Sr Administrative Assistant II, Surgical Oncology

Senior Administrative Assistant II, Surgical Oncology Job Summary

Works under direction to assist with management of moderately complex administrative and/or business functions of department, division, or unit. This role provides administrative support to multiple faculty within the division of Surgical Oncology. Responsibilities include calendar management, organizing meetings, ensuring compliance with departmental and institutional procedures and approvals, coordinating travel logistics, maintaining spreadsheets for travel budgets, overseeing licensure and recredentialing processes, processing financial transactions, and managing supply orders.

• Provides moderately complex administrative skills for a department.
• Prepares, maintains and posts records, reports and budget information.
• Prepares or directs the preparation of charts, graphs, and administrative, fiscal, personnel, and/or statistical reports.
• Selects office vendors and monitors purchasing processes.
• May assist with overflow work from administrative and executive assistants and fill in for the office receptionist as needed.
• Schedules and organizes activities such as meetings, travel, conferences and department activities for members of the department.
• Composes and processes repetitive and non-repetitive documents in accordance to established procedures.
• Organizes office procedures to ensure effective operation.
• Acts as department liaison with other departments and agencies.
• Processes all personnel and purchasing transactions following institutional policies and procedures.
• Determines work priorities and monitors progress toward work deadlines.
• Ensures document retention processes are followed using established guidelines.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Ideal candidates should possess self‑initiative, resourcefulness, and adeptness in collaborative settings. The desired candidate will demonstrate strong written and verbal communication, proven customer service abilities, adept time management and prioritization skills, consistent follow‑through, and excellent work ethic.

• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• 4 years related work experience or higher completed education in lieu of experience.

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer

Security
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This position is security‑sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
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