Executive Assistant II

Provides senior level administrative support to an incumbent(s) who holds a position at the Chief or Vice President level.

This role is hybrid/remote to Bar Harbor and/or Ellsworth, ME with travel as needed.

Key Responsibilities and Essential Functions

• Establishes and operates an efficient office by performing a wide range of complex administrative tasks;

• Manages an extremely active calendar of appointments;

• Completes expense reports;

• Receives and prioritizes correspondence and acts in drafting correspondence, forwarding for action, and/or distributing for information;

• Organizes meetings and events, including preparation of materials and presentations, and coordinating all logistics;

• Obtains, compiles and extracts information from a variety of resources to prepare document, reports, and briefing papers;

• Edits, proofs, and formats a wide variety of documents;

• Prepares draft meeting minutes and circulates to participants;

• Coordinates all travel arrangements;

• Initiates purchase requisitions for supplies, services, and equipment;

• Assists in budget development by updating all budget files, assessing, and making appropriate recommendations on expenditure levels and other related financial issues based on analysis of previous yearly trends and expenditures;

• Performs other related duties as needed and assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Pay Range: $63,744 - $106,723

About JAX:

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging and heart disease. It models and interprets genomic complexity, integrates basic research with clinical application, educates current and future scientists, and provides critical data, tools and services to the global biomedical community. For more information, please visit www.jax.org​​​​​​​.

EEO Statement:

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.