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    Research Administrator 2

    Los Angeles, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time3+ yrs experience$36.99 – $56.35 / hourPosted 3d ago
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    General Information

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    Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Work Schedule
    Monday-Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm
    Posted Date
    09/11/2026
    Salary Range: $36.99 - 56.35 Hourly
    Employment Type
    2 - Staff: Career
    Duration
    Indefinite
    Job #
    32836

    Primary Duties and Responsibilities

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    Join the Department of Molecular & Medical Pharmacology as a Research Administrator 2 and play a key role in advancing innovative research. In this position, you will provide comprehensive pre- and post-award administration for a diverse portfolio of intramurally and extramurally funded research projects. Working closely with Principal Investigators (PIs), you'll support the full research administration lifecycle—from proposal development and award setup to financial management, compliance, reporting, and project closeout. As part of a collaborative team, you'll partner with a Senior Research Administrator to deliver strategic, high-quality portfolio management while contributing to the department's research mission and continued success.

    Hourly range: $36.99-$56.35

    Job Qualifications

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    Required:

    • Interpersonal skills to effectively communicate information and establish cooperative working relationships.
    • Bachelor’s degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience.
    • Ability to work as a member of a team.
    • Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with various stakeholders.
    • Ability to set priorities and complete ongoing tasks with competing deadlines.
    • Close attention to detail in a fast-paced, fluctuating workload environment.
    • Strong organizational skills to effectively create and maintain administrative and financial files.
    • Demonstrated proficiency with Adobe and Microsoft suite software, especially Excel.
    • Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and administrative information in English.
    • 3+ years of research administration experience.
    • 3+ years of financial, clerical, or administrative experience

    As a condition of employment
    , the final candidate who accepts an 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; or have filed an appeal of a finding of substantiated misconduct with a previous employer.
    Current/former UC employees are subject to a personnel file review.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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