Administrative Assistant I - Preventative Medicine and Biostatistics

• Answers phones and takes and delivers messages. Provides information to callers as needed and appropriate. Answers routine questions for callers.
• Sets up and maintains department files and assists with initiating, organizing, completing department projects.
• Maintains supervisor's calendar and makes arrangements for meetings as necessary between researchers and collaborators.
• Manage and track deadlines for Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Data Sharing Agreement Applications (DSAA), No Cost Extensions (NCEs), contracts and other project milestones.
• Performs typing assignments and proofreads all work.
• Maintains and updates databases and spreadsheets as needed in an accurate, timely and efficient manner.
• Assist in preparation of technical reports, summaries and protocols.
• Follow instructions and standard operating procedures.
• May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor. This may include attendance of and participation in required training for role.

Join the HJF Team!

HJF is seeking an Administrative Assistant I - Preventative Medicine and Biostatistics to perform a wide range of administrative and clerical duties for a department or department manager. Some general tasks include preparing reports, meeting minutes and correspondence; creating and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Assists in managing schedules, arranging appointments and itineraries and answering and transferring phone calls. Somewhat knowledgeable of business unit policies.

This position will be in support of the Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics Department at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences. The Research Assistant will specifically support research projects under the Principal Investigator (PI). These projects include:

• Assessing the Effect of the Military Health System Consolidation under a Single Management Structure on Health Care Utilization, Cost, Quality and Military Readiness.
• A Longitudinal Economic Evaluation of the US Family Health Plan (USFHP) Compared to Traditional TRICARE Prime and Commercial Health Plans.
• Enhancing Patient Safety Culture and Outcomes in the MHS: Key Organizational Drivers and Implications for Service Members' Health Readiness.
• National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Research Investments and the Reduction of Economic Burdens of Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial (DOC) Illness in the United States (US) 2010-2023.

The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.