Job Description
Executive Assistant - Life Sciences at Danaher summary:
The Executive Assistant to the Vice President and Group Executive in Life Sciences provides high-level administrative support, managing complex calendars, coordinating events, and handling confidential information within a dynamic global environment. This role requires strong communication, technical proficiency, and the ability to prioritize multiple tasks to drive efficient decision-making and process improvements. The position supports leaders in Danaher's life sciences businesses, contributing to innovations in diagnostics, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals.
Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?
Within Danaher the work our life sciences businesses do saves lives-and we're all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.
You'll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher's system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact - innovating at the speed of life.
We have over 21,000 associates across more than 10 life sciences businesses. These businesses empower our customers to develop diverse and impactful innovations - from investigating the causes of disease, creating therapies and vaccines, protecting fluid filtration on airplanes, testing food and water, to advancing pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals.
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The Executive Assistant for the Vice President and Group Executive, LSIG & HGM is responsible for providing thought partnership and general support to the Group Executive and LSIG leadership team. The position requires strong verbal and written communication skills, technical skills, ability to multi-task, attention to detail, ability to work with confidential information, and the initiative to work in a dynamic, fast-paced global environment. Experience in the Danaher Business Systems (DBS) framework is a plus. This position is onsite in Port Washington, NY or Boston, MA.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to: - Manage complex and high-demand calendars in Outlook, prepare meeting materials, coordinate both on-site and off-site events of various scales-including agenda planning, accommodations, transportation, and catering-while also arranging comprehensive travel logistics such as flights and hotel bookings
- Oversee and track key deliverables (e.g., expenses, purchase orders, budget reconciliation, etc.), while developing and executing action plans in collaboration with the Group Executive to meet deadlines
- Exercise discretion when handling confidential information, adapt effectively to shifting priorities, and consistently provide outstanding support
- Drive faster decision-making and feedback by creating, communicating, and executing efficient approval processes and workflows
- Partner with executive support staff across LSIG to drive continuous process improvement and further collaborate and provide backup support as needed
The essential requirements of the job include: - Bachelor's degree in business or related field preferred; 10+ years previous experience supporting executive leaders
- Strong technical skills with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SharePoint, MS Teams and willingness to learn new technologies
- Demonstrated ability and experience with managing confidential information at executive level
- Capability to work extended hours per business needs including the potential for occasional overnight travel
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and comfort interfacing with board members, senior leadership, and external clients/vendors
- Develop high-quality written materials for executive, ensuring flawless accuracy, formatting, and proofreading
- Proactive, self-motivated, and adaptable, skilled at responding to dynamic situations and realigning priorities as needed
Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements: It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: - Experience working with a Fortune 500 company with diverse customer groups and job functions is preferred.
- Previous International experience/exposure
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The salary range for this role is $115,000 - $120,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.
We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.
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Keywords:
executive assistant, life sciences, biotechnology support, calendar management, event coordination, confidential information, Danaher Business System, travel logistics, process improvement, communication skills
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