Executive Assistant - Ophthalmology

This position will be for an individual with two roles:
Academic Coordinator and Executive Assistant. As an Academic Coordinator, the
individual will provide comprehensive academic and administrative support to
faculty, fellows, and residents within the Cornea and Uveitis Division of the
Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. Serving as a key resource for the Co-Chiefs of the
Division and the Cornea and Uveitis Fellowship Directors, the individual will support
the academic mission by coordinating educational, research, and faculty affairs
activities while ensuring compliance with departmental and institutional
deadlines and requirements. As Academic Coordinator, this individual will
manage and monitor Cornea and Uveitis Division programs, maintain academic
calendars for faculty, fellows, and residents, and ensure that academic
commitments are appropriately coordinated with clinical schedules. Responsibilities
include tracking deadlines for courses, manuscripts, grants, academic
submissions, and other professional activities; organizing meetings,
conferences, workshops, and educational events; and providing administrative
support related to faculty academic advancement and promotion processes.

This individual will maintain faculty curriculum vitae,
compile and organize materials for academic personnel actions, and work closely
with the Department of Ophthalmology Academic Personnel Office to prepare and
submit academic dossiers for advancement and promotion of the Cornea and
Uveitis Division faculty. Through proactive organization, communication, and
coordination, the Academic Coordinator will contribute to the successful
execution of the Division's educational, research, and academic objectives
while supporting faculty, trainees, and departmental leadership. As
Executive Assistant to Dr. Aldave in his role as Co-Chief of the Cornea and
Uveitis Division and Vice Chair for Academics for the Department of
Ophthalmology, this individual will be responsible for: schedule/calendar
management; reviewing, prioritizing and when appropriate, responding to email
communications; coordinating travel and reimbursement for travel; document
preparation and review; presentation preparation; support of clinical
activities, including communication with staff, trainees and other faculty, as
well as management of clinical schedules; conduct special studies, and
assignments in a variety of administrative and operational procedures and
topics, often with department-wide, cross-departmental, and/or major financial
impact; and prepare effective written reports and present recommendations to
senior management, internal and external groups.