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Administrative Assistant - PM&R

PublishedPublished: 10/29/2026

Administrative Assistant - PM&R

Med-Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (26006485)


The Administrative Assistant will be responsible for the day-to-day support of 5-7 research faculty members in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Candidate must possess excellent communication, organizational, and administrative skills and be able to appropriately prioritize tasks. Tasks include but are not limited to editing manuscripts and grants for submission to funding agencies, updating CVs and Biosketches, coordinating travel arrangements, preparing expense reports, coordinating visits and events, managing calendars, ordering supplies through various procurement systems, and reconciling/tracking expenditures. Candidate will be responsible for assisting with various seminars, which involve organizational and interpersonal skills. Formal education or professional training is preferred. Incumbent must be able to work independently with limited supervision and must be detail oriented and able to establish priorities appropriately. Position requires knowledge, experience, and proficiency with Concur, Reference Manager, Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, SharePoint), and the ability to master other applications as needed.

This position will require on-site work at UPMC Kaufmann in Oakland and may require some on-site training at UPMC Mercy Pavilion. Hybrid work options will be available after successful completion of the new hire provisional period.
Word processing, proofreading, managing calendars, scheduling meetings, monitoring calls, making travel arrangements, and taking meeting minutes.
Purchasing office and laboratory supplies, capital equipment, services, etc. via Panther Express, OneCard, and/or Pitt or UPMC purchase request, communicating with vendors regarding order status and expenditure tracking/reconciling.
Coordinate seminars, events, and guest speaker visits including scheduling, travel arrangements, room and catering arrangements, and processing honorariums and reimbursements.
Updating/editing CVs, Biosketches, manuscripts, grant submissions, and maintaining organized files and electronic databases for manuscript tracking and references.
Completing other duties as assigned.


Job Summary

Performs administrative assistant support work of moderate complexity.


Essential Functions

This position will require on-site work at UPMC Kaufmann in Oakland and may require some on-site training at UPMC Mercy Pavilion. Hybrid work options will be available after successful completion of the new hire provisional period.
Word processing, proofreading, managing calendars, scheduling meetings, monitoring calls, making travel arrangements, and taking meeting minutes.
Purchasing office and laboratory supplies, capital equipment, services, etc. via Panther Express, OneCard, and/or Pitt or UPMC purchase request, communicating with vendors regarding order status and expenditure tracking/reconciling.
Coordinate seminars, events, and guest speaker visits including scheduling, travel arrangements, room and catering arrangements, and processing honorariums and reimbursements.
Updating/editing CVs, Biosketches, manuscripts, grant submissions, and maintaining organized files and electronic databases for manuscript tracking and references.
Completing other duties as assigned.


Physical Effort

Mostly sedentary.



Assignment Category: Full-time regular

Job Classification: Staff.Administrative Assistant II

Job Family: Administrative Support

Job Sub Family: Clerical

Campus: Pittsburgh

Minimum Education Level Required: Associate's Degree

Minimum Years of Experience Required: 3

Will this position accept substitution in lieu of education or experience: Combination of education and relevant experience will be considered in lieu of education and/ or experience requirement.

Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Combination of On-Campus and Remote work as determined by the department.

Hiring Range: $17.74/hr - $22.17/hr

Relocation_Offered: No

Visa Sponsorship Provided: No

Background Check: For position finalists, employment with the University will require successful completion of a background check

Child Protection Clearances: Not Applicable

Required Documents: Resume, Cover Letter

Optional Documents: Not Applicable



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