"Senior Administrative Assistant to the Director, CCTR"

SENIOR ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TO THE DIRECTOR, CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH (CCTR), Institute for Medical Eng. and Science, will provide administrative support for the activities of the CCTR across the diverse and wide range of complex elements and specific faculty academic, teaching, and research responsibilities. Will facilitate and support critical operational elements of collaborative initiatives among academic and industry partners including coordination with administrators of various MIT research labs and external constituents, facilitating community building, and streamlining processes (both internal and external).

REQUIRED: High School diploma; a minimum of five years of administrative or related experience; demonstrated ability to research and resolve problems, escalate as necessary while seeing issues through to completion promptly, efficiently and appropriately; proficiency with MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint and web-based searches; ability to anticipate issues that may arise in the course of ensuring smooth operations; ability to maintain confidentiality, composure and exemplary customer service skills while facing stressful situations and competing priorities; excellent communication skills, both written and spoken; experience drafting and editing written communications; ability to exercise discretion when encountering and/or verifying sensitive data or information and/or when interacting with a diverse constituency of faculty, staff, and students; excellent organizational and problem-solving skills, with a high level of accuracy and significant attention to detail; ability and interest in working with minimal supervision and autonomy; ability to work under deadline pressure and coordinate a number of projects simultaneously tracking deliverables, timelines and budgets; and ability to lift and move up to 25 lbs. PREFERRED: Bachelor's degree; experience preparing presentations; experience with NIH grant and publication management; and MIT experience or experience in higher education.