
Administrative Support Specialist II
BOSTON, MAJob$56–70K/yrSeen 5 days agoSeen in employer's feed 5 days ago
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Job overview
The Administrative Support Specialist II provides administrative support to staff, faculty, and departments in clinical, academic, research, and leadership roles. The position prepares documents and communications, coordinates meetings and travel, supports financial processing, and may assist with patient scheduling, data entry, and staff onboarding. It works under moderate supervision and requires three years of relevant experience; a high school diploma is required, while a bachelor’s degree is preferred.
Skills & qualifications
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Full job description
Under moderate supervision, the Administrative Specialist II provides administrative support to staff, faculty member(s), or department(s) in their clinical, academic, research and leadership roles in support of the Dana Farber Cancer Institute’s mission. The Administrative Specialist II uses various office software to produce reports, spreadsheet, presentations, or other documents as needed. The Administrative Specialist II may be required to interface with senior management, cross-organizations, internal and external customers. For all of these, the work still required the application of well-established techniques, procedures, or standards.
Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.
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Under moderate supervision, will perform the following:
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Provide administrative support for Directors, department managers, clinicians, and/or faculty.
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Perform administrative duties that may include, but not limited to, answering phones, maintaining office supplies, incoming and outgoing mail management, managing resource calendars, and submitting work orders for maintenance issues.
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Manage meeting planning and schedules for individuals and teams within assigned department group.
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May liaise between patient and clinical staff to provide scheduling support.
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Draft communications for members of the department or individuals that the position is supporting for review.
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May be responsible for data entry.
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Provide email and phone communication with internal and external teams or collaborators.
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May serve as onsite representative for external groups, visitors, or collaborators.
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Prepare general correspondence, letters of recommendation, Excel spreadsheets, presentation preparation and editing.
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Financial responsibilities including P-Card charge review and reconciliation, expense report processing, vendor payments, invoice creation or general office supply ordering.
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Coordinate travel arrangements as required/needed by department staff.
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Expected to identify and escalate areas of need regarding workflows to supervisors.
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May participate in training and onboarding new staff.
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Maintain high level of professionalism, discretion, and confidentiality regarding a variety of highly sensitive topics.
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Other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
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Strong written and oral communication skills.
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Proficient knowledge of computer applications including Microsoft Office Suite, Google Suite, Zoom, and Adobe.
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Exceptional customer service skills and the ability to interact professionally with peers, leadership, and external contacts.
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Must possess the ability to problem solve with minimal guidance, maintain confidentiality, and pay attention to detail.
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Excellent ability to organize, multi-task, prioritize, and follow-through.
Minimum Education:
High school diploma required. Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Minimum Experience:
3 years of relevant experience.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
None
Patient Contact:
Yes, may have patient contact
At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.
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Pay Transparency Statement
The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.
For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
$56,310.00 - $69,930.00
How this job compares
Set against the 3,609 open Administrative Support jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 27, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$56–70K/yr
- Massachusetts median$56–70K/yr31 salary ranges
- US median$55–75K/yr653 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $63K, is close to the Massachusetts median midpoint ($63K) — in the middle half of Administrative Support salary ranges in Massachusetts.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 131 open Administrative Support jobs in Massachusetts and 3,609 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Massachusetts
- Mass General Brigham36 open
- Beth Israel Lahey Health15 open
- State of Massachusetts7 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 3 years of experience; Administrative Support postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years at the median (1,845 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,355 of the 3,609 open Administrative Support jobs (38%) ask for a high school diploma 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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