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Human Resources Coordinator
  • Job Number: 25782
  • Functional Area: Human Resources
  • Department: Institute for Medical Eng. and Science
  • School Area: Engineering
  • Pay Range Minimum: $64,000
  • Pay Range Maximum: $79,200
  • Employment Type: Full-time (Hybrid)
  • Employment Category: Exempt
  • Visa Sponsorship Available: No
  • Schedule:
  • Pay Grade: 6


Posting Description

HUMAN RESOURCES COORDINATOR, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), to be the first point of contact and provide wide-ranging, responsive, and transparent support for the human resources (HR) function in a busy headquarters office. Will help to coordinate HR activities, including responding to inquiries; facilitating recruitment and onboarding; and coordinating rewards and recognition, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and compensation. Will also handle complex and diverse duties for multiple projects and programs. 

A full job description is available here.

Job Requirements

REQUIRED: Bachelor’s degree in related field; a minimum of two years of human resources experience; general knowledge of the HR function, including employment law, recruitment, employee relations, compensation, and onboarding; strong Microsoft Office skills; meticulous attention to detail; excellent written and oral communication skills, including spelling, punctuation, and grammar; ability to distill, interpret, and convey complicated administrative processes both verbally and in writing; excellent organizational and interpersonal skills; and tact, diplomacy, and discretion with confidential information; ability to demonstrate initiative and proactively anticipate issues and complications to processes, take action to address needs, and recognize opportunities for change; manage a variety of tasks concurrently; work independently with minimal supervision; resolve problems in a thorough and timely manner; anticipate and act on the needs of the direct managers and other stakeholders; and manage a high volume of work, remaining flexible as situations demand without sacrificing quality. PREFERRED: Experience working with HR and payroll systems (e.g., SAP, Brio, Kronos) and Quickbase, and experience at MIT or in higher education.

6/11/2026