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The USC Keck School of Medicine - Alzheimer Therapeutic Research Institute (ATRI), located in San Diego, California is an academic institute comprised of an expert panel of scientific collaborators committed to advancing the development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) through innovative clinical trials.

The Human Resource Assistant will be responsible for supporting the staffing needs for approximately 180+ faculty and staff.  Duties will include but are not limited to:

• Recruitment – creating and maintaining job requisitions, reviewing, and screening of job applicants, working closely with hiring managers in scheduling interviews and selecting qualified candidates.  Knowledge and experience conducting outside applicant searches using various applicant recruiting tools such as LinkedIn and Indeed.
• Responsible for onboarding of new employees including working with IT department to set up equipment, setting up office space, and meeting with the employees to review university benefits and policies.  Ensuring new employees are fully integrated into USC and ATRI.
• Processing new employee performance check-ins with managers.
• Responsible for working with managers and IT on employee separations including conducting exit interviews, processing separations in HRIS, and collection of equipment.
• Managing the bi-weekly timesheets including notices to ATRI staff, reviewing timesheets for submission and accuracy, and processing of manual checks when necessary.
• Maintaining all department tracking logs as well as HR procedures and desk manual.
• Process and maintain all volunteer/contractor/student appointments.
• Must have clear and professional communication skills to maintain working relationships with faculty members, managers, staff, and outside networks.
• Serves as a main point of contact for all faculty, managers, and staff for employee related needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks and work within an environment with constant interruptions.
• Professional written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong motivation to achieve the departments goals.
• Strive for continuous improvement to ensure ATRI faculty and staff are supported in the best possible manner.

Location:  San Diego, CA.

The hourly rate range for this position is $26.45 - $32.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate’s work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.

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USC is the leading private research university in Los Angeles—a global center for arts, technology and international business. With more than 47,500 students, we are located primarily in Los Angeles but also in various US and global satellite locations. As the largest private employer in Los Angeles, responsible for $8 billion annually in economic activity in the region, we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills across a variety of academic and professional schools and administrative units. As a USC employee and member of the Trojan Family—the faculty, staff, students, and alumni who make USC a great place to work—you will enjoy excellent benefits, including a variety of well-being programs designed to help individuals achieve work-life balance.

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