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.