Senior Administrative Associate, CARE Team

Senior Administrative Associate

It is an exciting time to join our company's Cardio Metabolic & Respiratory (CARE) Team, as we build an industry leading CARE business and aspire to impact cardiovascular disease on a global scale. We have made significant progress advancing our broad pipeline this year. The Cardiometabolic business is a top corporate priority and expected to be a key growth driver for our company.

Cardiovascular disease is the number one leading cause of mortality globally and despite a multitude of approved therapies, mortality rates have been increasing in recent years. Our ability to make a meaningful impact on this devastating cardiovascular disease will be influenced by this team – this is an opportunity to join an organization of colleagues with high energy, passion and patient-driven purpose.

• Manages complex calendars, prepares correspondence and reports, and reliably handles confidential issues
• Serves as an initial point of contact for and liaison to outside visitors and vendors
• Coordinates and performs multiple tasks while understanding the project principles and technical skills related to own work assignments
• Prioritizes work activities with little supervision
• Schedules complex, multi-leg, and international travel
• Supports the use of Team Sites
• Communicates and interacts effectively with Company executives and internal/external clients both onsite and remotely to maintain workflow
• Coordinates special projects within the division or area
• Consistently demonstrates Company Leadership behaviors
• Demonstrated experience with visa and passport processing
• Ability to handle and prioritize many simultaneous assignments
• Experience with event planning and coordination
• Extraordinary attention to detail
• Outstanding communication and people skills
• Experience with financial and budget tasks
• Proactively takes initiative

• High school diploma
• 5+ years of administrative assistant experience
• Advanced ability using Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point) and ability to operate other peripheral devices
• SAP experience processing Expense Reports, Ariba experience for Purchase Orders, Payment Requests, Vendor Add Forms, as well as the capability to run reports within SAP
• Advanced analytical ability, independent judgment, creativity, and problem‑solving capabilities

• Advanced education or certifications (e.g., Certified Administrative Professional, Project Management Professional Certification, Professional in Human Resources Certification)
• 3+ years executive administrative experience supporting senior executives (Senior Director, Executive Director, Vice President, or above)

$82,700 - $130,200

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, compassionate and sick days.

Accountability, Communication, Data Entry, Document Management, Event Planning, File Management, Financial Budgeting, Microsoft Office, Office Applications, Office Equipment, Process Improvements, Project Management, Scheduling, Software Proficiency, Team Coordination, Travel Scheduling, Vendor Management, Visa Applications

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U.S. and Puerto Rico Residents Only

U.S. Hybrid Work Model:
Effective September 5, 2023, employees in office-based positions in the U.S. will be working a Hybrid work consisting of three total days on-site per week, Monday - Thursday, with Friday designated as a remote working day, unless business critical tasks require an on-site presence.

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