Administrative Manager

The Administrative Manager will join the Lang Lab at the UW Carbone Cancer Center and report directly to the Lang Lab Principal Investigator, Dr. Joshua Lang, but will also work with the laboratories of Drs. Marina Sharifi and George Zhao to provide administrative support for the liquid biopsy research program. This position is intended to ensure programmatic efficiencies amongst the labs and support the labs' goals and missions. The candidate will demonstrate a history of successful project management and administration, ability to plan and meet strict deadlines, flexibility, and personal accountability. He/she will be responsible for overseeing administrative activities including the labs' operational and organizational infrastructure for the successful implementation and fiscal management for multidisciplinary activities. He/she will centrally provide administrative support services to ensure biomarker research and activities are focused, connected, and endpoints are efficiently and effectively reached.

• 20% Plans, implements, executes, and evaluates existing strategies and objectives for a program and makes recommendations to unit leadership for program or function enhancement
• 20% Identifies workflow needs, contributes to the development of strategic and operational solutions, allocates resources, and implements new or revised unit operational policies and procedures
• 10% May exercise supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
• 10% Schedules logistics and secures resources for program activities across multiple work units to ensure optimum efficiency and compliance with appropriate policies, procedures, and specifications
• 15% Leads the development and preparation of periodic reports and financial statements, and records progress, status, or other special reports for leadership or external agencies
• 15% May assist in the development and monitoring of the unit or program budget and approve unit expenditures
• 10% Contributes to the preparation of proposals for funding and/or funding continuation from outside sponsors

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Preferred
Bachelor's Degree
Preferably in health administration, biological sciences, accounting, or business

Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous experience in health administration, biological sciences, accounting, and/or business
- Previous experience with demonstrated capabilities in successful project management
- Ability to lead and coordinate multiple collaborative projects
- Strong record of achieving success working across disciplines with a variety of staff and faculty

Full Time: 100%

This position may require some work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely, at an offsite, non-campus work location.

Ongoing/Renewable

Minimum $60,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The typical starting salary for this position is $60,000, depending on qualifications and experience. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays and paid time off; competitive insurances and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.

- Work involves exposure to human blood products, animal blood products and tissue Hepatitis B vaccination is strongly encouraged at the time of hire.

- The School of Medicine and Public Health will not sponsor work visas for this position, thus, in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify eligibility to work in the United States by completing the required I-9 form upon hire.

To apply for this position, please click on the "Apply Now" button. You will be asked to upload a resume and cover letter as a part of the application process. Please ensure that the resume and cover letter address how you meet the minimum/preferred qualifications for the position.

You may be asked to provide three professional references during the recruitment process. References will not be contacted prior to notifying you.

Devonne Tucker
dtucker@wisc.edu
608-263-9404
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Administrative Manager(AD005)

A53-MEDICAL SCHOOL/CARBONE CANC CTR/CANC CTR

Academic Staff-Renewable

312229-AS