Salary range: $85,000 – $125,000

Position Summary: The Associate Director of Development Annual Gifts reports to the Chief Development Officer of Doheny Eye Institute and manages annual gifts program. The Associate Director of Development Annual Gifts is charged with meeting agency targets and contributing to the overall growth of philanthropy. This individual will manage a portfolio of prospects. This individual has a rich development background with experience in annual fund, grateful patient programs and has a strong track record of successful management.

Principal Duties:

• Participates as a member of the Development team contributing to the overall division planning and providing fundraising counsel to senior Development leadership.
• Manages the planning and implementation of the employee appeal, annual giving program, and grateful patient fundraising.
• Maintains a personal prospect pool of approximately 150 prospects to qualify, cultivate, solicit, and steward.
• Meets 10-14 quality donor contact a month and submit contact reports for these visits.
• Meets regularly with researchers, physicians, and related staff to discuss grateful patient program and ensure open communication between offices. Secure and write grateful patient stories for direct mail appeals, website, and social media.
• Direct and manage direct mail and grateful patient mailings and e-blasts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required. Health care professional-related background. Demonstrate knowledge of principles and practices of fundraising in the area of annual fund and grateful patient programs for health care, higher education and/or an academic university.
• Proven experience in annual gifts and grateful patient fundraising and in cultivating and soliciting prospects.
• Broad knowledge of the principles of fundraising and able to participate in all aspects of the gift cycle: (1) to initiate contacts with potential donors; (2) to develop appropriate cultivation strategies for them; (3) to move potential donors in an appropriate and timely fashion toward solicitation and closure; (4) to make solicitations when appropriate; (5) to maintain stewardship contacts with donors.
• Four years of full-time experience in fundraising, nonprofit administrative experience, and/or a related field including sales/marketing, and health care. Working knowledge of annual giving, direct mail, and marketing principles.
• Serves as a creative resource in identifying and developing new methods of donor engagement, i.e. web pages, social media, text to give, and crowdfunding.
• Highly motivated with a capacity for hard work within the context of an intensely goal-oriented environment and possess the ability to function independently, yet relate comfortably to a centralized framework for fundraising, participating in and contributing to a team effort.
• Solid relationship-building skills, able to interface with external constituents, leading faculty, and administrators. Problem-solving, research, and analytical skills.
• Must have exemplary leadership qualities, interpersonal, written and verbal skills, highly organized, with a working proficiency of Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; as well as Raiser’s Edge

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to 
Opened as of: May 1, 2024

Position Title: Research Fellow
Salary: Self-funded

Full time (Hybrid) Voluntary (must be self-funded).  Support research activities conducted at Doheny Eye Institute.  Provide general assistance to support research activities. Conduct research experiments in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) and Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols. Perform assignments that are non-routine and vary in complexity with general direction.  Compiles data and computes results for a variety of research procedures, tests and techniques. M.D. or Ph.D. required with 1 – 3 years research experience in related field or specialty.

To Apply: Please complete the Research Fellowship Application form and submit to .

Salary Range: $20.00 – $21.54/hour; Full-time Monday – Friday (Remote)

Position Summary: Serves as Ocular Disease Evaluator (ODE) on assigned DIRC projects. Evaluates digital ophthalmic images on a computer screen and identifies/characterizes ophthalmic features and pathologies in support of medical research activities.  Completes DIRC’s Evaluator Training program.

Principal duties:

• May perform junior or senior evaluator assessment in any Disease Section for which junior or senior evaluator certification has been attained.
• Maintains up to date knowledge of standard grading protocols, and is highly familiar with study-specific grading protocols for assigned studies
• Maintains up to date knowledge of current grading protocols, and best grading practices as defined by the ODE Manager and Principal Investigator (PI) or Medical Director.
• Understands DIRC proprietary grading software programs and successfully operates them in the conduct of grading activities.
• Checks workload daily and prioritizes cases according to the DIRC Standard Operating Procedures.
• Completes cases in a timely manner to ensure turnaround times are met.
• Adheres to the DIRC SOP in the process of grading, routing of cases, and adjudication.
• Generates reproducible grading answers as measured by the DIRC QA re-grading process.
• Notifies ODE Manager, Project Manager, and PI of any grading protocol deviations.  Immediately reports all potential Significant Medical Findings (SMFs) to the ODE Manager and PI.
• Reviews grading materials prepared by the Project Manager/Study Coordinator and returns materials for resolution as needed.
• Adheres to Good Clinical Practice (GCP) documentation procedures in the recording of study data.  Exhibits a low (<2%) error rate in transcription and all manner of data recording.
• Contributes to the improvement of grading software programs by suggesting changes to improve quality and efficiency.
• Other duties as assigned by the ODE Manager.  May include both project support tasks and general operations support.

Qualifications:

• High School or GED required.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• 2-3 years of progressively responsible work experience, preferably in a research or medical setting.
• Interest in medical research is a must.
• Knowledge of clinical trials helpful, such as completion of a Clinical Research Associate training course or relevant work experience.
• Interest or experience in photography or the visual arts is a plus.

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to
Opened as of: August 6, 2024

Salary Range: $20.51 – $21.54/hour; Full-time Monday – Friday (Remote)

Position Summary: Provides Quality Control (QC) responsibilities for DIRC. Follows and maintains current knowledge of departmental policies and procedures.

Principal duties:

• Perform QC review of source documents for completeness, consistency, and adherence to internal and external policies on Good Clinical Practice (GCP), Good documentation Practices (GDP).
• Coordinate closely with individual staff members and groups to communicate negative findings / errors derived from processing of cases, and educate staff on proper procedure.
• Under the general supervision of the Quality Assurance Manager, assist with audit preparation, in organizing personnel training records, and other documentation to ensure their accuracy and completeness.
• Perform other tasks as assigned to support the quality assurance efforts within the DIRC.   
• Other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager. May include both project support tasks and general operations support.

Qualifications:

• High School or GED required.
• AA or Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Experience working in a clinical research environment preferred.
• Previous experience in a quality control function is preferred.

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to
Opened as of: August 6, 2024

Salary Range: $90,000 – $120,000/year; Full-time Monday – Friday (Remote)

Position Summary:  The Principal Investigator position can only be filled by an MD, DO, or OD who has attained senior Ocular Disease Evaluator (ODE) status (in at least one study) at the DIRC.  The designated individual must have sufficient availability to carry out the duties of the position.  They must have a good understanding of imaging systems and the technical and non-technical issues connected with ophthalmic imaging. They must be able to perform image evaluation at the level of a study investigator and be able to evaluate the technical performance of other ODEs (for example, to make promotion or probation recommendations to the Medical Director and the ODE Manager).  The Medical Director and ODE Manager will assess the individual’s qualifications in these areas prior to assignment.

Principal duties:

• Assume responsibility for medical / scientific oversight for assigned DIRC studies.
• Serve as co-investigator on certain studies, as needed, performing all the duties of the lead study investigator when needed (this function is in place primarily to ensure that backup coverage exists for investigators). Serve as a backup for other PIs if the lead investigator is unable to perform their duties for any reason.
• Review a percentage of cases received on assigned studies, including Routing Investigator Reviews, Targeted Ocular Findings (TOFs), or any other cases routed for Investigator Review. Serves as the final authority for grading decisions on assigned studies; including reviewing cases in situations of ODE non-consensus.
• Assist study staff in the development / revision of grading protocols, imaging protocols, and other technical materials.
• Review eligibility appeals from clinical investigators for assigned studies.
• Assists with ODE training, and ODE training program development and/or enhancement.
• Participates in Internal and External (Sponsor) meetings a needed.
• Assist Sponsors with the development of study protocols and grading plans (as needed).
• Assist in the training of clinical site investigators (as needed).
• Other duties as assigned by the DIRC Assistant Director, Administrative Director, and/or Medical Director. May include both project support tasks and general operations support.

Qualifications:

• M.D., D.O., or O.D. required.
• Clinical experience or experience in an ophthalmic image reading center preferred.
• Proficient technical writing and editing skills. 
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing. 
• Skill in developing policy and procedure documentation.
• Knowledge of clinical trials regulations and Standard Operating Procedures (SOP).

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to
Opened as of: August 8, 2024

Salary Range: $17.50 –  $18.50/hour; Full-time Monday – Friday
Position Summary: Provide housekeeping services to Doheny Eye Institute.

Principal duties:

• Perform day-to-day housekeeping functions as assigned to ensure that the facility is maintained in a clean, safe, and comfortable manner.
• Clean/polish furnishings, fixtures, ledges, etc.
• Clean and sanitize restroom fixtures, hardware, partitions, floors, etc.
• Clean windows/mirrors in the restrooms and entrance/exit ways.
• Clean floors, to include sweeping, dusting, damp/wet mopping, stripping, waxing, and buffing as scheduled.
• Clean walls and ceilings by washing, wiping, dusting, spot cleaning, etc.
• Clean hallways, stairways, and elevators.
• Care for and clean the grounds as scheduled.
• Discard waste/trash into proper containers and reline trash receptacles.
• Assure that work/assignment areas are clean and that equipment, tools, supplies, etc. are properly stored at all times, as well as before leaving such areas for breaks, meal times and end of the work day.
• Relieve, assist, or fill in temporarily on other jobs as assigned by the supervisor.
• Set up tables, chairs, and meeting rooms as directed.
• Assure that assigned work areas are maintained in a clean, safe, comfortable, and attractive manner.
• Report any damage or unsafe conditions to facility property as directed.
• Keep work/assignment areas free of hazardous objects such as protruding map/broom handles, unnecessary equipment, supplies, etc.
• Assure that equipment is cleaned and properly stored at the end of the shift.
• Keep supervisor informed of supply needs.
• Performs special projects or other related work as required or assigned.

Qualifications:

• High School or GED required.
• Six months of experience preferred.
• Must possess the ability to make independent decisions, to follow instructions, and to accept constructive criticism.
• Be able to Sit, stand, bend, lift, and move intermittently throughout the workday.
• Is subject to frequent interruptions and may need to reschedule cleaning activities.
• Must be able to lift, push, pull, and move equipment, supplies, etc.

To Apply: Please complete the Employment Application and submit to