WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 

JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking a temporary administrative support professional to assist our faculty and research laboratories. The Green Center is an academic, basic science research center broadly focused on reproductive biology, development and genome regulation.  This is a full-time, five-month assignment, and there may be potential for transition to a permanent role depending on departmental needs and availability. You can learn more about our center by visiting the Green Center website.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

Education
High School Diploma or GED.

Experience
3 years of related secretarial/administrative experience.
May consider higher education completed in lieu of minimum requirements.

JOB DUTIES

• Provide administrative support to assigned research faculty and their lab teams.
• Perform lab procurement, order tracking, and credit card reconciliation.
• Coordinate travel and submit related expense reports.
• Process non-travel expense reimbursements.
• Order catering for meetings and journal clubs.
• Support routine administrative tasks and occasional center-wide events.
• Serve as backup to other administrative staff as needed.
• Other duties as assigned.
   

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Work requires knowledge of computers, office equipment, and other administrative tasks.
Work requires ability to relieve supervisor of variety of complex administrative duties, which may include functioning as liaison.
Work requires ability to coordinate and work independently on projects.
Work requires ability to work with confidential information on daily basis.
Ability to provide “customer service focus”.
Interpersonal and teamwork skills to contribute to objectives of organization.
Adaptability/flexibility to react positively to changes in work environment.
Initiative to improve productivity and quality of work.
Ability to plan and organize work in logical and efficient manner.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS
Working Conditions
Office Setting

PACT STATEMENT
The following is the acronym, “PACT”, and is fundamental to all non-clinical positions at UT Southwestern Medical Center:

P-Problem Solving: Employees take ownership in solving problems effectively, efficiently, and to the satisfaction of customers, or managers. They show initiative in addressing areas of concern before they become problems.
A-Ability, Attitude and Accountability: Employees exhibit ability to perform their job and conduct themselves in a professional and positive manner reflecting a professional environment readily assuming obligations in a dependable and reliable manner.
C-Communication, Contribution, and Collaboration: Who are our Customers? Anyone who requests our help, needs our work product, or receives our services. Employees focus on customer service with creative solutions while improving the customer experience through clear, courteous, and timely delivery and communication. Sharing ideas with others helps expand our contribution to department goals.
T-Teamwork: Employees work to contribute to the department’s success by supporting co-workers, promoting excellence in work product and customer service, and in maintaining a satisfying, caring environment for each other.

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT

Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information.

EEO
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.