Senior Research Administrator

University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

University of California, San Francisco - School of Medicine is seeking a Senior Research Administrator to independently manage post-award support for a portfolio of Principal Investigators. You will handle high-volume, complex grants transactions, ensuring compliance and timely reporting across multiple systems.

The role involves leadership in change-management initiatives, development of trainings, and collaboration with the Research Administration Manager to streamline processes and provide

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in grants management and post-award processes.
• Ability to analyze budgets, forecast expenditures, and reconcile accounts.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Independently manage post-award activities for a portfolio of Principal Investigators.
• Coordinate with divisions to ensure compliance with sponsor policies and university rules.
• Provide high-level customer service and training to staff on post-award workflows.

Skills

Contracts & Grants

Post-award administration

Budget analysis

Financial reconciliation

Leadership

Communication skills

Tools

PeopleSoft

Oracle

My Reports

UCPath

BearBuy

Job description

The Senior Research Administrator (RA) is an important member of the Departmental post-award team who will use their advanced contracts and grants skills as an experienced research administrator to independently manage all post-award support for projects assigned to a portfolio of Principal Investigators (PI) within the Department of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General.This position will be responsible for managing high volume and highly complex transactions across several Divisions within the Department of Medicine at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital.This position will involve significant global research and clinical trial work that adds to both the complexity of the role and the problem-solving skills required. Complex analysis and coordination of the financial aspects of grants management will be required to ensure compliance with applicable policies, including monitoring account budgets and revenue, as well as award spending projections and transaction reconciliation by working with various system applications including, but not limited to, Peoplesoft, Oracle, My Reports, UCPath, BearBuy, and more. The Senior Research Administrator will demonstrate independence in planning, budgeting, analyzing information and keeping detailed records of financial transactions as they serve as the investigators’ primary point of contact for research related financial issues. The successful candidate will be able to support faculty in their decision making by being able to clearly explain convoluted grants management concepts and processes, and ensuring that investigators are provided with high quality, efficient, responsive, and responsible post-award research administration services.

This senior level position will work closely with the Research Administration Manager and assist with the development and deployment of team trainings and will actively participate in workgroups and committees. Furthermore, they will bring leadership and expertise to change management projects focused on streamlining internal processes and will review and approve transactions for less experienced staff. This position will act as a Research Administration source matter expert across the Department and will occasionally provide temporary coverage of post-award services when needed.

The Research Administrator is a valued member of the team and an important resource to both Principal Investigator, Division Manager, and other departmental personnel in the interpretation of University and sponsor policies and procedures within the financial component of the research area.The successful candidate will be expected to provide high-level customer service as part of a dynamic, responsive team, and they will interact with a diverse and engaging group of mission-driven colleagues across the Department and therefore need excellent communication skills and a commitment to providing exceptional customer service .