Assistant to Institute Director - McDonnell Genome Institute

Location ST. LOUIS, MO 63108 Scheduled Hours 40

Position Summary McDonnell Genome Institute (MGI) is looking for a highly motivated administrative professional to join our team. This position serves as a liaison, ensuring the Executive Director receives and delivers clear communication and executes projects, processes, and deliverables accurately and effectively.

• Schedules meetings and conference calls for the Executive Director.
• Monitors, responds to and follows up on various Director and Center communications.
• Assists in preparing annual strategic plan, including gathering information, updating the report, coordinating meetings and presentations.
• Prepares recommendation letters and correspondence for collaborators, faculty job searches etc.; monitors and acts upon various communications for the Director, all informed and assisted by AI resources and applications where and when appropriate.
• Schedules travel for meetings and conferences; oversees travel for visitors (collaborators, faculty and postdoc recruiting, etc.).
• Provides administrative assistance to Assoc Director of MGI and other Institute faculty members as requested, maintaining their calendars, scheduling conference rooms/zoom meetings/conference calls, CV and NIH Biosketch.
• Creates requisitions and tracks POs in Workday for purchases submitted for the office of the Executive Director and the Milbrandt laboratory.
• Plans and/or assists with various aspects of meetings & events hosted by the MGI, including annual picnic, holiday celebration, and the state of the MGI address, and strategic alignment meetings w/ Institute center leaders and with Milbrandt lab events and logistics.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Normal office environment. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.

• Education:
  
  High school diploma or equivalent high school certification or combination of education and/or experience.
• Certifications/Professional Licenses:
  No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.
• Work Experience:
  
  Relevant Experience (5 Years)
• Skills:
  
  Not Applicable
• Driver's License: A driver's license is not required for this position.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise a high level of discretion and confidentiality.
• Two years of college or business school.
• Five years of experience in a business or medical setting.
• Grant exposure or experience.
• Preferred Qualifications
  
  Education:
  
  No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Preferred Qualifications Certifications/Professional Licenses:
  No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Preferred Qualifications
  
  Work Experience:
  
  No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.
• Preferred Qualifications
  
  Skills:
  
  Administrative Organization, Communication, Confidentiality, Government Grants, Interpersonal Communication, Microsoft Office, Office Equipment, Prioritization, Time Management

$65,900.00 - $ / Annually The salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.

If you are unable to use our online application system and would like an accommodation, please email Candidate Questions or call the dedicated accommodation inquiry number at  and leave a voicemail with the nature of your request. All qualified individuals must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of their job, absent undue hardship.

All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening.

• Personal Up to 22 days of vacation, 10 recognized holidays, and sick time.
• Competitive health insurance packages with priority appointments and lower copays/coinsurance.
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