About this Role
The Executive Assistant will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual able to provide executive administrative support to the Head of US Nephrology and US Nephrology LT. The right candidate must be flexible organized proactive collaborative curious and calm under pressure. Excellent communication inter-personal and collaboration skills are essential for this role due to interactions across all levels of the organization. Demonstrated experience problem-solving with diplomacy and tact is required. This position also requires a professional demeanor sense of urgency the ability to prioritize and a high level of discretion with the ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information. The candidate must enjoy a dynamic atmosphere show good judgment initiative and be willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to achieve goals and deliverables.
What Youll Do
Complex calendar and meeting management: coordinate regular leadership team meetings help set agendas and create PowerPoint slides attend and capture and follow through on action items; schedule numerous recurring meetings with stakeholders from across the organization; calendar regular meetings with direct reports and skip level team members
Preparation of materials for presentations as required including to executive management team North America Leadership Team US Commercial leadership and key external contacts
As bandwidth allows ad hoc project management support for strategy & operations team
Business travel arrangements include air hotel and car rental along with arranging for the use of visitor offices and coordinating office support needs in satellite locations.
Work collaboratively with the other Exec Admins across BNA and Biogen on tasks and projects. This can include organizing meetings lunches social activities and associated logistics ensuring visitors are escorted as needed and more.
Accurate and timely preparation and submission of expense reports
PO SOW and invoice processing support across the Nephrology LT
Maintain team distribution lists
Coordinate new team member announcements welcome meetings and onboarding agendas
Play an active role in supporting team culture and associated activities
Maintain working knowledge of relevant Biogen policies and procedures and provide information in this regard as required
Who You Are
You possess excellent communication and organization skills and thrive in an ever-changing environment. You are customer service oriented and proactive in problem solving and anticipating the organizations needs.
Required Skills
Associates degree or the equivalent combination of education and experience required
5 years experience in a corporate environment with experience supporting an executive; preferably supporting executive positions in a commercial environment
Excellent interpersonal verbal and writing skills
Resilient self-directed highly motivated and passionate individual with track record of consistent delivery on commitments
Works with a sense of urgency efficiency and attention to detail
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment
Possess a high-level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365: Outlook Word PowerPoint Excel Teams OneDrive SharePoint
Ability to exercise sound judgment and determine priorities. Proactively anticipate and identify issues and propose solutions or takes steps to resolve
Demonstrated ability to use discretion and manage sensitive and confidential information
Demonstrated ability to deal with a rapidly changing environment
Preferred Skills
Experience in the biopharma industry is a plus
Additional Information
Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including but not limited to relevant skills & experience job location and internal equity.
Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families physical financial emotional and social well-being; including but not limited to:
Why Biogen
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning growth and expanding their skills. Above all we work together to deliver life-changing medicines with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds cultures and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.Read onto learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status race color national origin ancestry ethnicity religion age veteran status disability genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.
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