
Administrative Specialist 3
Washington, DC · HybridFull-time$21.16–35.29/hrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago
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Job overview
The Administrative Specialist 3 provides day-to-day administrative support to Georgetown University’s Cancer Prevention and Control program in Oncology, including faculty and the T32 postdoctoral training program. The role supports grant and manuscript preparation, scheduling, travel and expense processing, purchasing, and postdoctoral program administration. It works with CPC faculty, program leaders, trainees, and the broader administrative team, and is designated hybrid.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Hybrid
Medical Center
Full time
JR27947
Georgetown University comprises two unique campuses in the nation’s capital. With the Hilltop Campus located in the heart of the historic Georgetown neighborhood, and the Capitol Campus, just minutes from the U.S. Capitol and U.S. Supreme Court, Georgetown University offers rigorous academic programs, a global perspective, and unparalleled opportunities to engage with Washington, D.C. Our community is a close-knit group of remarkable individuals driven by intellectual inquiry, a commitment to social justice, and a shared dedication to making a difference in the world.
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Job Overview
Provides administrative assistance to the Cancer Prevention and Control program in the Department of Oncology. This position supports Cancer Prevention and Control faculty located at 2115 Wisconsin Avenue and in on campus CPC faculty. This position also serves as the primary administrative support for the CPC T32 postdoctoral training program.
The position includes the following roles: assisting faculty with grant and manuscript preparation using citation management software, scheduling meetings, preparing correspondence and compiling reports, arranging for faculty and visitor travel, filing travel authorizations and expenses in GMS, managing faculty spend authorizations, maintaining office supplies and equipment, creating purchase orders for faculty research supplies, assisting with other purchasing and contracting (e.g., honoraria processing), managing advertising for T32 program, scheduling postdoc interviews, attending weekly T32 leadership meetings, onboarding new postdocs, serving as primary administrative contact for postdoctoral trainees.
Additional duties include, but are not limited to:
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Answering and general inquiry phone calls
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Scheduling meetings and appointments
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Ordering and taking stock of office supplies
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Being a point of contact for a range of staff and external stakeholders
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Processing and directing mail and incoming packages or deliveries
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Greeting and directing visitors and new staff
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Researching and booking travel arrangements for staff members
Work Interactions
This position reports directly to the AD for Population Science, the CPC Program Leaders, and the T32 Leaders. The position is designed to support the day-to-day administrative needs of CPC faculty members and their staffs. This position is required to work cooperatively with the full CPC administrative team to support the mission of the Population Science research group at LCCC.
Requirements and Qualifications
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High School Diploma and 5 or more years of relevant experience, or a college degree and two or more years of relevant work experiencE
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Experience with MS Office and Google Docs, experience using bibliographic software (e.g., EndNote, Zotero)
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Experience using Workday/GMS or similar financial management software is also preferred
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Excellent oral and written communication and inter-personal skills and the ability to work independently and in an organized fashion
Work Mode Designation
This position has been designated as Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources website: https://hr.georgetown.edu/mode-of-work-designation .
NOTE: To comply with state laws in all jurisdictions where Georgetown is an employer, all fully remote (telework) positions must have a salary range included in the job posting. Georgetown University will use the position’s compensation grade minimum to the grade’s hiring maximum as the posted range on the position. If you are submitting a request to create/recruit for a position and you would like to include a different hiring range for the job posting, please include the desired range in the proposed compensation field in your HR eRequest submission. The Department of Human Resources will review the request and approve if compliant with the university’s policies and statutory requirements.
Managers for Hybrid and On-Campus positions may also submit requests to post a salary range following the parameters listed above, but posting this information is not required.
Pay Range:
The projected salary or hourly pay range for this position which represents the full range of anticipated compensation is:
$21.16 - $35.29
Compensation is determined by a number of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s individual qualifications, experience, education, skills, and certifications, as well as the University’s business needs and external factors.
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Submission Guidelines:
Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any position at Georgetown University you must submit a resume for each position of interest for which you believe you are qualified. Documents are not kept on file for future positions.
Need Assistance:
If you are a qualified individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodations for any part of the application and hiring process, please visit the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance website for general information about requesting accommodations (https://oeoc.georgetown.edu/ada/) , as well as information about requesting accommodations specifically for applicants (https://oeoc.georgetown.edu/ada/applicants/) . You also can also contact the Office for Equal Opportunity Compliance at (202) 687-4798 or [email protected] .
Need some assistance with the application process? Please call 202-687-2500. For more information about the suite of benefits, professional development and community involvement opportunities that make up Georgetown's commitment to its employees, please visit the Georgetown Works website (https://georgetownworks.georgetown.edu/) .
EEO Statement:
GU is an Equal Opportunity Employer (https://policymanual.hr.georgetown.edu/200-hiring-and-employment/201-equal-employment-opportunity-affirmative-action/) . All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, and will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship, color, disability, family responsibilities, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, matriculation, national origin, race, religion, personal appearance, political affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law (https://georgetown.box.com/s/jkc3kxwrf56e1n2km0jh1vj09fvanw70) .
Benefits:
Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website (https://benefits.georgetown.edu/staff/enrolling/) .
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Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website (https://benefits.georgetown.edu/staff/enrolling/) .
How this job compares
Set against the 1,928 open Administrative Assistant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21.16–35.29/hr
- US median$19–23/hr839 hourly ranges
This range's midpoint, $28.23/hr, is 33% above the US median midpoint ($21/hr) — in the top quarter of Administrative Assistant hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 17 open Administrative Assistant jobs in Washington, D.C. and 1,928 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience; Administrative Assistant postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (958 postings).
- Education
- 112 of the 1,928 open Administrative Assistant jobs (6%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 27, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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