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General Information

Work Location: Santa Monica, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
100%
Posted Date
01/14/2025
Salary Range: $5733.33 - 11750 Monthly
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
N/A
Job #
19854

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As a key member of our research administration team, the Pre-Award and Post-Award Administrator will play a pivotal role in driving the success of our department’s research efforts. In this position, you will collaborate closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), central university offices, and funding agencies to manage the entire lifecycle of research grants—from proposal preparation and submission to the administration of funded projects through closeout. Your attention to detail and commitment to compliance will ensure that our research operations run smoothly, while your contributions will directly support groundbreaking initiatives that advance our mission.

If you're ready to make a meaningful impact and be part of innovative research, we encourage you to apply today!

Salary: $5,733.33 - $11,750 monthly


Job Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Finance or related field, or equivalent experience/training.
  • 5+ years of research administration experience.
  • Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information in a timely, professional manner.
  • Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines, with frequent interruptions, to meet programmatic and financial needs.
  • Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
  • Strong writing skills in a variety of styles to draft persuasive text for a variety of audiences while ensuring adherence to funding sponsor’s guidelines.
  • Demonstrated knowledge of effective grant funding processes, procedures and techniques
  • Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting
Preferred:
  • High School Diploma
  • Experience preparing, managing, and projecting budgets.
  • Mathematical skills for the preparation of complex calculations and forecasts and to identify and resolve complicated financial scenarios.
  • Knowledge of and experience working with a variety of external sponsors, federal and state sponsors, private foundations, industry sponsors, etc.

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.