Operations Officer and EA to the Director

About the Role

We are seeking an Operations Officer and EA to provide high-level administrative support to the Director, ensuring delivery of operational procedures and processes for the institute. This will include providing day-to-day operational management, finance administration and HR coordination to enable the rapid growth and long term success of PHURI.

About You

The post holder will be experienced in working as an EA at a senior level, ideally in higher education with experience in managing complex diaries. The post holder will ensure that PHURI functions in an efficient and effective manner, that the Director and other staff receive the required level of support and that the external perception of the PHURI (by Queen Mary and external stakeholders) is of the highest standards.

We’re looking for an organised, reliable and enthusiastic team member with strong interpersonal and communication skills. You will work closely with the PHURI Institute Manager and wider operational teams to provide efficient, high-quality support to the world leading researchers within PHURI.

About the Department

Precision Healthcare ensures the right treatment is given to the right person at the right time.

The Precision Healthcare University Research Institute (PHURI) aims to improve health through data-driven medicine. PHURI’s multidisciplinary teams will address interconnected research themes including Omics Science; Health Data and Analytics and Therapeutic Innovation - transcending the existing boundaries between disciplines. This integrated approach is a distinguishing feature of PHURI in which we use our linked health and molecular patient data to develop innovative technologies that will transform existing care pathways.

We are an ambitious, curious and enthusiastic international team, that promotes excellence in the context of a happy, balanced, and collegiate institute.

About Queen Mary

At Queen Mary University of London, we believe that a diversity of ideas helps us achieve the previously unthinkable.

Throughout our history, we’ve fostered social justice and improved lives through academic excellence. And we continue to live and breathe this spirit today, not because it’s simply ‘the right thing to do’ but for what it helps us achieve and the intellectual brilliance it delivers.

We continue to embrace diversity of thought and opinion in everything we do, in the belief that when views collide, disciplines interact, and perspectives intersect, truly original thought takes form.

Benefits

We offer competitive salaries, access to a generous pension scheme, 30 days’ leave per annum (pro-rata for part-time/fixed-term), a season ticket loan scheme and access to a comprehensive range of personal and professional development opportunities. In addition, we offer a range of work life balance and family friendly, inclusive employment policies, campus facilities and flexible working arrangements.

Queen Mary’s commitment to our diverse and inclusive community is embedded in our appointments processes. Reasonable adjustments will be made at each stage of the recruitment process for any candidate with a disability. We are open to considering applications from candidates wishing to work flexibly.

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