University of California Los Angeles
Director, Research Administration
University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90079
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Position Summary The Director of Research Administration at the Semel Institute manages a team of approximately 18 direct and indirect reports. The Director is responsible for ensuring proper training and functionality for the support structure of the Institute's research operations and research personnel. Oversight includes both Pre-award and Post-award activities, with proposal development and submission upwards to $600M in requested grant dollars and post-award management of upwards to $170M yearly. The Director also oversees an annual operating budget of more than $2M for these functional areas. Responsibilities include daily oversight, long-term planning, and management of the Semel Institute's Office of Research Administration. The Director ensures training and development of the research administration team and collaborates with other Semel Central Offices to develop training resources for Division/Center Administrators. Interaction and collaboration with Semel leadership, faculty, department administrators, collaborating departments, and the UCLA Office of Research Administration (ORA), including the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCGA) and Extramural Fund Management (EFM), are essential. The Director provides consultation to PIs and administrators across areas of Research Administration, University, and sponsor policy. Furthermore, they are responsible for recruiting and managing highly effective staff, serving as a key stakeholder in leadership meetings, and collaborating in the design and implementation of tools and systems aimed at improving operations and awarded dollars.
Salary & Compensation UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure, certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit
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Qualifications Proven managerial skills to lead and manage a broad-based central office in research fund management utilizing industry best practices and procedures. (Required) Experience in effectively supervising management and professional staff. Skill in recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluating job performance, including progressive discipline as necessary. (Required) Superior service orientation, exceptional organizational and leadership skills, creative problem-solving, decision-making, and planning skills. Critical thinking to recognize alternatives and consequences, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and make recommendations appropriate to the situation. (Required) Expert skill in research finance and accounting, including advanced concepts of internal controls to analyze and assess business practices required to manage $1.3 billion in annual expenditures and to determine compliance with regulations, sponsor terms and conditions, and policies and procedures sufficient to meet fiduciary responsibilities and audit standards. (Required) Highly refined skills in directing groups of people and teams to achieve a common goal, delegating responsibility with clear expectations of results, and creating a work environment conducive to high levels of motivation and ownership of work within and among teams. (Required) Demonstrated senior leadership skills in developing and implementing strategic plans to advance the effectiveness of the unit consistent with the organizational mission. (Required) Demonstrated competence in performance management, staff development, mentoring, conflict management, and employee engagement. (Required) Advanced skill and experience in analyzing data for monitoring and measuring performance and translating the results into executive management reports and/or impactful visual displays that support important trends or reveal meaningful patterns for organizational decision-making. (Required) Solid understanding of research enterprise databases; demonstrated proficiency with the most current version of applications in the Microsoft Office Suite. (Required) Exceptional skill to develop and deliver training curriculum on complex and technical research finance issues for a diverse audience at all operational levels. (Required) Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations Bachelor's Degree preferred with generally 15 or more years of experience in research finance/accounting or a related field with directly transferrable skills/knowledge. (Preferred)
Special Conditions for Employment Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation. Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
Schedule Mon - Fri, 8:00 - 5:00 pm, PST
Union/Policy Covered 99-Policy Covered
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Position Summary The Director of Research Administration at the Semel Institute manages a team of approximately 18 direct and indirect reports. The Director is responsible for ensuring proper training and functionality for the support structure of the Institute's research operations and research personnel. Oversight includes both Pre-award and Post-award activities, with proposal development and submission upwards to $600M in requested grant dollars and post-award management of upwards to $170M yearly. The Director also oversees an annual operating budget of more than $2M for these functional areas. Responsibilities include daily oversight, long-term planning, and management of the Semel Institute's Office of Research Administration. The Director ensures training and development of the research administration team and collaborates with other Semel Central Offices to develop training resources for Division/Center Administrators. Interaction and collaboration with Semel leadership, faculty, department administrators, collaborating departments, and the UCLA Office of Research Administration (ORA), including the Office of Contracts and Grants (OCGA) and Extramural Fund Management (EFM), are essential. The Director provides consultation to PIs and administrators across areas of Research Administration, University, and sponsor policy. Furthermore, they are responsible for recruiting and managing highly effective staff, serving as a key stakeholder in leadership meetings, and collaborating in the design and implementation of tools and systems aimed at improving operations and awarded dollars.
Salary & Compensation UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure, certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit
UC Benefit package
to discover benefits that start on day one, and
UC Total Compensation Estimator
to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications Proven managerial skills to lead and manage a broad-based central office in research fund management utilizing industry best practices and procedures. (Required) Experience in effectively supervising management and professional staff. Skill in recruiting, hiring, training, and evaluating job performance, including progressive discipline as necessary. (Required) Superior service orientation, exceptional organizational and leadership skills, creative problem-solving, decision-making, and planning skills. Critical thinking to recognize alternatives and consequences, formulate logical and objective conclusions, and make recommendations appropriate to the situation. (Required) Expert skill in research finance and accounting, including advanced concepts of internal controls to analyze and assess business practices required to manage $1.3 billion in annual expenditures and to determine compliance with regulations, sponsor terms and conditions, and policies and procedures sufficient to meet fiduciary responsibilities and audit standards. (Required) Highly refined skills in directing groups of people and teams to achieve a common goal, delegating responsibility with clear expectations of results, and creating a work environment conducive to high levels of motivation and ownership of work within and among teams. (Required) Demonstrated senior leadership skills in developing and implementing strategic plans to advance the effectiveness of the unit consistent with the organizational mission. (Required) Demonstrated competence in performance management, staff development, mentoring, conflict management, and employee engagement. (Required) Advanced skill and experience in analyzing data for monitoring and measuring performance and translating the results into executive management reports and/or impactful visual displays that support important trends or reveal meaningful patterns for organizational decision-making. (Required) Solid understanding of research enterprise databases; demonstrated proficiency with the most current version of applications in the Microsoft Office Suite. (Required) Exceptional skill to develop and deliver training curriculum on complex and technical research finance issues for a diverse audience at all operational levels. (Required) Strong and effective verbal and written communication skills. (Required)
Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations Bachelor's Degree preferred with generally 15 or more years of experience in research finance/accounting or a related field with directly transferrable skills/knowledge. (Preferred)
Special Conditions for Employment Background Check: Continued employment is contingent upon the completion of a satisfactory background investigation. Live Scan Background Check: A Live Scan background check must be completed prior to the start of employment.
Schedule Mon - Fri, 8:00 - 5:00 pm, PST
Union/Policy Covered 99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description https://universityofcalifornia.marketpayjobs.com/ShowJob.aspx?EntityID=38&jobcode=TBD_2254
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