Executive Assistant - Ophthalmology

Serve as the executive support to the Department of Ophthalmology Chief Administrative Officer. Under general direction, performs complex professional and analytical duties in providing staff assistance to department directors, or other senior level management personnel; conducts 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; prepares effective written reports and presents recommendations to senior management, internal and external groups. This position requires both breadth and depth of use and application of concepts, and techniques used, and a thorough understanding of policies and procedures. Incumbents are expected to be capable of performing a variety of management analysis techniques and procedures.

Required

High School Diploma or GED

5 years minimum of Business operations and/or administration experience

Ability to use high-level discretion and maintain a high level of confidentiality

Advanced Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)

Analytical skills sufficient to interpret and apply University and campus policies; define problems; formulate logical conclusions, recognize alternatives

Strong written skills to prepare accurate, concise, and clear reports and document

Communication and interpersonal skills sufficient to work effectively with University-wide and campus-wide Administrators, Deans, Department Chair, faculty and staff both orally and written

Preferred

Knowledge of academic and/or administrative structure of institutions of higher education