Project Policy Analyst - General Internal Medicine

UCLA Health; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 91,000 - 194,000; Full time

Job summary

UCLA Health in Los Angeles seeks a Project Policy Analyst in the Department of Medicine to lead strategic program and operational initiatives supporting research and administrative missions. The role oversees planning, cross-functional coordination, and regulatory compliance while driving process improvements.

You will manage staff, budgets, and grant development, work with internal and external partners, and ensure timely delivery of program objectives in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or 5-7 years of experience, or equivalent education/experience.
• Ability to work independently and supervise staff; 1+ years supervising personnel.
• Strong writing and communication skills with internal and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic program and operational initiatives supporting the department's mission.
• Plan, develop, and execute complex projects ensuring compliance and efficiency.
• Oversee program planning and implementation, budgets, and grants development.
• Coordinate cross-functional initiatives and manage communications.
• Supervise and train staff; ensure timely delivery of objectives.

Skills

Project management

Strategic planning

Leadership

Regulatory compliance

Budgeting

Grant writing

Staff supervision

Stakeholder engagement

Excellent writing

Interpersonal communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

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

Posted Date

09/10/2026

Salary Range: $90720 - 194040 Annually

Employment Type

Duration

Indefinite

Job #

32917

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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

Job 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.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts an offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer. Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.