Executive Assistant Sales & Finance

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Job Description

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team youll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the worlds toughest challenges like protecting the environment making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer.

Location: On-site in Waltham MA.. Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States withoutsponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check whichincludes a drug screening.

Our Chromatography and Mass Spectrometry team develops and manufactures cutting-edge instruments consumables and software solutions for analytical sciences and scientific research. Our comprehensive workflow solutions supercharge productivity and efficiency in food and beverage testing environmental and industrial testing biopharma QA/QC toxicology and anti-doping. Our products are pivotal in scientific research supporting multiomics drug discovery and clinical research driving advancements in these vital fields.

We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Executive Assistant to support the Vice President Sales Americas CMD & the Vice President Finance and Controller. The successful candidate will provide high-level administrative support to executive leadership coordinating team meetings special projects and key this role youll serve as a key liaison between executives and stakeholders while managing complex administrative functions that enable our leaders to focus on strategic ideal candidate is self-motivated highly organized and thrives in a dynamic environment with a strong ability to build professional relationships. You will be required to quickly grasp business structures and leadership styles demonstrate sound judgment discretion and have the highest ethical standards when handling confidential information.

What Will You Do

• Function as the primary interface for the Vice President Sales Americas CMD & the Vice President Finance and Controller. May also provide support to other members of the leadership team as professionally with other key leaders customers and employees.
• Lead and maintain multiple executive calendars including recurring meetings prioritizing appropriately and using good judgment in offering solutions to complex scheduling and meeting planning as needed.
• Proactively manage communication (emails phone calls necessary follow-up); screen telephone or email inquiries communicate messages redirect calls and respond to urgent inquiries from the group and division level leadership corporate office global sites and internal/external customers over multiple time zones.
• Coordinate complex and multi-leg travel (accommodations local transportation and passport/visa requirements). Proactively anticipate potential travel issues and handle accordingly.
• Process and track expenses in a timely manner for the executives.
• Provide exceptional attention to detail. Anticipate potential changes or shifts in priorities amidst simultaneous demands for attention.
• Schedule and coordinate complex meetings. This includes but is not limited to attendee communications venue management/coordination audio/video set-up and management as needed catering and program material preparation.
• Provide overall data management. Solicit needed data from multiple sources organize and compile in formats to facilitate analysis and presentation. Establish update and maintain files inventories records etc. as vital including paper electronic and other platforms as needed.
• Track and drive completion of key deliverables proactively following up on outstanding items as needed.
• Provide innovative creative and time-tested methods and procedures for fostering continuing improvement to practices or processes.
• Uphold the strictest confidentiality on information gleamed as part of responsibilities. Handle highly confidential information and documents with discretion and confidentiality.
• Collaborate and get results in a complex global organization during times of change evolution and transformation. Demonstrate an adaptive and flexible work style shown to be effective working across varied types of clients senior level leaders and front line team members that are geographically dispersed.
• Complete projects special assignments other tasks and duties as assigned.

How Will You Get Here:

• High school diploma required. Associates degree in Secretarial Science Business or related field preferred.
• 8 years of administrative experience preferably in a fast-paced environment supporting senior executives.
• Shown to be trusted to handle confidential and sensitive information with the ability to exercise discretion and show good judgment.
• Demonstrated experience in working independently and within a team to identify analyze and solve problems with creative and successful solutions. Proactive in identifying issues and solutions.
• Previous success at building strong organizational relationships and fostering teamwork.
• Positive can-do attitude and the ability to work within a team environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• Professional authentic approachable and diplomatic in nature. Proven capacity to engage effectively with diverse levels within and outside the organization in a manner reflective of senior management.
• Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office products including Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook and Teams. Willingness and ability to learn company-specific software or system tools. Fluency and comfort in making presentations and in delivering within Excel i.e. can manipulate pivot tables create formulas etc.
• Comfort and ability to thrive in environments that may present multiple and simultaneous demands for attention; ability to prioritize effectively in these situations.
• Accuracy is required in performing all functions of this position.
• Ability to work to deadlines or address priorities even if after work hours (as needed).

At Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and value the strengths and perspectives that each individual brings to our team. We strive to provide reasonable accommodations and adjustments to applicants and employees with disabilities to ensure equal access to employment opportunities. If you require any accommodations or adjustments during the application process or throughout your employment please let us know.

Join our exceptional team and take the next step in your career as an executive assistant at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Apply now and seize this remarkable opportunity to contribute to our mission of enabling our customers to make the world healthier cleaner and safer.

Apply today!

Compensation and Benefits

This position may also be eligible to receive a variable annual bonus based on company team and/or individual performance results in accordance with company policy. We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on which includes:

• A choice of national medical and dental plans and a national vision plan including health incentive programs

• Employee assistance and family support programs including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement

• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO) 10 paid holidays annually paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave) accident and life insurance and short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy

• Retirement and savings programs such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan

• Employees Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

For more information on our benefits please visit: Experience:

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