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SalaryPay Range: $72,600.00-$112,400.00 Company Overview:
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In an effort to support program growth and development, the Assistant to Chairwill play a vital role in supporting Dr. Walther, the lab, and the office by providing a high standard of administrative and operational support. We want you to join our team!
You Are:
Pay Range $72,600.00-$112,400.00
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Job Description:We have an exciting new opportunity for an Assistant to Chair to work with the Chair of Cell Biology of Sloan Kettering Institute (SKI) Dr. Tobias Walther. In addition to being the Program Chair, Dr. Walther is also SKI Enid A. Haupt Chair, MSKCC Professor, Weill Cornell Investigator, and has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI)investigator since 2015. Together with Dr. Robert Farese, they investigate cellular lipid and energy metabolism, in particular the mechanisms and physiology of neutral lipid synthesis and storage in lipid droplets. More broadly the lab studies the mechanisms how cells supervise the abundance of lipids, how they store lipids to buffer fluctuation in their availability, and how these processes function in membrane biology and cell physiology, and how dysfunction of these pathways leads to diseases, including cancer, metabolic diseases, and neurodegeneration.
In an effort to support program growth and development, the Assistant to Chairwill play a vital role in supporting Dr. Walther, the lab, and the office by providing a high standard of administrative and operational support. We want you to join our team!
You Are:
- An effective communicator, capable of determining how best to reach different audiences and completing communications based on that understanding
- Flexible in your approach and demeanor in order to align with the shifting demands of evolving circumstances
- Adept at creating partnerships and working collaboratively to meet shared objectives and goals
- A good decision-maker, with shown success at making timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
- Willing to take action and eager to accept new opportunities and tough challenges with high energy, and passion
You Will:
- Ensure the smooth flow of communication between investigators, members of the lab, institutional contacts, and external contacts
- Exhibit sound understanding of lab operations and manage day-to-day administrative operations for the manager and PI
- Assist in the accurate preparation of complex documents and supervise the coordination and organization of timely grant submissions and similar projects
- Troubleshoot process/paperwork problems and proactively find resolutions
- Purchase capital equipment including laboratory and computer equipment, and maintain inventory and maintenance records
- Manage sophisticated calendars and scheduling of meetings on the manager’s behalf
- Assist with clerical duties such as scheduling, attendance, payroll, and related records for lab members
- Develop agendas for visiting faculty
- Establish a detailed course of action for duties, demonstrate thoroughness and accuracy, and use written and verbal communication skills while using extensive discretion and judgment
You Have:
- 4-7 years of proven experience in an administrative role, preferably in an academic research environment
- Extensive calendar management experience, coordinating large-scale and small-scale meetings
- The ability to work independently and follow up on pending items within the appropriate timeframes
- Grants experience strongly preferred
- An interest and proficiency in implementing web-based office management tools and technologies
Hours: Monday-Friday, 9 am-5 pm, onsite presence is required
Pay Range $72,600.00-$112,400.00
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