Work Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully On-Site
Work Schedule
Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm
Posted Date
01/23/2026
Salary Range $105700 - 234500 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
indefinite
Job #
28021
The Operations Manager for Nuclear Medicine supports the Director in shaping and implementing the department’s vision, strategic initiatives, and daily operations. In this critical role, you will be responsible for the operational management of the Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics Program. Key responsibilities include:
•Providing operational leadership and strategic guidance for all nuclear medicine locations, encompassing a total of seven sites.
•Managing oversight of nuclear medicine research activities, including clinical trial approvals, fund flow processes, and coordination with partners such as the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center (JCCC).
•Ensuring strong performance in key areas such as budgeting, patient and employee satisfaction, charge lag metrics, and other clinical and financial indicators across all clinic sites.
•Overseeing departmental projects and initiatives—including Lean process improvement—to streamline workflows, reduce waste, and enhance operational efficiency.
•Developing a comprehensive framework for strategic decision-making that incorporates profitability, revenue, charge capture, cost management, and optimal allocation of financial and physical resources.
•Leading the creation of business intelligence tools and structures that support operational, financial, and strategic planning.
Salary Range: $105,700.00 - $234,500.00/year
•3 or more years of experience in program or operations management within Nuclear Medicine, healthcare or imaging setting. •Demonstrated ability to navigate sensitive or complex situations with professionalism, sound judgment, and responsiveness. •Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate effectively with administrators, faculty, students, patients, regulatory bodies, and a broad range of professional and public stakeholders. •Excellent verbal and written communication skills. •Bachelor’s degree preferred.•Ability to travel occasionally to off-site locations within Southern Los Angeles.
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
Comprised of Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, UCLA Medical Center Santa Monica, Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at UCLA, UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, UCLA West Valley Medical Center and the UCLA Medical Group with its wide-reaching system of primary-care and specialty-care offices throughout the region, UCLA Health is among the most comprehensive and advanced healthcare systems in the world.
Our physicians are world leaders in the diagnosis and treatment of complex illnesses, and our hospitals are among the best in the country. Consistently ranked one of the top ten hospitals in the nation and the best medical center in the western United States by U.S. News & World Report, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center is at the cutting edge of biomedical research, and our doctors and scientists are leaders in performing pioneering work across an astounding range of disciplines, from organ transplantation and cardiac surgery to neurosurgery and cancer treatment, and bringing the latest discoveries to virtually every field of medicine.
