Performs a variety of office support tasks to assist the Department of Business Development, formerly Mayo Clinic Ventures and Corporate Development. Office support tasks may include, but are not limited to: typing correspondence and/or documents; preparing mailings; photocopying; sending, sorting, and distributing electronic and mail correspondence; scanning; running errands; receiving and processing internal and outside materials and documents; performing data entry; supporting the monitoring and maintaining inventory of office supplies and meeting supplies; monitoring and maintaining drop-in workstations, conference and meeting rooms; maintaining department/division filing system; answering office phones and responding to basic questions; assisting with event planning; contacting outside institutions for documents and assisting in assigned record management activities.
The Business Development Operations Office Assistant will have particular focus on the performance of tasks related to intellectual property (IP) related activities. Responsibilities can also include, but are not limited to: preparing professional written communications for internal and external stakeholders; reviewing IP documents, including patent assignments, invention disclosures and other legal documents for accuracy, completeness, and compliance prior to processing; preparing IP and agreement related documents for electronic signature workflows; utilizing proprietary relational database and various internal and external systems and applications; performing tasks to facilitate revenue workflows including management of check deposits and wire transactions utilizing banking tools; prioritizing and completing multiple assignments within established deadlines, and managing high-volume database task queues. Strong relationship skills, including effective communication, empathy, collaboration, and the ability to build and maintain positive working relationships. Clear, articulate, and professional written and verbal communication is essential along with strong attention to detail and obtaining quality and efficient results in a professional, team- and value-based work environment.
Advanced experienced preferred utilizing Microsoft Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Sign, DocuSign, TextExpander, TechTracS database, external financial applications or related tools.
Must live within one hundred miles of Rochester, MN campus for multiple required onsite in-person meetings monthly.
Requires a high school diploma or G.E.D. and a minimum of 1 year of experience supporting office support tasks. Typing skills and computer experience required. Must be self-directed with good problem-solving and organizational skills. Requires clerical skills including filing and preparation of minutes, spreadsheets, and other job-specific documents. Must possess proficiency on technical office equipment (photocopiers, fax machines, etc). Good written and oral communications skills are essential. Must be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
Mayo Clinic has expanded and changed in many ways, but our values remain true to the vision of our founders. Our primary value – The needs of the patient come first – guides our plans and decisions as we create the future of health care. Join us and you'll find a culture of teamwork, professionalism and mutual respect, and most importantly, a life-changing career.
Mayo Clinic was founded in Rochester, Minnesota by brothers Dr. William James Mayo and Dr. Charles Horace Mayo. More than 100 years later, their vision continues to evolve around a single guiding value: "The needs of the patient come first." Today we are the largest integrated, not for-profit medical group practice in the world.
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