The Jackson Laboratory is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant IV to support the Director for the Center for Biometric Analysis based on site in Bar Harbor, Maine!

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Perform administrative duties for an individual, group, or department.
• Prepare reports, meeting minutes and correspondence.
• Create and edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Manage schedules, arrange appointments and itineraries.
• Coordinate meetings, travel, conference calls, and complete expense reports.
• Answer and transfer phone calls.
• Remain knowledgeable of business unit policies.
• May make contacts of a sensitive, complex, and confidential nature.
• May work for one or several department professionals, division heads, officers, or managers.
• May mentor less-experienced peers and assist supervisors, but does not formally supervise others

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• High School diploma and knowledge of administrative processes as would typically be acquired through 6-10 years of work in a senior management support environment. College degree preferred.
• Able to multi-task on a variety of assignments while remaining focused and professional. Needs to be flexible and adaptable in dealing with changing priorities and tasks.
• Must be self-motivated and have the ability to exercise initiative, work independently and as part of a team.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills with demonstrated ability to manage details accurately.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a high-profile environment requiring discretion, judgment, tact, diplomacy and highly intuitive.
• Detail oriented with exemplary time management and follow-up skills.
• Computer skills in Microsoft Office software include Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint as well as strong computer literacy to learn multiple science databases and software systems.
• Demonstrated ability to be a positive team player across diverse internal and external organization.

Pay Range: $55,429 - $92,802

About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org .

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.