"Administrative Coordinator, Department of Biomedical Engineering"

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Job Description:

Budget Title: Senior Staff Assistant (SL-3)

Salary: Commensurate with experience

The Administrative Coordinator in the Biomedical Engineering (BME) Department supports the Chair in managing administrative and budgetary matters for the Department. He/she will work closely with the faculty, Dean's Office, and the other faculty and staff throughout the campus. The principal responsibility of this position is to track tasks and workflow for the BME Department, including the following day-to-day responsibilities:

Fiscal:

• Oversee department financial management
• Develop a budget plan, track and report spending
• Assist with compiling, analyzing, and presenting data on department metrics
• Assist in the planning and development of sources of financial revenue
• Assist with fiscal management of faculty research grants

Personnel:

• Preparation of faculty personnel cases
• Manage logistics, scheduling, and maintain files corresponding to faculty recruitment
• Maintain Affirmative Action compliance for faculty searches
• Supervise undergraduate and graduate student assistants
• Assist with documentation corresponding to immigration processes for new faculty members
• Supervise and evaluate department administrative assistants

Academic Administration:

• Assist with developing and tracking departmental curricular planning
• Assist with student recruitment
• Coordinate editing of graduate and undergraduate Academic Guides
• Build spring, summer, and winter courses
• Coordinate collection, analysis, and submission of documentation required to support compliance with accreditation requirements for the department
• Oversee space usage and management of space allocated to the department
• Collaborate with the Watson Communication and Marketing Office to ensure that the department website is up to date, and to create marketing materials for the department

General Administration:

• Collaborate with Communications and Marketing to promote the department
• Ensure all departmental communications are up to date
• Oversee departmental office and lab renovations

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in business administration or related field
• Two or more years of administrative experience in an academic setting
• Demonstrated quantitative, analytical, organizational, and administrative skills
• Demonstrated interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated experience working with people from diverse backgrounds
• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Meticulous ability to track details
• Proficiency in analytical and computer skills (MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other common office software)
• Effective organizational and time management skills
• Ability to work with sensitive and confidential information

Preferred:

• Master's degree in business administration or related field
• Five or more years of administrative experience
• Experience processing and analyzing data in an Oracle database, Banner, or SAS Visual Analytics
• Experience in higher education

Additional Information:

Offers of employment may be contingent upon successful completion of a pre-employment background check and verification of degree(s) and credentials.

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Application Instructions:

All applicants must apply via Interview Exchange: http://binghamton.interviewexchange.com/candapply.jsp?JOBID=192688

Deadline for Internal Applicants: September 25, 2025

Deadline for External Applicants: Open until filled

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the vacancy is filled.

Please submit:

• Resume,
• Cover letter, and
• Contact information for three professional references