UCLA Health

Finance & Grant Principal - Pediatrics

UCLA Health$90K — $194K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 1-3 years of complex research administration.
  • 8+ years of research experience.
  • Advanced ability to set priorities and manage competing deadlines.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
  • Ability to interpret policy for others.
  • Advanced knowledge of grant funding processes and procedures.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee pre- and post-award administration for departmental research projects.
  • Manage clinical finance and post-award fund activities for Principal Investigators (PIs).
  • Prepare financial and grant reports, and develop and monitor budgets.
  • Manage salary funding for faculty and staff, processing entries in UCPath.
  • Review and reconcile the general ledger and perform necessary financial corrections.
  • Serve as a liaison with external departments, funding agencies, and subawardees.

Benefits

  • Flexible hybrid work arrangement.
  • Opportunity to work in a collaborative environment with research professionals.
  • Access to multiple types of research funding mechanisms.
Full Job Description
General Information

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Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA

Onsite or Remote

Flexible Hybrid

Work Schedule

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

Posted Date

08/12/2026

Salary Range: $90720 - 194040 Annually

Employment Type

2 - Staff: Career

Duration

indefinite

Job #

32405

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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Under the general direction of the Department Chair, Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Chief Financial Officer (CFO), and direct supervision of one of our Contract & Grant Supervisors-and in coordination with research administrative staff-this role is primarily responsible for overseeing and supervising the department's pre- and post-award administration for both intra- and extramurally funded research projects supporting departmental Principal Investigators (PIs).

Key responsibilities include managing active clinical finance and post-award fund activities for assigned divisions and PIs. The position also involves preparing financial and grant reports, developing and monitoring budgets, and managing salary funding for faculty and staff, including processing entries in UCPath. Additional duties include reviewing and reconciling the general ledger, performing corrections such as salary cost transfers, retros, NPEARs, and TOFs, and serving as a liaison with external departments, funding agencies, and subawardees.

Salary Range: $90,720.00 - $194,040.00

Job Qualifications

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Required:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 1-3 years of complex research administration.
  • 8 + years of research experience
  • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, staff, faculty, external collaborators, and administration.
  • High School Diploma
  • Ability to work as a member of the team.
  • Advanced ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines with frequent interruptions to meet programmatic and financial needs.
  • Meticulous attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating, workload environment.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
  • Experience will all types of award mechanisms, including grants, contracts, subcontracts, and cooperative agreements.
  • Ability to interpret policy for others.
  • Advance knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures, and techniques


Preferred:
  • Exceptional organizational skills to create and maintain administrative and financial files effectively
  • Strong organizational skills, ability to prioritize job functions and handle multiple tasks with multiple proposal submission systems.
  • Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets


About UCLA Health

UCLA Health is a world-renowned academic medical center located in Los Angeles, California. It comprises four hospitals, including Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, and more than 200 primary and specialty care clinics. UCLA Health is affiliated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and is consistently ranked among the top hospitals in the United States. The health system employs over 20,000 people and serves as a major center for patient care, medical education, and research.
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