Job Summary
Who We Are The Center for Medical Innovation ( CMI ) is the University of Utah’s medical device incubator and venture studio. We help innovators, entrepreneurs, and startups take bold ideas and turn them into real, market-ready medical technologies to launch into the market. From hands-on programs to in-house prototyping and regulatory support, we’re built to move fast and solve real problems in healthcare. We have opened the James LeVoy Sorenson Center for Medical Innovation ( SCMI ) — a next-gen facility that supercharges our ability to build, test, and launch even more breakthrough devices. The Role We’re looking for a highly organized, proactive, and professional Executive Assistant to provide direct high-level administrative support to the Executive Director and Director of Operations. This is an in-person role, with some flexibility for personal life as needed. You will work closely with our current Office Administrator to ensure seamless operations, serving as a key coordinator and office ambassador while focusing on executive-level support in our fast-paced medical device innovation environment.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do - Provide high-level scheduling support for the Executive Director and Director of Operations, including complex calendar management, meeting coordination, travel arrangements, and prioritization of competing demands. - Serve as the primary receptionist and front-office representative for the department, greeting visitors, handling calls, and managing inquiries with professionalism and discretion. - Provide onsite coordination and assistance for SCMI hosted events, including some that may occasionally extend into the evening. - Receive, sort, and distribute all incoming mail and packages. - Provide purchasing support across department divisions, including facilitating orders, tracking deliveries, reconciling purchases, and assisting with budget tracking and expense reporting. - Manage department office supplies, refreshments, and general inventory — procuring, stocking, and maintaining supplies to ensure the office runs smoothly. - Resolve a variety of complex administrative problems; create and maintain files, compile reports, manage/store/disseminate information while ensuring security and compliance. - Assist in planning department activities, support other functions as assigned, and remain knowledgeable of department and university policies.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (or equivalency) in Business, Finance, Health Care Administration or a related field. Two years office management and supervisory experience, demonstrated knowledge of finance and budgeting, and public relations skills required. Demonstrated human relations and effective communication skills are also required. EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience. (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience.) Applicants must demonstrate the potential ability to perform the essential functions of the job as outlined in the position description.
About The University of Utah
Founded in 1850, The University of Utah is the flagship institution of higher learning in Utah, and offers over 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate degree programs to over 30,000 students. As a preeminent research and teaching institution, the University cultivates an academic environment in which the highest standards of intellectual integrity and scholarship are practiced.