Research Initiatives Operations Manager

To be successful in this position, you will need:

Education & Experience:

Bachelor’s degree and three years of relevant experience, or combination of education and relevant experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to prioritize own work and multi-task.
• Demonstrated excellent organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to take initiative and ownership of projects.
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
• Ability to routinely and independently exercise sound judgment in making   decisions.
• Demonstrated experience working independently and as part of a team.
• Demonstrated experience with basic accounting and budgeting
• Ability to direct the work of others, for jobs requiring supervision.

In addition, preferred qualifications include:

• Demonstrated success in a senior administrative or operations role of a new or growing organization.
• Knowledge of Stanford University financial, human resource, procurement and communications systems and policies.
• Aptitude and disposition for defining and accomplishing measurable results towards organizational goals.
• Experience with project management, including project-management software.
• Experience conceptualizing, designing, and drafting slide presentations.
• Proficiency with and ability to learn and apply technologies and software such as large language models, Canva, Google suite, Smartsheets, etc to stated responsibilities.
• Demonstrated ability to build and sustain productive working relationships across organizations in a decentralized professional setting.
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and support for different teams.
• Proactive communicator with excellent written, visual, and oral communication skills.
• Flexible, open-minded, and collaborative mindset with ability to navigate an ambiguous environment.

* Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact Stanford University Human Resources by submitting a contact form.

The expected pay range for this position is $100,023 to $124,516 per annum.  

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the university reasonably expects to pay for a position upon hire. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs. At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package.

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