Activities include but are not limited to: determining and implementing organizational structures to aid with efficiency and effectiveness of the units, operationalizing goals and objectives, developing and implementing policies and procedures; managing, acquiring and allocating space as appropriate, may oversee construction projects, developing safety plans and communicating them, establishing a system of measurement to ensure operational efficiency and effectiveness and to measure success at the faculty member, division and department levels, ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state, local and NU laws, regulations, policies and procedures; liaising with Central University Units to ensure effective operation and compliance with applicable regulations and procedures. Job Summary: The Basic Science Administration provides centralized administrative and research support for the departments of Biochemistry & Molecular Genetics, Cell & Developmental Biology, Microbiology-Immunology, Neuroscience, and Pharmacology, as well as the Center for Genetic Medicine and Simpson Querrey Institute for Epigenetics.