ADRC Operations Coordinator

The Wisconsin Alzheimers Disease Research Center (ADRC) is seeking a dedicated and motivated individual to join our team. This position will be responsible for coordinating multiple activities critical to the Centers operations including:

• Overseeing the ADRC Resource Request Process including triaging new requests gathering feasibility information preparing presentations and ushering requests through the approval and fulfillment process.

• Managing logistics for key ADRC activities including facilitating the development of high-quality reports and presentations for leadership and coordinating meeting logistics including travel arrangements for leadership.

• Contributing project support to the ADRC Quality Improvement and Compliance Managers

• Providing scheduling and office management support

The ADRC Operations Coordinator is an academic staff position in the Wisconsin Alzheimers Disease Research Center (ADRC) at UW-Madison. The ADRC is a highly successful National Institutes of Health (NIH) funded research center focused on improving early detection of Alzheimers disease identifying risk and protective factors and understanding the disease process.

This position will report to the ADRC Quality Improvement Manager and will work with a variety of leaders and staff in the ADRC. The ideal candidate will demonstrate strong organizational skills attention to detail the ability to collaborate effectively and a commitment to producing high-quality deliverables. At this time we are hiring the position at 0.5 FTE with a potential opportunity to increase in the future.

• This position is full or part-time 50%-100%

• This position may require some work to be performed in-person onsite at a designated campus work location. Some work may be performed remotely at an offsite non-campus work location.

• This position has been identified as a position of trust with access to vulnerable populations. The selected candidate will be required to pass an initial caregiver check to be eligible for employment under the Wisconsin Caregiver Law and every four years.

Candidates who demonstrate the following knowledge skills and abilities will be given first consideration:

• Exceptionally well organized and detail-oriented

• Great interpersonal and communication skills

• Proactively addresses challenges and develops solutions collaboratively with a team

• Ability to use critical thinking skills to identify and implement creative solutions

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with a diverse group of individuals

• Demonstrated time management skills and ability to manage simultaneous priorities

• Establishes monitors coordinates and controls project budgets versus actual expenditures and budget reporting

• Manages ADRC calendar (including leadership and project meetings)

• Provides office management support (including ordering office supplies coordinating with Campus Facilities teams distributing mail etc.)

• Develops enhances and maintains operational standards and systems to support project teams

• Develops schedules coordinates and prioritizes project work plans in accordance with specifications and resource limitations

• Analyzes data and trends compiles progress reports and provides appropriate recommendations or conclusions

• Serves as the initial point of contact for the project(s) serves on committees and attends meetings representing the interests of the project(s)

School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Medicine Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology Alzheimers Disease Research Center

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The starting salary for the position is $54000 annually; but is negotiable based on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation holidays and sick leave; competitive insurances and savings accounts; retirement benefits. For more information refer to the campus benefits webpage and the SMPH Faculty /Academic Staff Benefits Flyer 2026.

Effective July 1 2024 the U.S. Department of Labor Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that positions earning less than $43888 annually be considered non-exempt under FLSA provisions for overtime. Based on these rules if the person selected for this recruitment will earn less than the new salary threshold at July 1 2024 ($43888 annually) they will be an academic staff non-exempt employee will be paid hourly and will receive overtime compensation for any hours worked over 40 in a workweek.

• At least 1 year of cumulative working experience (including internships student positions professional positions)

• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

• Experience in research environments

• Experience working with physicians faculty or other leadership positions

• Experience coordinating leading or participating in formal projects

• Experience creating professional deliverables including high-quality presentations SOPs process maps proposals

Bachelors Degree preferred

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University sponsorship is not available for this position including transfers of sponsorship and TN selected applicant will be responsible for ensuring their continuous eligibility to work in the United States (i.e. a citizen or national of the United States a lawful permanent resident a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without the need of an employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of position is an ongoing position that will require continuous work you are selected for this position you must provide proof of work authorization and eligibility to work.

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