Yale University

Senior Administrative Assistant

Yale University

  • Date Posted:

    7/5/2025

  • Remote Work Level:

    Hybrid Remote

  • Location:

    Hybrid Remote in New Haven, CT

  • Job Type:

    Employee

  • Job Schedule:

    Full-Time

  • Career Level:

    Experienced

  • Travel Required:

    No specification

  • Education Level:

    Associate's Degree

  • Salary:

    $31 Hourly

  • Categories:

    AdministrativeCustomer ServiceEducation & Training

About the Role

Title: Senior Administrative Assistant

Location: New Haven United States

Job Description:

Working at Yale means contributing to a better tomorrow. Whether you are a current resident of our New Haven-based community- eligible for opportunities through the New Haven Hiring Initiative or a newcomer, interested in exploring all that Yale has to offer, your talents and contributions are welcome. Discover your opportunities at Yale!

Hourly Range

31.05

Overview Provide high level administrative support to the Gynecologic Specialties Division in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Responsibilities include OR scheduling and communication with the OR/patients/providers; ensuring coordination of patient care/appointments, template changes, coordinate/maintain providers on-call schedules, administrative support of Quality Improvement meetings, on-boarding new providers, scheduling meetings and taking meeting minutes, maintaining provider calendars, booking travel arrangements and processing reimbursements and ordering supplies. Provides administrative back-up support to another Ob/Gyn Division. This position is HYBRID: 3 days/week onsite. Required Skills and Abilities 1. Demonstrated surgical scheduling experience using a software system for scheduling surgical patients. 2. Demonstrated ability in an administrative support role. High level of attention to detail and strong organizational skills. Proven ability to handle competing and shifting priorities. 3. Demonstrated experience supporting and OBGYN (Obstetrics, Gynecology) department. 4. Demonstrated calendar management experience. Proficient in managing complex calendars, including scheduling meetings and anticipating conflicts. Strong skills using Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook (intermediate proficiency).Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Preferred Education, Experience and Skills Workday reimbursement knowledge. Proficiency with Epic or EMR system. Bilingual. Demonstrated experience with QGenda. Experience with Qualtrics submissions.

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.

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 based on 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

This role is a healthcare worker position. Healthcare workers (HCW) are defined as university employees working a healthcare setting who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients, human research subjects or infectious materials including body substance, contaminated medical supplies, devices and equipment, surfaces, or air. HCW have specific health requirements that must be met prior to starting work, including MMR vaccine or immunity, varicella (chickenpox) vaccine or immunity, TB screening, COVID vaccine according to University policy, hepatitis B vaccine or immunity, and annual flu vaccination.

Posting Disclaimer

The hiring rate of a role is determined in accordance with the provisions outlined in the respective collective bargaining agreement.

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 duties and responsibilities of the position. Employees will be assigned specific job-related duties through their hiring department.

The University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities and seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons from a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on account of that individual's sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran, veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran.

Inquiries concerning Yale's Policy Against Discrimination and Harassment may be referred to the Office of Institutional Equity and Accessibility (OIEA).

Note

Yale University is a tobacco-free campus.

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