Senior Administrative Assistant

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The General Hospital Corporation

Mass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Summary

This position is responsible for providing high-level administrative support to the executive and management teams. This role involves managing schedules, coordinating meetings, handling correspondence, and performing various clerical duties. The position is critical in ensuring efficient office operations and may also lead junior administrative staff.

Does this position require Patient Care? No

Essential Functions

* Manage and maintain executive schedules, including appointments, meetings, and travel arrangements.

* Prepare, review, and edit reports, presentations, and other documents.

* Handle incoming and outgoing correspondence, including emails, letters, and phone calls.

* Organize and maintain office files, both electronic and physical.

* Schedule, coordinate, and facilitate meetings, including preparing agendas, taking minutes, and following up on action items.

* Arrange logistics for internal and external meetings, including room bookings and catering.

* Serve as the primary point of contact between executives and internal/external stakeholders.

* Draft and distribute memos, announcements, and other communications as directed.

* Oversee office supplies inventory, ordering, and distribution.

* Ensure office equipment is properly maintained and serviced.

* Coordinate with IT for technical support and equipment needs.

* Assist in the planning and execution of special projects and events.

* Monitor project time lines and ensure deadlines are met.

Qualifications

The Neurological Clinical Research Institute (NCRI) develops, designs, supports and manages innovative observational and interventional trials for neurological disorders. This fast-paced institute has an impressive record of efficiently organizing, overseeing, coordinating, and conducting small and large multi-center, international clinical trials. The mission of the NCRI is to accelerate translational research in neurological disorders through initiating and testing novel therapies. The NCRI also serves as a Coordinating Center for the Network of Excellence in ALS (NEALS), a non-profit, research consortium committed to the cooperative implementation, timely completion, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials and other research studies aimed at improving patient care and understanding of the disease process of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The Senior Administrative Assistant will provide administrative and project support to the NCRI Project Management team.

The position requires a high degree of flexibility and independence, with the ability to multitask and prioritize tasks in a fast-paced environment.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide administrative support for project management related infrastructure activities related to the NCRI academic research organization, including:

* Supporting the NCRI and Healey & AMG Center leadership teams

* Maintains calendar and calendar items for assigned projects.

* Organizes, schedules, and reserves conference rooms for weekly team operations meetings.

* Supports planning and travel logistics of network related meetings and conferences.

* Orders special equipment, office supplies, customized materials, computer/software, and accessories on an ad hoc basis.

* Coordinates, types, proofreads and edits letters, memos, meeting minutes, reports, manuscripts, correspondence, grant proposals, protocols and other related documents at the highest level of proficiency.

* Reviews mail (including email), answers when appropriate, and/or forwards to appropriate persons.

* Troubleshoots routine/non-routine problems and takes measures to correct/handle issues.

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