Senior Research Analyst - Worker Health & Policy

University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA)

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The UCLA Labor Occupational Safety and Health (LOSH) Program is seeking a Senior Research Analyst to provide strategic leadership of its research initiatives. The role will manage a portfolio covering worker safety, effective controls for workplace hazards, and evaluation of trainings, while nurturing partnerships with unions, worker organizations, and public agencies.

You will oversee protocol development, data collection, and analyses, ensure IRB compliance, supervise graduate researchers and

Qualifications

4-5 years leading worker- or community-engaged research and evaluation initiatives (required).
4-5 years experience managing projects involving multiple collaborators (required).
Experience administering surveys, conducting interviews, and leading focus groups with workers/community audiences (required).
Experience managing and analyzing qualitative and quantitative data using various data analysis tools (required).
Experience collaborating with diverse partners including labor unions, worker organizations, government agencies, and academia (preferred).
Advanced knowledge of occupational safety and health, labor movement, and/or participatory action research (required).
Ability to develop work plans and timelines, monitor benchmarks, and ensure timely completion (required).
Strong communication and interpersonal skills to communicate with staff and partners (required).
Ability to synthesize and communicate technical/policy information for various audiences (required).
Ability to multi-task within demanding timeframes (required).
Ability to mentor junior staff and students via coaching and feedback (required).
Fluency in written and spoken Spanish (required).

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership of LOSH's research initiatives.
Manage LOSH's research portfolio across three program areas: safety, controls, and trainings.
Cultivate and manage partnerships with unions, worker organizations, and public agencies.
Identify and pursue funding opportunities with the Director.
Develop research protocols and data collection tools.
Ensure IRB compliance for human subjects research and oversee data analysis strategies.
Supervise LOSH research team and interns.
Represent LOSH publicly in community forums and professional meetings.
Contribute to staff development and organizational planning.