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Administrative Associate - Family Medicine

Medical College of Wisconsin · Milwaukee, WI · Full time

Posted Sep 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 4, 2026

Likely interview questions for this role

Written from this job description, not a generic list. Each one notes what the interviewer is really checking.

About your past

This role builds workflow charts, spreadsheets, databases and macros. Tell me about one you created and what problem it solved.

What they are checking: Whether they can use technical tools to fix real workflow problems, not just format documents.

Tell me about a time you managed status reports for a special project.

What they are checking: Experience tracking project progress and keeping stakeholders informed.

Tell me about a mistake you made in your work and how you fixed it.

What they are checking: Honesty and accountability, which matter in a role with budget and reporting duties.

What would you do

You are the key contact for many audiences. How do you decide what you can answer and what to route?

What they are checking: Judgment about authority and accuracy when people rely on you for answers.

Three requests arrive at once from different leaders. How do you prioritize?

What they are checking: Whether they sort competing requests sensibly and tell people when their task will be done.

How would you research a question for leadership when you do not know where to start?

What they are checking: Resourcefulness in conducting research the posting lists as a duty.

About the work

How would you prepare a presentation for leadership from data you gathered yourself?

What they are checking: Ability to turn raw information into a clear story for decision-makers.

How do you monitor a department budget and summarize it for leaders?

What they are checking: Comfort with financial tracking, purchase orders and plain summaries of spending.

How do you write an email that a busy leader will actually read and act on?

What they are checking: Clear, concise writing, since they will compose correspondence independently.

How do you prepare agendas and materials so meetings stay on track?

What they are checking: Meeting preparation that makes leaders' time more productive.

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The full job description

As published by Medical College of Wisconsin.

Summary Perform routine clerical and administrative functions such as drafting correspondence, scheduling appointments, organizing and maintaining paper and electronic files, and providing information to visitors. Primary Responsibilities • Create complex workflow charts, spreadsheets, databases, macros, and templates. • Create reports, presentations, minutes, letters, memos, and forms. • Manage calendars, coordinate meetings, and prepare pertinent agendas or materials. • Provide resolution to phone inquiries and prioritizing issues and routing calls as appropriate. • Serve as key point of contact for a variety of audiences and independently compose e-mail and other correspondence. • Conduct research, compile data, and prepare presentations and reports for leadership review. • Coordinate and perform status reports, project reports, and other types of information regarding special projects. • Monitor department budget and summarize financial reports including monitoring expenditures, preparing purchase orders, check requests, and assist in budget development. • Other duties as assigned. Knowledge – Skills – Abilities • Knowledge of computers, clerical procedures, customer service standards, collaboration, and information management. • Organization, time management, interpersonal, communication, and problem solving skills. Qualifications Appropriate experience may be substituted for education on an equivalent basis. Minimum Required Education: Associate’s degree Minimum Required Experience: 3 years Physical Requirements Work requires occasionally lifting moderate weight materials, standing, or walking continuously. Work Environment Occasional exposure to dust, noise, temperature changes, or contact with water or other liquids. Work is performed in an environmentally controlled environment. Sensory Acuity Ability to detect and translate speech or other communication required. May occasionally require the ability to distinguish colors and perceive relative distances between objects. Why MCW? • Outstanding Healthcare Coverage, including but not limited to Health, Vision, and Dental. Along with Flexible Spending options • 403B Retirement Package • Competitive Vacation and Paid Holidays offered • Tuition Reimbursement • Paid Parental Leave • Employee & Family Assistance Program (EFAP) • Pet Insurance • On campus Fitness Facility, offering onsite classes • Additional discounted rates on items such as: Select cell phone plans, local fitness facilities, Milwaukee recreation and entertainment etc. For a brief overview of our benefits see: Benefits Overview For a full list of positions see: MCW Careers At MCW all of our endeavors, from our internal operations to our interactions with our partners, are driven by our shared organizational values: Caring – Collaborative – Curiosity – Inclusive – Integrity – Respect. We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that values diversity in backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives through merit-based processes and in alignment with all applicable laws. We believe that embracing human differences is critical to realize our vision of a healthier world, and we recognize that a healthy and thriving community starts from within. Our values define who we are, what we stand for and how we conduct ourselves at MCW. If you believe in embracing individuality and working together according to these principles to improve health for all, then MCW is the place for you. For more information, please visit our institutional website . MCW as an Equal Opportunity Employer and Commitment to Non-Discrimination: The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic characteristic, or military status. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the MCW community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.