UCLA Health Hiring for HR Generalist – Pre-Award at Los Angeles, CA Full Time

Responsibilities

The Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior is seeking to hire a full-time -Manager to join the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center and the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience. You will be responsible for all HR activities, pre-award activities, regulatory compliance coordination, and provide post-award administrative and research support. Primary duties include:

• Processing all employment related transactions (new hires, promotions, LOA’s, etc.)
• Managing job descriptions and employment requisitions
• Consulting to identify and generate requests for salary funding changes
• Responsible for the oversight of budgets
• Coordinating the submission of extramural and intramural funding applications
• Coordinating contracts and grants and financial activity within the labs
• Creating proposals for submission to sponsor for all PIs and trainees
• Responsible for oversight of budgets
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum 3-years pre-award experience with NIH grant submissions

Familiarity with medical terminology

Excellent skills in writing and editing competitive research proposals for funding agencies, including structuring of large documents

Knowledge of external funding processes, including funding agency guidelines and objectives, grant proposal creation and submission

Skilled in cultivating relationships with program officers at agencies as a liaison to support faculty and gain perspective on funding trends

Ability to interpret and effectively communicate Department, University and Sponsor guidelines and policies for different end-users

Skilled in program planning and management of projects, and document production

Excellent skills in data analytics and visualization

Experience in developing, monitoring, and implementing office systems and procedures to ensure smooth and effective operations

Demonstrate skill in financial analysis to monitor and project fiscal performance, to develop and manage complex budgets and to prepare and explain financial reports.

Ability to write reports, guidelines and procedures, using extensive software tools

Expertise in Macintosh OSX computer system, and a strong ability to learn new software

Demonstrated experience with microcomputer software including word processing (Word), reference management (Endnote), and spreadsheets (Excel).

Familiarity with computer graphics software (e.g. PowerPoint, NIH Image, Canvas, Photoshop.)

UCLA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.