Project Policy Analyst - General Internal Medicine

University of California - Los Angeles Health; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 91,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

The Department of Medicine at UCLA Health seeks a Project Policy Analyst to lead strategic program and operational initiatives that support the department's research and administrative mission. This role plans, develops, and executes complex projects, oversees cross‑functional programs, manages budgets and grant activities, and ensures compliance with UCLA, state, and federal policies.

Collaborative leadership, strong writing, and the ability to train staff are essential as you drive process

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 5-7 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to work independently and supervise staff; 1+ years supervising laboratory personnel and operations.
• 5-7 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Exceptional writing skills for a wide range of documents and deliverables.
• Experience communicating with UCLA administrators, funders, policy makers and community representatives.
• Strong organizational skills to manage complex programs with short deadlines.
• Knowledge of program development, evaluation, datasets, financials, research principles including CITI training, grant writing, and university policies.
• Ability to learn new policies, procedures, and software to advance the program.
• Ability to train new program managers and staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic program and operational initiatives supporting the department's mission.
• Oversee program planning, implementation, and cross-functional coordination.
• Develop strategic plans, manage communications, and supervise staff.
• Oversee budgets, financial activities, grant development, and compliance with policies.

Skills

Independent work

Interpersonal skills

Training staff

Staff supervision

Strong writing

Project management

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

Description

The Department of Medicine is seeking a Project Policy Analyst to lead strategic program and operational initiatives that support the department's research and administrative mission. This role is responsible for planning, developing, and executing complex projects while ensuring operational excellence and regulatory compliance.

In this role, you will oversee program planning and implementation, coordinate cross-functional initiatives, develop strategic plans, manage communications, supervise and train staff, oversee budgets and financial activities, support grant development, and ensure timely delivery of program objectives. Working both independently and collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders, the Project Policy Analyst will thrive in a fast-paced environment while ensuring compliance with UCLA, state, and federal policies and regulations.

This position is ideal for a collaborative leader with strong project management, operational, and strategic planning experience who enjoys driving process improvements and advancing high-impact initiatives

Annual range: $90,720.00-$194,040.00

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's Degree or 5-7 years of experienceor/and equivalent combination of education andexperience.
• Ability to work independently and also have interpersonal skills to work with teams, provide training, and supervise staff 1+ years' experience of supervising laboratory personnel and operations.
• 5-7 years of experience or equivalent combination ofeducation and experience.
• 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.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and administrative information in English.

Preferred:

• Master's degree or 3-5 years of experience.