Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

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Accentuate Staffing is recruiting for a leading biotech company in Durham who is looking for a experienced administrative support help! The Administrative Assistant is responsible for a wide range of administrative functions requiring the highest levels of accountability and confidentiality to effectively support and represent the Senior Executives. This position acts as a liaison both internally and externally by proactively providing support to help manage the effectiveness of Senior Executives.

Responsibilities:

Efficiency and Organization:

  • Provides high level organization of the office, reporting, and filing systems
  • Reads, routes, and responds to routine and recurring items
  • Opens, and flags mail for Senior Executives’ immediate attention; initiates and composes correspondence
  • Manages complex and changing calendars and detailed travel planning
  • Prepares monthly, quarterly, and year-end documents/reports with timeliness and accuracy
  • Tracks and submits expense reports, check requests and other data as requested
  • Composes briefings, executive summaries, and reports
  • Ensures efficient creation and distribution of reports, communications, and other critical documents
  • Identifies processes, system improvements, and communication protocols, to maximize the efficiency and organization of the executives

Meetings and Data Management:

  • Prepares and distributes meeting agendas, takes meeting notes, arranges catering and technology needs
  • Creates and prepares presentations, which may include retrieving supporting data, for presentations at meetings
  • Acts as organizer for meetings (communicates agenda, confirms logistic and technology needs and orders catering if required)
  • Sets up dashboards and spreadsheets to chart and track milestones, goals, and deadlines
  • Manages designated special projects
  • Maintains business dashboards, performing updates, research and analysis as needed
  • Helps draft presentation outlines, PowerPoint slides, and other communications

Outreach and Liaison:

  • Represents Senior Executives when they are out of the office or unavailable
  • Greets visitors and responds to calls, providing information and making appointments, or referring to others
  • Establishes and nurtures relationships with the direct reports and the cross-functional leaders
  • Makes decisions and problem solves as needed for the Senior Executives to minimize delays
  • Serves on cross-functional committees representing Senior Executives’ point of view
  • Manage calendars and coordinate appointments for staff, sales, leadership, and client meetings
  • Works collaboratively with other Executive Administration team members to provide integrated support to Senior Executives

Requirements:

  • BS/BA or equivalent combination of education and experience with a minimum of 3+ years of Administrative Assistant experience supporting Senior level executives preferably in a biotechnology or pharmaceutical environment
  • A highly dependable self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proven ability to handle confidential information competently and with discretion
  • Detail and deadline oriented
  • Professional, flexible and independent
  • Strong customer service orientation with ability to use independent judgment and make sound decisions
  • Effective problem solving and analytical skills
  • Exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite and Concur

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