Administrative Associate, Auxiliary Services

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas‑Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on‑site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Administrative Associate serves as a key operational resource responsible for supporting and improving departmental operations through a broad range of administrative, technical, financial, facilities, fleet, asset management, and project coordination functions. This role is designed for a highly organized, detail‑oriented, and self‑motivated professional who takes initiative, thrives on solving complex problems, and is committed to seeing issues through to resolution with minimal supervision.

The position is responsible for troubleshooting and resolving routine technology issues involving computers, printers, and other technology, coordinating facility‑related service requests and repairs; supporting fleet operations through management of vehicle records, inspections, maintenance schedules, fuel and driver documentation; processing invoices and monitoring vendor payments; maintaining operational and performance metric data; supporting contract administration activities; and managing equipment, inventory, and asset records.

The Administrative Associate serves as a central point of coordination among vendors, service providers, facilities personnel, IT teams, and departmental stakeholders to ensure efficient day‑to‑day operations and successful execution of operational priorities and projects.

Success in this role requires exceptional attention to detail, strong analytical and organizational skills, persistence in resolving issues, and the ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment. The ideal candidate is resourceful, curious, and proactive, consistently identifying opportunities to improve processes, enhance operational efficiency, and implement sustainable solutions.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full‑time employee‑only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare‑no copay
• 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
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

Required

• Education High School Diploma
• Experience 4 years related work experience May consider higher education completed in lieu of minimum requirements.

• Relieves supervisor of various internal administrative duties, which require thorough understanding of, and adherence to functions, programs, and policies of unit and university. Reviews department policy manuals periodically to update and institute changes as necessary. May provide comprehensive administrative support to Chairman, Vice Chairman, Director, Department Manager, or other upper level administrator.
• Monitors and…