UC San Diego Health is a leading neurosurgical center, offering career opportunities in clinical services, education, and research. The Administrative Assistant in the Department of Neurological Surgery provides essential administrative support to faculty, manages complex schedules, coordinates projects, and serves as a liaison for departmental activities.
Responsibilities
- Provide administrative support to faculty in the Department of Neurological Surgery
- Coordinate and execute projects
- Independently compose correspondence
- Manage complex appointment calendar and travel arrangements
- Coordinate meetings and special events
- Serve as liaison with constituents on behalf of Department faculty
- Process payment authorizations, purchase orders, and travel reimbursements using online system(s)
- Maintain academic files, promotion tracking, CVs, timesheets, and credentialing
- Provide support for Academic Programs and Special Projects
- Perform other administrative tasks as required and needed
Skills
- Ability to work independently or as part of a team as necessary
- Demonstrated skill with setting up and maintaining filing systems for rapid and easy material retrieval
- Fast and accurate transcription/typing/word processing skills
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Demonstrated ability to make appropriate decisions and maintain strict confidentiality
- Demonstrated ability to communicate clearly and effectively both orally and in written form
- Demonstrated proficiency in various business software packages, such as word processing, spreadsheets, presentation programs and database software
- Demonstrated accurate proofreading and editing skills with knowledge of proper formats
- Experience working in a medical/research setting
- Experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and other standard office programs
- Excellent interpersonal, as well as written and oral communication skills (using grammatically correct written English and accurate typing) to effectively interact with stakeholders at all levels of the organization, exercising tact, mature judgment, diplomacy, and flexibility to promote positive working relationships and job effectiveness
- Proven ability to develop, analyze, and carry out program and project objectives and work with others in achieving organizational goals
- Ability to research, gather and organize information to produce concise reports using various resources
- Demonstrated knowledge of UC policies and procedures
- Knowledge of medical terminology
Company Overview
- UC San Diego Health is the only academic health system in the San Diego region. It was founded in 1966, and is headquartered in San Diego, California, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://health.ucsd.edu/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
- UC San Diego Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 308 in 2025, 261 in 2024, 232 in 2023, 223 in 2022, 131 in 2021, 105 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.