Program Coordinator

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The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title

Program Coordinator

Job Profile Title

Coordinator, Program

Job Description Summary

The Program Coordinator provides executive administrative support for both department-wide operations and the Chief Operating Officer of the Abramson Cancer Center (ACC). This position is responsible for a broad range of complex and confidential administrative, operational, and project coordination activities that support departmental goals and ensure the efficient functioning of the office. Serving as a key liaison among ACC leadership, faculty, staff, and institutional partners, the Program Coordinator plays an important role in representing the office and maintaining effective communication across a complex organization.

The Program Coordinator demonstrates a strong commitment to service excellence while managing executive schedules, meetings, events, travel, and special projects. This role requires exceptional organizational skills, sound judgment, discretion, and the ability to effectively prioritize competing responsibilities in a fast-paced environment. The position also serves as a resource to administrative staff across the ACC, supporting onboarding, training, and operational best practices.

Job Description

Operational and administrative support for department-wide activities.

• Administrative Operations: Serve as the primary contact for departmental archival records and records management. Develop, maintain, and update office procedures and operational documentation. Manage departmental mail services, parking records, and patient reimbursement processes.
• Facilities, Space, and Asset Management: Coordinate departmental space management and utilization records. Serve as key custodian for the 12th-floor office space. Manage non-capital equipment procurement, shipping, inventory tracking, and decommissioning. Coordinate capital equipment asset tracking and tagging. Maintain office and departmental supply inventories. Submit and track facilities maintenance requests and work orders.
• Technology and Systems Support: Submit and track IT service requests for office operations and executive leadership. Manage Adobe software licensing for third-party workers. Support the REDCap intake and workflow routing system.
• Departmental Coordination and Support Services: Administer conference room scheduling and operations for the 12th floor. Coordinate Finance & Administration employee onboarding and offboarding activities.

 

Executive-level administrative support to the Chief Operating Officer.

• Executive and Administrative Support: Provide executive-level administrative support to the Chief Operating Officer, including complex calendar management across multiple time zones, travel coordination, document preparation and editing, and management of expense reports and reimbursements. Assist with financial and budget-related activities.
• Meeting, Event, and Project Coordination: Coordinate and support meetings, programs, events, conferences, and special projects, including scheduling, logistics, audiovisual and catering arrangements, travel coordination, preparation of presentation materials, note-taking, and follow-up on action items. Develop and distribute meeting and event communications, invitations, and supporting materials as needed.
• Administrative Team Support: Coordinate interview scheduling and recruitment logistics. Support onboarding activities and provide training, guidance, and mentorship to administrative assistants and coordinators across the ACC, promoting consistency in administrative practices and operational processes.

 

This position requires one to competently and professionally handle information that is sensitive, complex, and confidential in nature. The successful candidate will be exceedingly well-organized, flexible and enjoy working through administrative challenges. Excellent customer service and initiative are essential. This position works independently with minimal supervision. Some work may occur outside of regular business hours.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Arts and 2 to 3 years of experience or equivalent combination of education and experience is required.

This position is contingent upon grant funding

Job Location - City, State

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School

Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range

$24.21 - $31.25 Hourly Rate

Salary offers are made based on the candidate’s qualifications, experience, skills, and education as they directly relate to the requirements of the position, and in alignment with salary ranges based on external market data for the job’s level. Internal organization and peer data at Penn are also considered.

Equal Opportunity Statement 

The University of Pennsylvania is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates are considered for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religion, creed, national origin (including shared ancestry or ethnic characteristics), citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status or any class protected under applicable federal, state or local law.

Special Requirements 
Background checks may be required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.

University Benefits

• Health, Life, and Flexible Spending Accounts: Penn offers comprehensive medical, prescription, behavioral health, dental, vision, and life insurance benefits to protect you and your family’s health and welfare. You can also use flexible spending accounts to pay for eligible health care and dependent care expenses with pre-tax dollars.

• Tuition: Take advantage of Penn's exceptional tuition benefits. You, your spouse, and your dependent children can get tuition assistance here at Penn. Your dependent children are also eligible for tuition assistance at other institutions.

• Retirement: Penn offers generous retirement plans to help you save for your future. Penn’s Basic, Matching, and Supplemental retirement plans allow you to save for retirement on a pre-tax or Roth basis. Choose from a wide variety of investment options through TIAA and Vanguard.

• Time Away from Work: Penn provides you with a substantial amount of time away from work during the course of the year. This allows you to relax, take vacations, attend to personal affairs, recover from illness or injury, spend time with family—whatever your personal needs may be.

• Long-Term Care Insurance: In partnership with Genworth Financial, Penn offers faculty and staff (and your eligible family members) long-term care insurance to help you cover some of the costs of long-term care services received at home, in the community or in a nursing facility. If you apply when you’re newly hired, you won’t have to provide proof of good health or be subject to underwriting requirements. Eligible family members must always provide proof of good health and are subject to underwriting.

• Wellness and Work-life Resources: Penn is committed to supporting our faculty and staff as they balance the competing demands of work and personal life. That’s why we offer a wide variety of programs and resources to help you care for your health, your family, and your work-life balance.

• Professional and Personal Development: Penn provides an array of resources to help you advance yourself personally and professionally.

• University Resources: As a member of the Penn community, you have access to a wide range of University resources as well as cultural and recreational activities. Take advantage of the University’s libraries and athletic facilities, or visit our arboretum and art galleries. There’s always something going on at Penn, whether it’s a new exhibit at the Penn Museum, the latest music or theater presentation at the Annenberg Center, or the Penn Relays at Franklin Field to name just a few examples. As a member of the Penn community, you’re right in the middle of the excitement—and you and your family can enjoy many of these activities for free.

• Discounts and Special Services: From arts and entertainment to transportation and mortgages, you'll find great deals for University faculty and staff. Not only do Penn arts and cultural centers and museums offer free and discounted admission and memberships to faculty and staff. You can also enjoy substantial savings on other goods and services such as new cars from Ford and General Motors, cellular phone service plans, movie tickets, and admission to theme parks.

• Flexible Work Hours: Flexible work options offer creative approaches for completing work while promoting balance between work and personal commitments. These approaches involve use of non-traditional work hours, locations, and/or job structures.

• Penn Home Ownership Services: Penn offers a forgivable loan for eligible employees interested in buying a home or currently residing in West Philadelphia, which can be used for closing costs or home improvements.

• Adoption Assistance: Penn will reimburse eligible employees on qualified expenses in connection with the legal adoption of an eligible child, such as travel or court fees, for up to two adoptions in your household.

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