Administrative Officer

The Department of Radiology is one of the largest departments in the School of Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), generating more than $70 million in professional fee revenues each year, and annual grant awards of $40-60 million.  The mission of the Department includes research, teaching, and patient care. The Department operates across six sites in San Francisco.  Major activities of the department include general Radiology, Mammography, Interventional Radiology, CT, MRI, Ultrasound and Nuclear Medicine. 

The Administrative Officer uses professional concepts to apply organizational policies and procedures to oversee a variety of ongoing administrative operational issues. 

The Administrative Officer is assigned projects and expected to manage the entire problem-solving process, which includes:  researching, analyzing information, identifying, and recommending potential solutions of moderate scope. This position requires a high level of professionalism and diplomacy, particularly in dealing with sensitive issues and critical academic activities.

The Administrative Officer will provide full scope of administrative and analytical support to multiple Radiology research and clinical faculty at multiple Campus locations across the enterprise to ensure smooth functioning of the administrative activities. The incumbent will also work closely with faculty and administrative staff on a variety of tasks and projects. 

The incumbent will be expected to maintain and utilize several online systems/databases (e.g., Smartsheet,  MyExpense, BearBuy, APEX, Advance, etc.), be proficient in computer and internet research skills, as well as have strong financial and spreadsheet skills.  The key aspects of this position include interfacing with internal and external contacts from the Department of Radiology Business Office and Post-Award Unit, UCSF Contracts and Grants, UCSF Controller’s Office (Extramural Funding), the incumbent should expect to wear multiple hats and be able to move quickly and seamlessly from day-to-day administrative operational responsibilities such as meeting scheduling, reimbursements, purchasing, monthly reconciliations, and any other administrative support as required. 

In addition to leadership roles within the department, the research and clinical faculty may also hold roles in international, national, and University committees and professional societies. The incumbent must understand, evaluate and determine the needs of these critical roles in order to independently manage the job responsibilities of the position. 

The incumbent should be highly organized, proactive, and able to work well both independently and in group environments. As the point of contact for all administrative office requests, the incumbent will need to possess excellent verbal/written communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well with all levels of internal management, faculty, staff, outside clients and vendors.  Due to the nature of the job, sensitivity to confidential matters is imperative with responsibilities of credentialing, performance evaluations, faculty searches, preparation and review of reports and presentations.