ISSD Administrative Lead: Strategy, Staffing & Ops

Brookhaven National Laboratory; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangement

Hybrid on-site/remote work

Job summary

Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks an ISSD Lead Administrator to direct administrative operations across the Directorate and serve as the primary resource to the ISSD Associate Laboratory Director. This role leads a distributed team supporting ISSD’s divisions and programs and is accountable for building a high-performing administrative organization.

The successful candidate mentors staff, sets expectations, allocates resources, and develops consistent practices while building strong

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience with seven years of progressively complex admin responsibilities.
• Proven success managing multiple administrative professionals, setting priorities and coaching.
• Ability to lead admin operations for a diverse portfolio with differing priorities.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills to influence and build relationships.
• Strategic thinking to translate priorities into staffing, processes, and decisions.
• Extensive knowledge of admin practices across multiple functional areas.
• Excellent organizational, analytical, decision-making, written and verbal communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint; ability to prepare reports and analyses.
• Experience with financial transactions, procurement, travel, records management, and workforce administration.
• Commitment to safety, ethics, and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the ISSD administrative organization, including supervision, coaching, development, performance management, and workload coordination.
• Collaborate with the ALD and Division leadership to anticipate needs and allocate resources.
• Establish and improve consistent administrative practices, service standards, and cross-training.
• Serve as the primary administrative resource to the ALD and DCOO with discretion.
• Resolve complex issues involving personnel, procurement, finance, travel, facilities, and records.
• Analyze information to develop reports, recommendations, and solutions for leadership.
• Oversee Directorate administrative activities—financial transactions, travel, meetings, visitors, SharePoint, and communications.
• Build partnerships across ISSD and Laboratory organizations to foster a collaborative culture.

Skills

Leadership

Supervision

Change management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Office 365

SharePoint

Procurement systems

Financial transactions

Travel management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Experience supervising行政

Tools

Office 365 Suite

SharePoint

Procurement systems

Job description

Brookhaven National Laboratory seeks an ISSD Lead Administrator to direct administrative operations across the Directorate and serve as the primary resource to the ISSD Associate Laboratory Director. This role leads a distributed team supporting ISSD’s divisions and programs and is accountable for building a high-performing administrative organization.

The successful candidate mentors staff, sets expectations, allocates resources, and develops consistent practices while building strong