Administrative Director For Department Of Immunology

We are seeking an Administrative Director for our Department of Immunology.

The Immunology DepartmentatSt. Jude Children's Research HospitalinMemphis, TNis seeking anAdministrative Director.

The role of the Administrative Director involves the management of a large and complex departmental structure encompassing finances, human resources, research operations, program development, and other fiscal and administrative operations of the department.

In this role, the successful candidate will:

• Contribute to the strategic planning, direction, and goal setting for the department or function in collaboration with senior management.
• Develop annual goals of the administration team and provide oversight for overall execution.
• Oversee administrative contract management and vendor management, ensuring compliance with institutional policies.
• Manage strategic communication/ influence leaders across departments in order to meet team goals.
• Manage administrative budget of the department, tracking actuals & variances and rebalancing as needed. Work with departmental and institutional managers and staff to manage and monitor the department budget.
• Lead a team by driving people management processes in terms of goalsetting, performance management, development, and engagement.
• Serve as the communication liaison and key administrative contact for the department on matters related to meeting scheduling, event management, coordination, logistic management, vendor management, coordination with other teams on matters of financial systems etc.
• Prepare ad hoc and recurring reports, analyze trends and communicate insights, independently.
• Support the planning and coordination of department or organization wide events/ meetings.
• Take lead in coordination of projects/ activities and/or provide significant support to large/ special projects.
• Oversee & manage recruitment process by developing & coordinating itineraries for Departmental visitors or new recruits including senior members.
• Contribute to the creation of documents (i.e. presentations/ proposals/ grant writing etc.) with higher independence, delegating to others and providing guidance and assistance to others.
• Support the management of compliance issues.
• Mentor junior members of admin team.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
• Maintains regular and predictable attendance.

Minimum Education and/or Training:

• Bachelor's degree required.

Minimum Experience:

• Minimum Experience: 7+ significant years' experience in managing communications with cross functional leaders/ stakeholders of a strategic or sensitive nature.
• Experience in long term resource planning and budgeting.
• Significant experience in vendor and contract management.
• Experience in leading a functional team.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital has a diverse, global patient population and workforce, built on the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our founder Danny Thomas envisioned a hospital that would treat children of the world-regardless of race, religion or a family's ability to pay.Learn more about our history and commitment.

Today, we continue the mission to advance cures and means of prevention for pediatric catastrophic diseases through research and treatment. As we accelerate this progress globally, we believe our legacy of diversity, equity and inclusion is foundational to success. With the commitment of leaders at all levels of the organization, we strive to ensure the St. Jude culture, leadership approaches and talent processes are equitable and culturally responsive. View ourDiversity, Equity and Inclusion Reportto learn about the hospital's roots in diversity, equity and inclusion, where we are today and our aspirations for an even better future.