Administrative Support Specialist

20 hours ago


Hinxton, United Kingdom Wellcome Sanger Institute Full time
About the Role

This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the success of our Cellular Genetics Programme as a Team Administrator. You will provide comprehensive administrative support to Programme Faculty, their teams, and support the delivery of their objectives by working within a high-performing Team Administration function.

About You

To excel in this role, you will need the following skills and experience:

  • Proven comprehensive secretarial / PA or administrative experience at senior manager level.
  • Strong communication skills and a 'can-do' attitude, with the ability to build effective relationships with members of the Institute and external partners at all levels.
  • 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.
  • Tactful and discrete in communication, with the ability to respect confidentiality.
  • Professionalism, personal drive, trustworthiness and the ability to work collaboratively.
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.

Additional Information

This is a hybrid role with 3 days per week onsite. We are committed to creating a truly inclusive culture at Sanger Institute, where everyone can thrive. We offer a range of benefits, including an award-winning campus-wide employee wellbeing strategy and programme.



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