Massachusetts Institute of Technology · 1 month ago
Senior Administrative Assistant to the Director, CCTR
Cambridge, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expMassachusetts Institute of Technology is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to the Director of the Center for Clinical and Translational Research. The role involves providing comprehensive administrative support while facilitating collaboration among academic and industry partners.
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Responsibilities
Provide administrative support for the activities of the CCTR across the diverse and wide range of complex elements and specific faculty academic, teaching, and research responsibilities
Facilitate and support critical operational elements of collaborative initiatives among academic and industry partners
Coordinate with administrators of various MIT research labs and external constituents
Facilitate community building
Streamline processes (both internal and external)
Qualification
Required
High School diploma
a minimum of five years of administrative or related experience
demonstrated ability to research and resolve problems, escalate as necessary while seeing issues through to completion promptly, efficiently and appropriately
proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and web-based searches
ability to anticipate issues that may arise in the course of ensuring smooth operations
ability to maintain confidentiality, composure and exemplary customer service skills while facing stressful situations and competing priorities
excellent communication skills, both written and spoken
experience drafting and editing written communications
ability to exercise discretion when encountering and/or verifying sensitive data or information and/or when interacting with a diverse constituency of faculty, staff, and students
excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with a high level of accuracy and significant attention to detail
ability and interest in working with minimal supervision and autonomy
ability to work under deadline pressure and coordinate a number of projects simultaneously tracking deliverables, timelines and budgets
ability to lift and move up to 25 lbs
Preferred
Bachelor's degree
experience preparing presentations
experience with NIH grant and publication management
MIT experience or experience in higher education
Company
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Massachusetts Institute of Technology is a research university that conducts research and offers educational courses.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.11BKey Investors
US Department of EnergyAlfred P. Sloan FoundationMassachusetts Life Sciences Center
2023-08-15Grant
2021-01-01Grant· $1.5M
2020-01-30Grant· $0.07M
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Carlos Botelho de Paula Filho
Chief Technology Officer at Center for Collective Intelligence (CCI)
Gaspare LoDuca
Vice President for Information Systems & Technology and CIO
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