex programs with deadlines.
• Knowledge of program development, evaluation, digital health, budgeting and reporting.
• Familiarity with CITI training, grant writing, and university policies.
• Willingness to learn new policies, procedures, and software.
• Ability to train new program staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support a broad portfolio of educational, research, and programmatic initiatives.
• Plan, develop, and execute program operations; coordinate strategic initiatives.
• Oversee budgets and grant activities; supervise staff and ensure compliance.
• Collaborate with faculty, leaders, and external partners to advance goals.
• Drive operational excellence in a fast-paced academic environment.

Skills

Project management

Strong writing skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Health Services, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Biostatistics, or related field

Job description

Description

The Department of Medicine is seeking a dynamic Project Policy Analyst to lead and support a broad portfolio of educational, research, and programmatic initiatives. This position is responsible for planning, developing, and executing program operations; coordinating strategic initiatives; overseeing budgets and grant activities; supervising staff; and ensuring compliance with UCLA, state, federal, and sponsor requirements. The successful candidate will collaborate with faculty, trainees, institutional leaders, and external partners to advance program goals, manage complex projects, and drive operational excellence in a fast-paced academic environment. We are looking for a highly organized, analytical, and proactive professional with exceptional communication skills, strong project management experience, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively to support the Department's mission of excellence in research, education, and patient care.

Annual salary range: $74,445.00 - $152,460.00

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Services, Medicine, Public Health, Public Policy, Biostatistics, or a related field.
• 4-5 years of relevant experience
• Ability to work independently and also have interpersonal skills to work with teams.
• Exceptional writing skills to produce a wide range of professional documents, scholarly publications, educational materials, and program deliverables
• Experience communicating effectively and professionally and working with a variety of internal and external partners, including interdisciplinary collaborators, 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, digital health initiatives, educational program development, 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:

• Master's degree
• Knowledge of digital health, healthcare innovation, and interdisciplinary program development.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and administrative information in Chinese and English.