Senior Administrative Assistant, Earth and Planetary Sciences

Yale Cancer Center; New Haven, Northern (CT, KY); Hybrid; USD 37,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

Yale Cancer Center in New Haven is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant to support multiple faculty with calendar management, meeting coordination, travel, and procurement tasks using the Workday system. The role blends in-person and virtual duties across multiple time zones.

The successful candidate will draft and edit correspondence, prepare reports, coordinate events, and welcome visitors while maintaining strict confidentiality in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Six years of related work experience or equivalent education.
• Experience supporting faculty or executives preferred.
• Proficiency with calendars, scheduling, and event coordination.
• Excellent proofreading and editing abilities.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with confidentiality.

Responsibilities

• Oversees administrative, program, and office activities and procedures.
• Coordinates travel arrangements and meetings across time zones.
• Provides editorial support for journals and publications.
• Tracks data and prepares reports or summaries.
• Greet visitors and screen calls; respond to inquiries.
• Orders supplies and maintains inventory; supports procurement.
• Takes minutes and coordinates event logistics.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Communication skills

Confidentiality

Tools

Workday

Job description

Salary Range

$31.83

Job Requisition ID

138106WD

Overview

Senior Administrative Assistant serves as a key contact and supports several faculty by maintaining complex calendars, scheduling and coordinating in-person and virtual, internal, and external meetings in multiple time zones. Assists faculty with domestic and international travel. Provides procurement/ financial support including supplier setup, expense management, supplier invoice requests, and purchase orders using the Workday financial application system. Formats, proofreads, and edits correspondence, reports, and other material. Serves as lead for events, projects, and recruitment efforts which may require searching and pricing venues, venue selection, set-up, advertising, catering, technical support, on and off campus in-person support, follow-up, tracking, managing agendas/itineraries, individual and group travel arrangements, identifying and anticipating all needs and accommodations for these events as required. Reviews outgoing material for completeness and accuracy. Gathers, compiles, and organizes data to create reports or summaries. May order, stock and distribute office supplies, mail and packages. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Provides administrative back-up to colleagues. Efficiently and professionally completes other clerical and administrative tasks as assigned to maintain highest level of service and support.

Required Skills and Abilities

1. Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook).
2. Excellent verbal, written, organizational and interpersonal skills; self-motivated, with the ability to take initiative, problem solve and exercise independent judgment. Ability to exercise discretion and maintain strict confidentiality and diplomacy in handling sensitive materials.
3. Demonstrated ability to multitask, be flexible and pivot as needed, prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and work effectively with conflicting and/or competing deadlines and time constraints. Proven ability to function independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced environment. Excellent follow-up skills.
4. Strong self-starter, who is adaptable, resourceful, and well-spoken, with a strong work ethic and professional demeanor.
5. Demonstrated track record of excellent attendance, reliability, and punctuality. Demonstrated strong administrative support skills. Proven record of resourcefulness, problem-solving, and ability to work independently, without continuous direction.

Principal Responsibilities

1. Oversees and coordinates administrative, program, and office activities. Establishes, selects, implements, and coordinates office procedures and systems. Serves as principal source of information to students, staff, and faculty on policies, procedures, programs, and office activities.
2. Oversees, instructs, and coordinates activities of support staff. Oversees the preparation of materials for grants, contracts and budgets. Monitors expenditures and reconciles financial statements.
3. Provides editorial support for a journal/publication. Proofreads and edits material for grammatical and factual accuracy. Tracks copy through various editing and production stages. Communicates with authors, printers, and others concerned with published work.
4. Determines administrative, facility, and equipment needs for symposia, lectures, seminars, and conferences. Assembles and arranges for necessary items. Determines sources of data. Compiles, synthesizes and manipulates data. Summarizes findings and writes reports or portions of reports.
5. Greets visitors. Answers and screens telephone calls. Assesses nature of business. Responds to requests for information and provides assistance. Screens and responds to mail.
6. Formats, keyboard, proofread, and edits correspondence, reports, manuscripts, grants, and other material. Assembles attachments and corresponding material. Reviews outgoing material for completeness, dates, and signatures. Composes substantive correspondence and written material.
7. Coordinates travel arrangements. Schedules and coordinates meetings and appointments. Orders and maintains inventory of supplies. Takes minutes or dictation. Performs additional functions incidental to office activities.

Required Education and Experience

Six years of related work experience, four of them in the same job family at the next lower level, and high school level education; or four years of related work experience and an Associate's degree; or little or no work experience and a Bachelor's degree in a related field; or an equivalent combination of experience and education.

Original Job Posting Date

09/02/2026

Job Category

Administrative Support

Bargaining Unit

L34

Compensation Grade

Labor Grade D

Time Type

Full time

Duration Type

Staff

Work Model

Hybrid

Location

210 Whitney Avenue, New Haven, Connecticut

Background Check Requirements

All candidates for employment will be subject to pre-employment background screening for this position, which may include motor vehicle, DOT certification, drug testing and credit checks basedon the position description and job requirements. All offers are contingent upon the successful completion of the background check. For additional information on the background check requirements and process visit "Learn about background checks" under the Applicant Support Resources section of Careers on the It's Your Yale website.

Health Requirements

Certain positions have associated health requirements based on specific job responsibilities. These may include vaccinations, tests, or examinations, as required by law, regulation, or university policy.

Posting Disclaimer

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative summary of the essential functions that will be required of the position and should not be construed as a declaration of specific dutiesand responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties throughtheir hiring department.

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