Operations Manager

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

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The UC Irvine Department of Chemistry is one of four departments in the School of Physical Sciences. The department is proud to offer world-class education and training for our students. We train thousands of general education students each year in Chemistry fundamentals; prepare our undergraduate majors or careers in industry and/or graduate school; and mentor graduate students for independent research careers, teaching, or high-level industry positions. The Chemistry administrative team supports faculty, research staff, and students to enable them to push the frontiers of knowledge through cutting edge research. The Operations Manager is a key part of a collaborative management team in the Department of Chemistry that works together to find innovative solutions and practices to achieve goals and improve practices. The Department of Chemistry is committed to excellence through inclusion and diversity. We welcome, respect, and are strengthened by our diversity as women, men, and people of all gender identities, gender expressions, and sexual orientations. We are strengthened by our common humanity, as well as our difference in race, ethnicity, age, national origins, socioeconomic backgrounds, abilities, religions, and point of view.

The Department of Chemistry in the School of Physical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine is seeking applications for an Operations Manager. This role provides organizational leadership to the administrative, student affairs, and stockroom/teaching units in the Department. This position reports to and works in collaboration with the Department Manager, providing assessment, analysis, and recommendations to the Department Manager and independently implementing agreed upon actions. Utilizing knowledge and expertise in departmental affairs, this position is responsible for evaluating existing administrative practices and creating systems and processes to incorporate greater efficiency and clarity in departmental functions such as finance, contracts and grants pre-award, and student affairs. Responsible for leading the Department of Chemistry to implement greater efficiencies and fostering an environment of continuous improvement by applying process improvement and organizational management tools. The Operations Manager position serves as a strategic resource in the Department, understanding and overseeing a variety of decisions and functions. The position provides key leadership for administrative staff and plays an advisory role for faculty leadership. The Operations Manager is in a unique position to affect organizational change throughout the unit by assisting to create and implement Strategic goals and priorities in both the short and long term. This position supervises four direct reports and four indirect reports, and is responsible for the recruitment, supervision, performance management, and development of direct reports. Financial duties include oversight of all fiscal operations, including reconciling ledgers, running and reviewing financial reports, and participating in fiscal close activities. Provides back-up to contracts and grants pre-award analyst. Oversees student affairs and stockroom, maintaining the budgets for course management fees and graduate student funding.

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In addition to the salary range listed below, we offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks. Please utilize the links listed here to learn more about our compensation practices and benefits.

The University of California, Irvine (UCI) seeks to provide a safe and healthy environment for the entire UCI community. As part of this commitment, all applicants who accept an offer of employment must comply with the following conditions of employment:

• Background Check and Live Scan
• Employment Misconduct*
• Legal Right to work in the United States
• Vaccination Policies
• Smoking and Tobacco Policy
• Drug Free Environment

*Misconduct Disclosure Requirement: As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.

The following additional conditions may apply, some of which are dependent upon business unit or job specific requirements.

• California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act
• E-Verify
• Pre-Placement Health Evaluation

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