Job Description
This is a hybrid, per diem position with a significant portion of the role performed outside of the office attending graduate fairs, recruitment events, and other academic outreach activities throughout the greater Los Angeles area.
The Academic Outreach Coordinator will independently research and identify relevant outreach opportunities, develop and manage an event schedule, coordinate participation, maintain outreach records, and communicate upcoming activities and outcomes to the HSU team. The role requires regular local travel within the Los Angeles area and flexibility based on the timing and location of scheduled events.
The Academic Outreach Coordinator for Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University (HSU) supports student recruitment, community engagement, and outreach initiatives designed to expand prospective student pipelines and strengthen institutional visibility. This role serves as a key representative of the HSU, building relationships with educational institutions, community organizations, and internal stakeholders to support enrollment growth and outreach objectives.
The Academic Outreach Coordinator represents the HSU at recruitment events, information sessions, community outreach activities, and partner engagements. Responsibilities include managing prospective student communications and follow-up activities, supporting recruitment campaigns, coordinating outreach initiatives across Cedars-Sinai departments and external partners, and maintaining accurate engagement data within customer relationship management (CRM) and student information systems.
This position collaborates closely with admissions, marketing, academic leadership, and community partners to develop and implement data-informed recruitment and engagement strategies that advance HSU enrollment goals and strengthen community partnerships.
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in communications, education, public health, marketing, business administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in recruitment, outreach, admissions, community engagement, higher education, healthcare education, or a related field.
- Minimum 2 years of experience in project planning, event coordination, supporting outreach activities, recruitment initiatives, or a related area.
Preferred Qualifications
- Database management: Experience tracking contacts, outreach activities, and engagement using HubSpot, Maestro, or similar database/CRM systems.
- Data analysis and reporting: Experience analyzing response rates, attendance, and enrollment data using Excel and/or reporting dashboards.
Our compensation philosophy
We offer competitive total compensation that includes pay, benefits, and other recognition programs for our employees. The base pay range shown above takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including knowledge/skills; relevant experience and training; education/certifications/licensure; and other business and organizational factors. This base pay range does not include our comprehensive benefits package and any incentive payments that may be applicable to this role. Pay Transparency Non Discrimination Provision (PDF) (opens in new window)
Diversity and Inclusion at Cedars-Sinai
We are caretakers and innovators committed to the pursuit of equitable healthcare. But health equity is not possible without representation. Our commitment to diversity goes beyond demographics or checking boxes. Our people must reflect the diverse identities, experiences and geographies of the communities and patients we serve – because that’s what our patients, colleagues and communities deserve. Quality Care and Research—For All, By All (opens in new window).
Cedars-Sinai is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
Cedars-Sinai does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of the race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally protected medical condition (cancer-related or genetic characteristics or any genetic information), marital status, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, age (40 or older), military and/or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal or state law. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at Applicant_Accommodation@cshs.org and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Cedars-Sinai will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories, in accordance with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.
At Cedars-Sinai, we are dedicated to the safety, health and wellbeing of our patients and employees. This includes protecting our patients from communicable diseases, such as influenza (flu) and COVID-19. For this reason, we require that all new employees receive a flu vaccine based on the seasonal availability of flu vaccine (typically during September through April each year) as a condition of employment, and annually thereafter as a condition of continued employment, subject to medical exemption or religious accommodation. For the same reason, you may also be required to receive other vaccines such as COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Cedars-Sinai reserves the right to make modifications to its required list of vaccines as required by law and/or policy. Cedars-Sinai’s AA Policy Statement (PDF) (opens in new window)