Research Administrator Jr - Entry Level

About the role

The Research Administrator Jr. position at Leidos Health Solutions, specifically within the Research Services Directorate (RSD) at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) in San Diego, CA, offers a unique and exciting opportunity to contribute to the advancement of naval health research.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative and customer support to the Naval Health Research Center.
• Maintain publication guidelines, product lists, and technology transfer regulations.
• Adhere to the command processes for authored works review, letters of support, scientific review, research determination, and agreements.
• Perform support functions such as compiling reports, setting up weekly and monthly meetings, and submitting forms through electronic approval routing systems.
• Maintain departmental trackers, calendars, command records, and publications.
• Review and recommend improvements to existing SOPs, instructions, and guides.
• Communicate effectively with internal research teams, external collaborators, and other administrative staff to help facilitate the implementation of new or changing policies and processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or relevant equivalent experience.
• Experience preparing and reviewing both technical and scientific documents; and working knowledge of Navy medical R&D activities and the government and military in general.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Adobe Acrobat.
• Experience in virtual meeting platforms such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom.
• Able to manage multiple tasks at once; able to complete assignments quickly without sacrificing accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a fast-paced, team-based environment.
• Able to self-start, plan and prioritize tasks, and work independently and as part of a team.
• Able to establish and maintain cooperative and professional working relationships with military leadership, team members, and internal and external collaborators.
• Adept at working in a highly customer-oriented and professional environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Navy medical R&D activities and the government and military in general.
• Experience using Microsoft SharePoint, Power BI, and Excel functions.
• Previous or current clearance, or history of a completed government background check.

Pay and Benefits

The starting pay range for this position is $35,750.00 - $64,625.00 annually. Additional factors such as responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law, will be considered in determining final compensation.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.