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Academic Education Program Coordinator

UCLA Health

Los Angeles, CAJob$35.5–53.8/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago

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Compensation
$35.5–53.8/hr
Location
Los Angeles, CA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Academic Education Program Coordinator supports educational programs and initiatives in partnership with faculty and program leadership. The role manages program operations, finances, and learner support, including curriculum coordination, scheduling, assessments, and evaluations. It also supports planning, implementation, promotion, and evaluation; monitors compliance with institutional and accreditation requirements; and collaborates with stakeholders to enhance program quality and participant experience.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

InitiativeIndependent JudgmentOrganizational SkillsAnalytical SkillsAttention to DetailDeadline ManagementInterpersonal SkillsMicrosoft OfficeWeb-Based ApplicationsOral CommunicationWritten CommunicationActive ListeningConfidential Information ManagementAdaptabilityProfessional DevelopmentMedical Information CommunicationPolicy Information CommunicationAdministrative Information Communication

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent2+ Years Educational Program CoordinationUCLA Policies and Procedures

Full job description

Description

The Program Coordinator plays a key role in supporting the successful delivery of educational programs and initiatives. Partnering closely with faculty and program leadership, the incumbent helps manage program operations, finances, and learner support services to create an engaging and effective educational experience.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate and support the day‑to‑day operations of educational programs and initiatives.

  • Assist with program planning, implementation, promotion, and evaluation to ensure achievement of educational goals.

  • Support learners through curriculum coordination, scheduling, assessments, evaluations, and educational activities.

  • Monitor program operations to ensure compliance with institutional and accreditation requirements.

  • Collaborate with faculty, staff, and stakeholders to enhance program quality and participant experience.

  • Manage administrative, operational, and financial activities related to the program.

This role offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful educational programs while working in a collaborative, mission‑driven environment dedicated to learner success.

Salary: $35.50 - $53.80 hourly

Qualifications

Required:

  • Bachelors Degree and/or equivalent combination of education and experience

  • High degree of initiative and independent judgement

  • Excellent organizational and analytical skills; demonstrated attention to detail. Ability to complete work and meet established deadlines in an accurate and timely manner, and to prioritize short and competing deadlines.

  • Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to interact collegially with faculty, staff, learners and outside contacts to carry out the mission of the educational program(s) or initiative(s)

  • Proficient with Microsoft Office programs and web based applications.

  • Presents and expresses ideas and information clearly and concisely in a manner appropriate to the audience, whether oral or written. Actively listens to what others are saying to achieve understanding. Shares information with others and facilitates the open exchange of ideas and information.

  • Manages confidential information discreetly and responsibly

  • Open to change and new information; adapts behavior and work processes in response to new information, changing conditions, or unexpected obstacles. Acclimates quickly to new situations warranting attention and resolution.

  • Demonstrated commitment to knowledge development/professional development

  • Demonstrated ability to communicate medical, policy and administrative information

Preferred:

  • 2+ years of experience coordinating an educational program(s) in an academic medical center

  • Comprehensive understanding of UCLA policy and procedures

UCLA Health welcomes all individuals, without regard to race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin or disabilities, and we proudly look to each person’s unique achievements and experiences to further set us apart.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,294 open Program Coordinator jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 3, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$35.5–53.8/hr
  • California median$27–30/hr47 hourly ranges
  • US median$23–28/hr352 hourly ranges

This range's midpoint, $44.65/hr, is 49% above the California median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the top quarter of Program Coordinator hourly ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 95 open Program Coordinator jobs in California and 1,294 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Program Coordinator postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (805 postings).
Education
285 of the 1,294 open Program Coordinator jobs (22%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 3, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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