Administrative Assistant to Faculty

4 weeks ago


Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research Full time
Job Description

We are seeking an exceptional Administrative Assistant to join our dynamic team and support the activities of two renowned research labs at the Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research. This is a unique opportunity to leverage your outstanding organizational skills to enhance teaching and scientific exchange at a leading research institute in Cambridge.

This is a part-time (30 hours per week) opportunity that requires a high level of experience and technical skill. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing administrative support to two Faculty Members in a manner consistent with Institute policies and procedures.

Key Responsibilities
  • Calendar Management: Maintain complex Faculty member calendars, schedule and coordinate meetings, committee activities, conferences, and special events.
  • Travel Arrangements: Make travel arrangements for Faculty, coordinate and maintain travel schedules with complete and detailed itineraries.
  • Administrative Support: Exercise good judgment and common sense in prioritizing work for self and PI, answer routine inquiries, and elevate matters to ALM or PI when appropriate.
  • Event Planning: Plan and coordinate meetings, seminars, conferences, and special events, maintain and communicate daily calendars, floor, and lab meeting schedules.
  • Visitor Coordination: Coordinate visitor appointments, postdoc, and graduate student visits, correspond with visitors, and make hotel arrangements as needed.
  • Liaison Services: Serve as liaison for external and internal contacts to ensure smooth transitions between diverse aspects of PI's schedule of research, teaching, advisory boards, and various travel commitments.
  • Document Management: Compile complex class materials, assist PI in managing teaching responsibilities, and maintain publication lists.
  • Office Administration: Manage requests for letters of recommendation, obtain due dates, submission information, and first drafts of letters from requestees.

We offer excellent benefits, including a choice of health insurance options, a generous retirement plan, comprehensive dental, disability, and life insurance coverage, competitive salary, substantial vacation and holiday time, and programs for tuition reimbursement, dependent care assistance, pre-tax spending accounts, and subsidized public transportation or parking.

The Whitehead Institute believes diversity, equity, and inclusion are integral to its values and mission. We welcome all individuals of all backgrounds and are an Equal Opportunity Employer.


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