Administrative Assistant IV
Mountlake Terrace, WA - USA
Job Summary
Workforce Classification:
HybridJoin Our Team: Do Meaningful Work and Improve Peoples Lives
Our purpose to improve customers lives by making healthcare work better is far from ordinary. And so are our employees. Working at Premera means you have the opportunity to drive real change by transforming healthcare.
Premera is committed tobeinga workplace where people feel empowered to grow innovate and lead with purpose. By investing in our employees and fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous developmentwereable to better serve our commitment that has earned us recognition as one of the best companies to work for.Learn more about our recent awards and recognitions as a greatest workplace.
Learn how Premera supports our members customers and the communities that we serve through our Healthsource blog: an Administrative Assistant IV within the Employee Experience (EE) division you will serve as a strategic partner to senior leaders enabling the success of the VP- Human Capital and the VP- Total Rewards and HR Servicesthrough exceptional administrative and operational this critical role you are a key element that helps keep two busy departments running effectively. Working directly with two Vice Presidents you will be the glue that keeps the work moving. You will also provide support to four other key leaders within the two departments. Your proactive nature natural curiosity and commitment to excellence will help you execute your responsibilities effectively and efficiently.
What You Will Do
- Act as a trusted liaisonbetween senior leadership internal partners and external stakeholders building strong relationships and ensuring seamless communication and coordination.
- Exercise sound judgment and discretionwhile handling highly confidential sensitive and proprietary information including interpreting and applying policies as needed.
- Enable executive success through proactive support managing priorities calendars materials and approvals while anticipating needs challenges and solutions before they arise.
- Represent each executives style and brand with excellence ensuring communications presentations and deliverables reflect their preferred approach voice and impactand are consistently accurate and errorfree.
- Drive flawless execution and reliability building credibility through attention to detail followthrough and a demonstrated ability to take on increasing responsibility with confidence.
- Support effective team and divisional operations including organizing meetings and events managing SharePoint sites and permissions and contributing to a collaborative team environment that delivers results.
What you will bring:
- Five or more years of administrative experiencesupporting senior-level managers executives or executive teams with the ability to manage priorities in a fastpaced environment.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills paired with strong personal credibility and professionalism when interacting across all levels of the organization.
- High degree of organizational skill and attention to detail enabling accurate timely and reliable execution while managing multiple workstreams.
- Flexibility and strong collaboration skills along with proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and the ability to quickly learn new tools systems or databases.
Application Process:
Please submit a cover letter with your application that answers the following questions (required). Kindly limit your response to 500 words or less:
You support multiple leaders (up to six) who each have competing priorities and do not always coordinate their requests. You are suddenly faced with conflicting deadlines and limited time and focus.
- How would you handle this situation in the short term and how would you address it in the longer term
- What similar challenges have you faced in the past and what approaches have you found to be most effective
- What approaches have you found to be less effective and why
- How do you thoughtfully push back or reset expectations with leaders while maintaining trust and strong working relationships
Premera total rewards
Our comprehensive total rewards package provides support resources and opportunities to help employees thrive and grow. Our total rewards are more than a collection of perks theyre a reflection of our commitment to your health and well-being. We offer a broad array of rewards including physical financial emotional and community benefits including:
Medical vision and dental coverage with low employee premiums.
Voluntary benefit offerings including pet insurance for paw parents.
Life and disability insurance.
Retirement programs including a 401K employer match and believe it or not a pension plan that is vested after 3 years of service.
Wellness incentives with a wide range of mental well-being resources for you and your dependents including counseling services stress management programs and mindfulness programs just to name a few.
Generous paid time off to reenergize.
Looking for continuing education We have tuition assistance for both undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Employee recognition program to celebrate anniversaries team accomplishments and more.
For our hybrid employees our on-campus model provides flexibility to create your own routine with access to on-site resources networking opportunities and team engagement.
Commuter perks make your trip to work less impactful on the environment and your wallet.
Free convenient on-site parking.
Subsidized on-campus cafes make lunchtime connections with colleagues fun and affordable.
Participate in engaging on-site activities such as health and wellness events coffee connects disaster preparedness fairs and more.
Our complementary fitness & well-being center offers both in-person and virtual workouts and nutritional counseling.
Need a brain break Challenge someone to a game of shuffleboard or ping pong while on campus.
Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action:
Premera is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Premera seeks to attract and retain the most qualified individuals without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability marital status veteran status gender or gender identity sexual orientation genetic information or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
If you need an accommodation to apply online for positions at Premera please contact Premera Human Resources via email at or via phone at .
The pay for this role will vary based on a range of factors including but not limited to a candidates geographic location market conditions and specific skills and experience.
The salary range for this role is posted below; we generally target up to and around the midpoint of the range.
National Plus Salary Range:
$66800.00 - $106900.00*National Plus salary range is used in higher cost of labor markets including Western Washington and Alaska.
Were happy to discuss compensation further during the interview because we believe that open communication leads to better outcomes for all. Were committed to creating an environment where all employees are celebrated for their unique skills and contributions.
Required Experience:
Junior IC
About Company
Premera Blue Cross is a leading health plan in the Pacific Northwest, providing comprehensive health benefits and tailored services to approximately 1.9 million people, from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. The company offers innovative health and wellness solutions focused on qu ... View more