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From the employer's careers site First seen 1 Nov 2026

Administrative Manager

Leidos San Diego, CA On-site senior full-time

Salary

$65,650 - $118,675 per year

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Description

We are seeking an Administrative Manager to join the Operational Readiness Directorate at the Naval Health Research Center in San Diego, CA.

The successful candidate will provide research administration support to the Epidemiology and Data Management Support Department.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Managing calendars and inboxes for department leadership
  • Coordinating approvals for purchases, travel, and documents
  • Updating Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols and standard operating procedures (SOPs)
  • Developing agendas, coordinating meetings, and taking minutes
  • Maintaining trackers and coordinating proposal submission packages
  • Gathering, collecting, recording, tracking, and verifying information to develop recommendations and solutions

The Administrative Manager will work independently to achieve day-to-day department objectives and have a significant impact on operational results.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, healthcare, business administration, science, or a related field
  • 4 or more years of administrative support experience
  • U.S. citizenship
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance
  • Expertise in Microsoft 365 (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) and Microsoft Teams
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills
  • Excellent attention to detail and ability to respond to multiple priorities
  • Experience supervising direct reports or teams
  • Flexibility in responding to changing demands and priorities

Preferred qualifications:

  • Active Secret clearance
  • Experience working in an administrative role at a U.S. Navy command
  • Experience working in an administrative role in a research setting
  • Demonstrated experience supporting active-duty military officers and government civilian leadership

Salary range: $65,650.00 - $118,675.00

Skills

Required

  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Teams
  • administrative support
  • verbal communication
  • written communication
  • problem-solving

Nice to have

  • Secret clearance
  • U.S. Navy command experience
  • research setting experience
  • active-duty military officers support

Ready to apply?

You apply with the employer directly. Their original posting is here: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/San-Diego-CA/Administrative-Manager_R-00195698

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