DESCRIPTION

UCSD Department of Psychiatry is one of the most innovative and productive academic departments in the country, offering challenging career opportunities in the diverse areas of advanced educational programs, cutting-edge research, and state-of-the-art clinical services. The department is committed to offering a dynamic learning environment and growing opportunities to its talented and dedicated employees.

The HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) – Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) is housed within the Department of Psychiatry and serves as the umbrella organization that provides broad scientific and programmatic leadership for multi-disciplinary research programs related to the neurologic, neurocognitive, and psychiatric impact of HIV/AIDS. As part of its leadership role, the HNRP stimulates and helps coordinate interdisciplinary collaborative research at the local, regional, national, and international levels, and also serves as a resource for consultation, training and career development for investigators working in HIV/AIDS and mental health.

Under direct supervision of the HNRP-CMCR Business Officer, incumbent will work as a Fund Manager responsible for fiscal management and administration of sponsored project research awards at the HIV Neurobehavioral Research Program (HNRP) – Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR) in the Department of Psychiatry. Duties include, but are not limited to, comprehensive pre- and post-award administration of federal, state and private agency contracts and grants, and consortium agreements.

The incumbent will work as a HNRP-CMCR Research Administrator for the HNRP-CMCR Business Office providing financial analysis, fiscal management and administration of a full range of extramural grants, contracts, subcontracts, and service agreements totaling approximately $8 million annually funds.

The incumbent will provide projections for short and long term fiscal planning. Identify and analyze problem areas, find and evaluate alternate solutions to resolve variances, and make recommendations in accordance with department, University, and agency guidelines. Work directly with internal and external investigators, staff and agency officials. Independently analyze financial statements from external sites to identify trends and variances. Revise existing procedures to meet changing needs. Advise investigators when regularly reviewing fund status, providing expenditure and fiscal recommendations and providing policy clarification.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Seven years of related experience, education/training, OR a Bachelor's degree in related area plus three years of related experience/training.

• Thorough understanding of research administration guidelines of Federal and non-Federal sponsors supporting research and educational activities, preferably in a university environment.

• Ability to manage significant volume of transactions.

• Ability to perform complex financial analysis and customized reporting.

• Demonstrated competence in the use of spreadsheet and database software in financial analysis, fiscal management and financial reports.

• Ability to maintain independent judgment; strong organization and communication skills; and a customer service focus across broad and diverse subject areas.

• Maintains current knowledge of compliance regulations in all areas of research administration.

• Demonstrated knowledge of generally accepted accounting, fiscal and reporting principles.

• Proven ability to process research proposals, awards and transactions related to contract and grant management and to maintain contract and grant records in compliance with institutional and research sponsor policies.

• Demonstrated skill in providing comprehensive financial management of extramural funds, including awards with domestic and/or foreign consortium agreements.

• Proven ability to coordinate and administer private, state, and sponsored project research awards.

• Proven ability to prepare cost transfer and journals based on UC policies and timelines.

• Proven ability to issue quarterly reports and close out reports to investigators using Excel and ORACLE Financial Cloud.