Job Title: Administrative Associate
Location: Palo Alto, CA
Duration: 8 months 
Shift Timings: Currently working hrs 6:30am-3:00am. However, the hours will change from Sept 14th to 8:00am - 4:30pm (30 min lunch) or 8:00am - 5:00pm (hour lunch)
Pay Rate: $35/hr - $40/hr (DOE) 

Job Description: 
The Planet Group is seeking an experienced Administrative Professional to join dynamic team as an Administrative Associate. Within this role you will play a key part in supporting world-renowned cardiologists, daily operations of our division, and contribute to the success of our research and patient care initiatives.
In this role, you will have opportunities to collaborate and work with diverse cardiovascular medicine professionals, including physicians, researchers, and administrative staff, who have a strong sense of teamwork and innovation.
This role will support 4-5 CVMed clinical and research faculty, the Section Chief of Preventive Cardiology, and the CVMed Management Team. Other administrative duties will include triage phone calls for physicians on a limited basis and direct calls to appropriate support staff. Respond to phone and email inquiries of the research team and staff. This position offers exceptional career growth opportunities, allowing you to strengthen your administrative skills and knowledge in cardiovascular medicine.

Duties include:

• Act on behalf of the supervisor, department manager, or chair in regard to establishing priorities and identifying and resolving problems that are administrative in nature.
• Oversee and/or perform duties associated with scheduling, organizing, and operating complex conferences, seminars, and events, including arranging with vendors for services, overseeing the production and distribution of materials, administering logistics, and managing events within budget.
• Compose and draft documents and correspondence for presentations, course handouts, grants, conferences, seminars, and reports. Perform substantial editing and fact-checking. Create, maintain, modify, and/or ensure accuracy of content in various unit documents, displays, reports, brochures, social media, and/or websites.
• Plan and schedule calendars (s) with limited consultation, resolve calendaring conflicts, and arrange travel in compliance with unit, university, and sponsor policies.
• Create complex reports and spreadsheets which may utilize specialized software and systems.
• Oversee and/or process a variety of complex financial transactions; produce, monitor, and reconcile budget statements; research, identify, and resolve discrepancies. May assist with capital or special equipment requests and/or vendor selection.
• Coordinate and monitor routine maintenance services completion. Plan and coordinate office moves and/or minor renovation projects.
• The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

• Minimal 4 year of experience in relevant work experience,
• Minimum Education Level : High School Graduate/GED
• Exceptional organizational skills, Prioritize or triage high level requests with competing deadlines, take initiative, Attention to detail, can work independently and team player, Multi-tasker and Problem solver.