University of Mississippi Medical Center
Administrative Assistant - Senior _ SOM - Physiology & Biophysics
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, United States, 39200
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Jackson, MS - Main Campustime type:
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R00047424Hello,Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:* Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.
You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.* You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.* You can only apply one time to a job requisition.* Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.* Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.Thank you,Human Resources## Important Applications Instructions:**Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/****license.
You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.**## Job Requisition ID:R00047424## Job Category:Clerical and Customer Service## Organization:Physiology & Biophysics-Manager I## Location/s:Main Campus Jackson## Job Title:Administrative Assistant - Senior \_ SOM - Physiology & Biophysics## Job Summary:The Administrative Assistant-Senior will provide high-level administrative support to the Chair or Senior Leader of the assigned department. This role involves overseeing complex administrative tasks, managing departmental operations, and serving as a key liaison between the department and other internal and external stakeholders.## Education & Experience**Education and Experience Required:** Degree (Associate or Bachelor) and three (3) years of customer service or administrative support experience.**Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:** N/A**Preferred Qualifications:** Experience in administrative support services in an academic or healthcare environment.## Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Exceptional organizational and time-management skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion. Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. Familiarity with basic medical terminology and academic processes. Leadership and supervisory skills.**Responsibilities:*** Leadership Support: Provide comprehensive administrative support to a Chair or Senior Leader, including managing complex calendars, scheduling high-level meetings, and coordinating travel arrangements. Act as a liaison between the Chair/Senior Leader and internal/external stakeholders.* Office Management: Oversee the daily operations of the department, ensuring a well-organized and efficient office environment. Supervise and mentor junior administrative staff, delegating tasks and providing guidance as needed.* Strategic Communication: Handle high-level communications, including drafting and reviewing correspondence, reports, and presentations. Serve as the primary point of contact for the Chair or Senior Leader, managing sensitive information with discretion.* Project Leadership: Lead and coordinate special projects and initiatives, ensuring timely completion and alignment with departmental and organizational goals. Develop project plans, allocate resources, and monitor progress.* Event Coordination: Plan and execute departmental events, conferences, and seminars, including logistics, budgeting, and communication with participants. Ensure events align with strategic objectives and enhance the department’s reputation.* Financial Management: Manage tasks associated with budget preparation, financial reporting, and expense management. Approve invoices and purchase orders, and provide financial analysis to support decision-making.* Data Management and Analysis: Maintain and analyze departmental data, generating detailed reports and providing insights to support strategic decision-making. Implement data management best practices.* Policy Implementation and Development: Ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures. Assist in developing and implementing departmental policies, and provide training to staff on policy changes.* Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the department.* The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.### **Physical and Environmental Demands**Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.## Time Type:Full time## FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:No## Pay Class:Hourly## FTE %:100## Work Shift:Day## Benefits Eligibility:## Grant Funded:Yes## Job Posting Date:12/9/2025## Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports. Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”).UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and #J-18808-Ljbffr
Jackson, MS - Main Campustime type:
Full timeposted on:
Posted Todayjob requisition id:
R00047424Hello,Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the University of Mississippi Medical Center.
Please review the following instructions prior to submitting your job application:* Provide all of your employment history, education, and licenses/certifications/registrations.
You will be unable to modify your application after you have submitted it.* You must meet all of the job requirements at the time of submitting the application.* You can only apply one time to a job requisition.* Once you start the application process you cannot save your work. Please ensure you have all required attachment(s) available to complete your application before you begin the process.* Applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.After you apply, we will review your qualifications and contact you if your application is among the most highly qualified. Due to the large volume of applications, we are unable to individually respond to all applicants. You may check the status of your application via your Candidate Profile.Thank you,Human Resources## Important Applications Instructions:**Please complete this application in entirety by providing all of your work experience, education and certifications/****license.
You will be unable to edit/add/change your application once it is submitted.**## Job Requisition ID:R00047424## Job Category:Clerical and Customer Service## Organization:Physiology & Biophysics-Manager I## Location/s:Main Campus Jackson## Job Title:Administrative Assistant - Senior \_ SOM - Physiology & Biophysics## Job Summary:The Administrative Assistant-Senior will provide high-level administrative support to the Chair or Senior Leader of the assigned department. This role involves overseeing complex administrative tasks, managing departmental operations, and serving as a key liaison between the department and other internal and external stakeholders.## Education & Experience**Education and Experience Required:** Degree (Associate or Bachelor) and three (3) years of customer service or administrative support experience.**Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required:** N/A**Preferred Qualifications:** Experience in administrative support services in an academic or healthcare environment.## Knowledge, Skills & Abilities**Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:**Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Exceptional organizational and time-management skills. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to handle confidential information with the utmost discretion. Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively. Familiarity with basic medical terminology and academic processes. Leadership and supervisory skills.**Responsibilities:*** Leadership Support: Provide comprehensive administrative support to a Chair or Senior Leader, including managing complex calendars, scheduling high-level meetings, and coordinating travel arrangements. Act as a liaison between the Chair/Senior Leader and internal/external stakeholders.* Office Management: Oversee the daily operations of the department, ensuring a well-organized and efficient office environment. Supervise and mentor junior administrative staff, delegating tasks and providing guidance as needed.* Strategic Communication: Handle high-level communications, including drafting and reviewing correspondence, reports, and presentations. Serve as the primary point of contact for the Chair or Senior Leader, managing sensitive information with discretion.* Project Leadership: Lead and coordinate special projects and initiatives, ensuring timely completion and alignment with departmental and organizational goals. Develop project plans, allocate resources, and monitor progress.* Event Coordination: Plan and execute departmental events, conferences, and seminars, including logistics, budgeting, and communication with participants. Ensure events align with strategic objectives and enhance the department’s reputation.* Financial Management: Manage tasks associated with budget preparation, financial reporting, and expense management. Approve invoices and purchase orders, and provide financial analysis to support decision-making.* Data Management and Analysis: Maintain and analyze departmental data, generating detailed reports and providing insights to support strategic decision-making. Implement data management best practices.* Policy Implementation and Development: Ensure compliance with institutional policies and procedures. Assist in developing and implementing departmental policies, and provide training to staff on policy changes.* Continuous Improvement: Identify opportunities for process improvements and implement changes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness within the department.* The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.### **Physical and Environmental Demands**Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, occasional kneeling, occasional reaching, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking.## Time Type:Full time## FLSA Designation/Job Exempt:No## Pay Class:Hourly## FTE %:100## Work Shift:Day## Benefits Eligibility:## Grant Funded:Yes## Job Posting Date:12/9/2025## Job Closing Date (open until filled if no date specified):The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.UMMC is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency and primary language), disability, age, sex (as that term is defined in applicable laws such as 45 CFR § 92.101(a)(2) and binding court decisions), religion, genetic information, veteran’s status and any other status protected by applicable law. UMMC also prohibits retaliation against those who report discrimination or harassment and against those who participate in the Medical Center’s investigation and handling of such reports. Further, UMMC complies with all applicable statutes, regulations and executive orders regarding sex discrimination, sexual harassment, domestic and dating violence, sexual assault and stalking, including but not limited to Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and its implementing regulations which prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or activity UMMC operates including in admission and employment, the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act (“Clery Act”) and the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act (“SaVE Act”).UMMC’s commitment to nondiscrimination applies to all of its programs, services, opportunities and activities, including but not limited to all employment, academic, research and #J-18808-Ljbffr