Seeking Education, Academic and Program Operations or process improvement roles. Remote from Russia with lawful hiring/payment; available immediately. Hours 12–20 Moscow or later; 9–18 without morning calls. Relocation requires lawful travel, visa support and full employer funding. Minimum USD21,600/year gross; target USD38,400. Equity only as an additional benefit.

Nikita Trofimov
@anfox
Education operations professional | Academic scheduling, team management, process improvement and Excel/VBA automation
What I'm looking for
Education and academic operations professional with 5+ years of experience in university administration, academic scheduling, teaching workload planning and Excel/VBA automation. Managed 3–5 employees and coordinated processes across 31 departments and four faculties, supporting 230+ educational programmes and over 5,000 students annually.
Results (self-reported estimates, not independently verified): reduced schedule preparation time from three months to one month, and workload calculation time from two months to two weeks. Revised workload allocation and internal procedures. Tools: Excel, VBA, 1C:University and Bitrix24.
Bachelor’s degree in Applied Informatics, June 2020; Master’s degree in Applied Informatics, June 2022, Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation. Russian: native. English: can read work-related texts; written communication requires translation support; spoken communication is limited. The previously stated B1 level is self-reported and does not indicate speaking fluency.
Seeking international Education Operations, Academic Operations, Program Operations and process improvement roles. Available immediately for remote work from Russia with a lawful contracting and payment arrangement. Preferred hours: 12:00–20:00 Moscow time; later hours also possible. 09:00–18:00 is possible without morning calls. Open to evening calls, weekend work and business travel. Relocation is conditional on lawful travel arrangements and full employer funding. Minimum compensation: USD 21,600 per year gross; target: USD 38,400. References available on request.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Head of Department
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Aug 2025 - Jul 2026 (11 months)
Concurrent fixed-term appointments: 7 Aug–31 Dec 2025 and 12 Jan–1 Jul 2026. Managed 3–5 employees; coordinated academic scheduling and teaching workload planning across 31 departments and four faculties. Developed internal regulations and supported Excel/VBA automation and educational process digitalisation.
Lead Specialist
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Feb 2025 - Jul 2026 (1 year 5 months)
Promoted 20 February 2025; employment ended 1 July 2026. Automated schedules and workload reports with Excel/VBA; revised workload allocation and internal regulations. Self-reported estimates: schedule preparation 3 months to 1; workload calculation 2 months to 2 weeks; teaching workload reduced by approximately 7% per department, depending on total hours.
Specialist / Academic Work Coordination
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Oct 2020 - Feb 2025 (4 years 4 months)
Calculated and tracked teaching workloads, prepared weekly schedules and academic calendars, managed classroom resources, and automated departmental workflows.
Applicant Services Specialist
Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Jan 2022 - Dec 2023 (1 year 11 months)
Concurrent fixed-term appointments: 21 Jan–31 Dec 2022 and 9 Jan–31 Dec 2023. Processed admissions applications; published applicant lists and orders via the public service portal using 1C:University; prepared admissions monitoring reports.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Moscow Institute for Professional Retraining and Advanced Training of Teachers
Professional Retraining Diploma, Teaching Mathematics
2023 - 2025
Grade: Not specified
Activities and societies: Not specified
Teaching Mathematics in an Educational Organisation. Professional retraining, September 2023–May 2025, 540 hours. Qualification: Mathematics Teacher. Diploma issued 8 July 2025.
Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Master's degree, Applied Informatics
2020 - 2022
Grade: Not specified
Activities and societies: Not specified
Master’s degree in Applied Informatics. September 2020 – June 2022.
Saint Petersburg State University of Aerospace Instrumentation
Bachelor's degree, Applied Informatics
2016 - 2020
Grade: Not specified
Activities and societies: Not specified
Bachelor’s degree in Applied Informatics. September 2016 – June 2020.
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