Sr Research Operations Analyst

Join the forefront of groundbreaking research at the Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope , where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. Our dedicated and compassionate faculty and staff are driven by a common mission: Contribute to innovative approaches in predicting, preventing, and curing diseases, shaping the future of medicine through cutting-edge research.

Under minimal supervision the Sr. Research Operations Analyst (SRO) supports daily operations within the department; independently assists with pre and post award activities including budget preparation, proposals, analysis, and project close out. Expert knowledge of sponsor institutions (i.e. S2S proposal software, GAAP, ERP/PeopleSoft) with the ability to make decisions independently and experience to be a resource to research operations analysts.

As a successful candidate, you will be responsible for:

Research Administration & Financial Management

• Pre and post-award duties.
• Generating financial reports for all assigned Principal Investigators (PIs) and chart strings.
• Coordinating proposal development and submission in collaboration with PIs, the Office of Sponsored Research (OSR), the Institutional Review Board (IRB), etc.
• Developing, editing, and advising on budgets, justifications, biosketches, etc.
• Maintaining accurate allocation of personnel expenditures and effort on all chart strings within the assigned portfolio.
• Reconciling and coordinating monthly and quarterly effort certification of the assigned portfolio, processing corrective actions as necessary.
• Approving and reconciling purchase orders to verify appropriateness of expenses and availability of funds.
• Reconciling chart string activity to ensure accurate expenditure procedures are in accordance with sponsor and COH guidelines.
• Assisting in annual departmental budget preparation/development by gathering, analyzing, and reporting data as requested.
• Supporting the project close-out processes (clear encumbrances, close POs, close out sub-awards, pay invoices, etc.).
• Assisting the Business Manager (BM) and PI with contract management, including contract workflow, new agreements, and amendments.
• Under the direction of the BM, assisting with the implementation of long-range financial plans, analyses, and initiatives.

Human Resources

• Under the direction of the Business Director or Manager, you will be responsible for coordinating personnel actions for department staff and/or faculty as requested, including but not limited to:
  • New hire onboarding (visa requests, AccessNet, login ID, Outlook, etc.)
  • NES onboarding (visa requests, AccessNet, login ID, Outlook, etc.)

Department Support

• Assisting in department business activities, including but not limited to purchasing, facilities, travel, and reporting required by the institution.
• Coordinating building and equipment safety and maintenance, and other services.
• Coordinating lab safety training, lab coat services, and other general lab support.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor's Degree (any discipline).
• High School diploma or equivalent, and 6-8 years of experience in research administration may substitute for minimum education requirements.
• 5+ years related experience in business administration and administrative analysis (budgets, grant accounting, facility, or personnel support).

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, business administration, research administration, science, or related field is preferred.
• 2+ years of experience in research administration is preferred.
• Pre-award and post-award grant administration experience.
• Clinical trial experience and/or familiarity with biostatistics, strongly desired.
• Research fund management, including effort tracking.
• Budget development experience.
• Experience with rate setting and tracking financial and non-financial performance metrics.
• Finance/accounting experience (not cash register).
• Strong Excel skills: pivot tables, VLOOKUP, formula linkages between worksheets and power query.
• Certified Research Administrator (CRA), strongly desired.
• Can work independently and demonstrate creative problem-solving skills.

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