Senior Administrator

2 weeks ago


Cambridge, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time

Do you want to help us improve human health and understand life on Earth? Make your mark by shaping the future to enable or deliver life-changing science to solve some of humanity's greatest challenges.

**About the Role**:
The Cellular Genetics Programme is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Senior Administrator to provide and coordinate support for the Head of the Cellular Genetics Programme, Dr Sarah Teichmann and her team for a 2 year contract (with possible extension).

**You will be responsible for**:
In this role, you will provide comprehensive administrative / secretarial support service to the Head of Cellular Genetics by providing bespoke administrative support including inbox management, drafting curated responses and actions whilst also supporting senior personnel of the Programme. You will provide a professional service and be the main point of contact for diary management with respect to both internal and external customers. You will work very closely with the Executive Administrator who manages the Team Administrators and coordinates the support for the Head of Cellular Genetics Programme. Working with the Executive Administrator, you will develop, drive, and share best practices and process improvements for the Cellular Genetics Administration team.

You will have strong communication skills and a 'can-do' attitude. You will have previously provided a professional and high quality administrative service with recent experience of implementing and managing administrative systems, procedures and policies.

**About You**:
You should be a highly organised, efficient, self-motivated and energetic individual who is able to work independently in a dynamic environment with flexibility, adjusting to varying priorities and finding solutions to challenges that arise. You will need to be tactful and discrete in communication and respect confidentiality. The ability to build effective relationships with members of the Institute and external partners at all levels is essential. Your personal qualities will include professionalism, personal drive, trustworthiness and the ability to work collaboratively.

This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated, diligent, and resourceful individual to join a friendly team, which encourages personal and professional development.

**About Us**:
The Cellular Genetics Operations team supports the cutting-edge research of all Faculty groups within the Cellular Genetics Programme. By providing multidisciplinary support, we maximise the delivery and scale of our Faculty science, which is focussed on mapping human tissues at scale. Cellular Genetics Operations is comprised of several teams supporting the following activities; team administration, research management, bioinformatics, laboratory support and sample processing, scientific illustration, project management and software development.

The Teichmann lab uses innovative single cell genomics technologies and computational methods to understand genes, proteins and cells in human health and disease. We have a long-standing interest in understanding global principles of gene regulation, protein interactions and have a particular interest in immunity. We are focused on using single-cell approaches, cell atlas technologies, and understanding human genetics at the cellular level. The team combines cutting-edge techniques in wet and dry labs and applies these methodologies for further understanding of human health, development and disease.

**Essential Skills**:

- GCSE in English and Maths (grades C or above) or equivalent qualifications/experience
- Providing comprehensive secretarial / PA or administrative experience at senior manager level, including complex inbox and diary management
- Experience of administrative systems and processes
- Excellent IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Appropriate level of data protection, security and confidentiality awareness
- Organising and managing events, meetings and seminars
- Excellent travel management
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Confident at communicating with all levels of staff verbally and written
- Exceptional organiser with the ability to prioritise and manage workload to balance conflicting priorities
- Ability to work independently, but also able to develop collaborative working relationships with other team members
- Attention to detail with a high level of accuracy
- Confident using the Internet for background research
- Financial administration such as managing expense claims and credit card reconciliations
- Commitment to and focus on quality, promoting high standards in all they do
- Accepts responsibility and accountability for own work
- Demonstrates professional curiosity
- Able to work effectively under pressure
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively
- Solution focused
- Able to build and maintain strong working relationships
- Willingness to acquire new knowledge and skills

**Desirable Skills**:

- Relevant academic and / or professional qualification in administration or equivalent experience
- Previous experience of working in a scientific environment
- Basic knowledge of project principles
- Taking minutes

**Other Information**:
**Salary per annum: £39,853-£47,345**

**Application process**:
**Closing Date**:14th May 2023

**Working at Wellcome Sanger**:
Our flexible-hybrid working environment is designed to support a healthy work-life balance. This means you can work flexibly with a combination of working from home, and working from our Campus to allow you to focus on being productive and part of the team while enjoying the benefits of working flexibly.

We aim to attract, recruit, retain and develop talent from the widest possible talent pool, thereby gaining insight and access to different markets to generate a greater impact on the world. We have a supportive culture with the following staff networks, LGBTQ+, Parents and Carers and Race Equity to bring people together to share experiences, offer specific support and development opportunities and raise awareness. The networks are also a place for allies to provide support to others.

We want our people to be whoever they want to be because we believe people who bring their best selves to work, do their best work. That's why we're committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute. We will consider all individuals without discrimination and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, where everyone can thrive.

**Our Benefits**:
We are proud to deliver an awarding campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme. The importance of good health and adopting a healthier lifestyle and the commitment to reduce work-related stress is strongly acknowledged and recognised at Sanger Institute.


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