Senior Office Support Assistant, UMKC School of Medicine, 68061

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

The general purpose of this position is to provide administrative assistance to the Surgical Innovation Lab.

Typical Administrative Assistant responsibilities include:

* Organizing meetings and appointments and calendars

* Filing and organizing articles, books and other documents - both paper filing and electronic organizing. Creating reference lists using Endnote.

* Interactions (in person, zoom, email, etc) with research colleagues and participants, especially those who work in the OR. Also interactions with residents and students, and national collaborators.

* Scanning, photocopying, etc.

* Formatting and editing letters and other Microsoft documents

* Formatting and editing PowerPoint lectures

* Managing documents in Excel. Maintaining budgets and data

* Attending meetings and taking notes

* Booking travel, organizing conferences

* maintaining the lab website (and other social media)

The position also involves research skills, including:

* Pursue literature and writing scientific reviews

* Conduct interviews with surgeons and students

* Managing, organizing, and cataloguing electronic data, including video and audio data

* Transcribe and code the interview with research subjects

* Supervising and training students on research duties in the lab

* Maintaining and organizing statistical databases

* Organize and submit IRB submission protocols

* Assist with writing and submitting grant applications

* Assisting with writing and editing abstracts, posters, and manuscripts.

* Additional duties as assigned

The position requires strong organizational skills. For example:

* organizing 5 appointments in a morning, with 4-8 participants each, taking into account scheduling conflicts for each participant

* taking a list of references and pulling the articles, printing them, electronically organizing them, and then ordering them within a manuscript

* concurrently managing task from 10 separate projects

Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 2 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Up to $22.00 per hour, commensurate with experience, education, and internal equity

Include cover letter and resume with your application materials

Applications will be accepted until this position is filled.

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This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses. For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/totalrewards/benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Office of Equity & Title IX at 816-235-6910.