Jobs at University of Southern California

Leads USC Advancement’s enterprise transformation strategy across people, processes, data, technology, and organizational design. The role develops transformation roadmaps, modernizes operating models, advances AI and analytics capabilities, strengthens CRM and digital architecture, establishes governance and KPIs, manages change, and measures organizational value. As a senior executive advisor, the AVP leads complex cross-functional initiatives, oversees the transformation team, aligns resources with institutional priorities, and improves fundraising, alumni engagement, operational efficiency, and decision-making.

Conducts NIH-funded cancer biology research involving patient-derived organoids, molecular and cellular biology, cancer genomics, tumor immunology, therapeutic response studies, and experimental data analysis. Responsibilities include designing and performing complex experiments, evaluating research data, reviewing literature, maintaining scientific equipment, and contributing to technical reports and publications. Projects may include organoid culture, molecular perturbation, drug-response assays, tumor-immune co-culture, flow cytometry, imaging, and single-cell or spatial genomic analyses.

Leads major and mid-level giving strategy across KUSC and KDFC, managing donor cultivation, solicitation, stewardship, pipeline development, and fundraising revenue growth. Oversees gift officers and stewardship staff, donor events, planned giving, foundation and grant initiatives, campaigns, budgeting, forecasting, and compliance. Collaborates with Development, Marketing, Finance, USC Advancement, and board stakeholders while maintaining a personal portfolio of major donors. The role requires regular travel between Los Angeles and San Francisco, along with evening and weekend availability.

Advise HR and university leaders on compensation, pay equity, market competitiveness, organizational design, reclassifications, promotions, and related changes. Lead compensation analyses, create executive-ready data narratives, contribute to compensation programs and job architecture, and ensure compliance with wage regulations and institutional policies. The role requires strong analytical, consultative, communication, and problem-solving skills in a hybrid Los Angeles environment.

Conducts NIH-funded research in craniofacial biology, tissue regeneration, and cellular metabolism. Responsibilities include planning and performing complex molecular biology studies, maintaining and breeding mutant mouse lines, genotyping and phenotyping animals, conducting histology, immunofluorescence, imaging, and electron microscopy, analyzing data, maintaining scientific records, and preparing manuscripts, technical reports, and publication materials.

Leads marketing strategy and daily operations for the USC Alumni Association, developing integrated campaigns that increase alumni awareness, participation, and engagement. Oversees marketing planning, calendars, brand standards, budgets, vendors, audience segmentation, performance measurement, and optimization across digital, email, web, social, and other channels. Supervises and develops staff, collaborates with university stakeholders, and evaluates emerging technologies, including AI-enabled tools, to improve marketing effectiveness and operational efficiency.

Develops and executes integrated communications strategies for the USC Iovine and Young Academy. Responsibilities include executive communications, editorial and digital content, media relations, institutional and philanthropic storytelling, website and social media management, event communications, donor engagement, editorial calendar management, and coordination of creative partners. The role translates complex academic and interdisciplinary work into accessible messaging for diverse audiences while monitoring performance and maintaining brand and accessibility standards.

Leads the entrepreneurship center’s mentorship ecosystem by designing programs, recruiting and managing mentors and industry advisors, developing partnerships, securing grants and sponsorships, managing budgets, measuring outcomes, producing executive reports, supervising support staff, and expanding experiential learning, internships, venture careers, and entrepreneurial networking opportunities.

Coordinate and manage clinical research protocols: screen and enroll patients, obtain informed consent, ensure protocol compliance, calculate drug dosing, document toxicities and SAEs, enter data into databases, handle specimen processing/shipping, support audits, train staff, liaise with physicians/pharmacists/labs, and provide patient education and triage.

Support finance for sponsored and non-sponsored research: prepare and finalize project budgets and justifications, review/approve expenditures, liaise with PIs and Office of Sponsored Research, create forecasts and reports, assist contract closeouts and audits, ensure compliance with university and government policies, and lead process improvements.

The Assistant Research Administrator supports the Finance Department by preparing proposals, developing budgets, liaising with stakeholders, monitoring post-award spending, and coordinating related events.

Develop software in C++ and Qt to control custom hardware for experimental imaging systems. Build graphical user interfaces that accept input, communicate with hardware drivers, receive returned data, and display 2D and 3D images. Perform testing, systems integration, documentation, and user acceptance activities while collaborating with auditory research lab personnel.

Provides executive leadership for advancement services, business operations, data and analytics, information governance, technology strategy, and resource planning. The role modernizes fundraising operations, establishes governance and service standards, oversees business intelligence and technology investments, and leads organizational transformation across a decentralized university advancement enterprise. It manages multiple functions through senior leaders, aligns stakeholders, stewards resources, and supports data-informed fundraising, donor stewardship, alumni engagement, and institutional decision-making.

Provides individual and group career advising to engineering and computer science students on career planning, job searches, resumes, interviews, internships, and employment readiness. Builds employer and industry relationships, supports recruitment events and on-campus recruiting, manages advising records and appointments in Handshake, evaluates programs, and shares career resources. The role also supports internship enrollment, employer outreach, event planning, and departmental projects.

Supports physical therapy clinic operations by scheduling appointments, obtaining authorizations, preparing patient charts and exam rooms, assisting providers and medical chaperoning, monitoring patient flow, and maintaining records, equipment, and supplies.

Supports workforce development and education project operations, including research coordination, budgeting, purchasing, funding proposals, financial reporting, quality assurance, training, public relations, communications, events, and stakeholder engagement. The role coordinates administrative and research activities, interfaces with funders, maintains project procedures, and helps ensure deliverables and objectives are achieved.

Provides phone, email, chat, and in-person technical support to university faculty, staff, and students. Troubleshoots Windows and Apple hardware, software, peripherals, printers, network issues, and operator errors; documents incidents and work notes in the ticketing system; and delivers timely, professional customer service. The role may require occasional evening or weekend work and requires a valid driver license with a clear motor vehicle record.

Manages undergraduate recruitment and admission activities for an assigned territory, including presenting to schools and prospective students, advising families, evaluating applications, and making admission recommendations. Leads recruitment initiatives, outreach planning, specialized programs, and territory market analysis to support enrollment goals. Provides training and guidance to newer admission officers while serving as a subject matter expert for counselors and school leaders.

Provides strategic leadership for finance, budgeting, administration, HR, IT, facilities, and sponsored projects at USC Marshall. Advises the Dean and senior leaders on resource allocation, forecasting, long-range planning, operational priorities, and institutional strategy. Leads multidisciplinary teams, organizational planning, service delivery, accountability, talent development, and university-wide collaboration while aligning operations with the school’s academic mission.

Provides administrative, organizational, and project management support for cancer prevention, patient navigation, care coordination, and community outreach programs. Coordinates referral processes, serves as a public and community-events contact, plans workshops, creates outreach materials, tracks program metrics, maintains electronic databases, and manages supplies. The role requires collaboration with clinical teams and community organizations, strong communication, and meticulous coordination skills.