Position Title: Sr. Administrative Assistant
Work Location: East Hanover, NJ 07936
Assignment Duration: 6 Months
Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3 days onsite)
Note
: Individuals who have previously held admin roles with NVS and have experience with NVS systems are highly preferred.
Position Summary:
- The Sr. Administrative Assistant provides high level administrative support the S&G Therapeutic Area Steering Heads.
- The role requires a highly motivated, organized, self-directed individual who can handle a variety of sensitive and confidential matters in a professional, mature, and discrete manner.
- He/she must also possess excellent communication and organizational skills, PC proficiency, a high attention to detail and quality, as well as strong initiative and execution capabilities.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Must be a team player and willing to help other administrative staff and provide coverage when needed.
Key Responsibilities:
- Schedule appointments/manage calendars.
- Make both domestic and global travel arrangements.
- Process complex expense reports.
- Coordinate internal/external meetings, videos and conference calls.
- Handle confidential information and communication with all levels of management in a professional manner.
- Follow-up on projects assigned to various managers to ascertain status and to assure timely completion.
- Participate in various projects as required.
Qualification & Experience:
- College or secretarial school certificate preferred.
- High School degree required.
- Languages: Fluent English (Oral and written)
- Minimum 5-7 years related secretarial/administrative experience, preferably in a pharmaceutical environment.
- Excellent administrative skills including thorough knowledge of standard office procedures and protocols.
- Must demonstrate ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a timely fashion, with minimum supervision and efficient follow-up.
- Must be proactive, efficient, customer focused and able to work under pressure with tight timelines.
- Must be able to exercise independent judgment and interact effectively with internal and external customers, including international colleagues.
- Must be proficient in all secretarial skills, i.e., office procedures, departmental organization and reporting structures, Microsoft Word, Excel. PowerPoint and Lotus Notes, Internet Explorer, Ariba, Concur, etc.
- Must display team-oriented approach; Excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills required.
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Excellence
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel)
- Planning & Project Management
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Ability to learn and manage systems such as Concur, SAP, and other job relevant software
- Administrative Support
- Cross unit Collaboration
- Values and Behaviors
- Innovation by experimenting and delivering solutions
- Quality by taking pride in doing ordinary things extraordinarily well
- Collaboration by championing high performing teams with diversity and inclusion
- Performance by prioritizing and making things happen with urgency
- Courage by speaking up, giving and receiving feedback
- Integrity by advocating and applying high ethical standards every day
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