Research Program Administrator (Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics)

UCLA Outpatient Clinics; Los Angeles, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 43,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA invites applications for a Research Program Administrator to join the Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics. The role coordinates research operations across domestic and international collaborators, ensuring regulatory compliance, and supporting complex multidisciplinary projects.

Key responsibilities include contract and grant management, MTAs/DUAs, IRB submissions, and data distribution, with involvement in reports, meetings, and

Responsibilities

• Coordinate research administration activities and support compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements
• Assist with contract, award agreements, MTAs, DUAs, IRB submissions, and other research-related documentation
• Support proposal preparation and submission activities by coordinating with investigators, collaborators, sponsors, and UCLA administrative offices
• Track grant deadlines, proposal requirements, and submission material to ensure timely and accurate completion
• Coordinate research logistics, including sample collection, processing, shipping, and data distribution
• Maintain inventories of research supplies and equipment
• Assist financial reconciliation and preparation of research-related reports
• Support meetings, conferences, collaborator visits, and other program events
• Contribute to the development of reports, presentations, communications, websites, and other project deliverables
• Assist with the planning, implementation, and day-to-day coordination of program activities that advance the Center’s research mission

Job description

Description

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is seeking to hire a Research Program Administrator to join our Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics. This is a multi-site international research program focused on the genetics of major psychiatric and neurological disorders and advancing our understanding of the development, function, and degeneration of the central nervous systems. You will play a key role in coordinating research operations and supporting complex multidisciplinary projects involving domestic and international collaborators. Key responsibilities:

• Coordinate research administration activities and support compliance with university, sponsor, and regulatory requirements
• Assist with contract, award agreements, Material Transfer Agreements (MTAs), Data Use Agreements (DUAs), IRB submissions, and other research-related documentation
• Support proposal preparation and submission activities by coordinating with investigators, collaborators, sponsors, and UCLA administrative offices
• Track grant deadlines, proposal requirements, and submission material to ensure timely and accurate completion
• Coordinate research logistics, including sample collection, processing, shipping, and data distribution
• Maintain inventories of research supplies and equipment
• Assist financial reconciliation and preparation of research-related reports
• Support meetings, conferences, collaborator visits, and other program events
• Contribute to the development of reports, presentations, communications, websites, and other project deliverables
• Assist with the planning, implementation, and day-to-day coordination of program activities that advance the Center’s research mission

Salary range: $30.63/hr - $59.19/hr