Senior Executive Assistant - Deerfield, IL (Rare Disease)

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Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.

Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Senior Executive Assistant

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What you will do

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will report to the Vice President/General Manager Rare Disease Global Marketing (RDGM), the Senior Executive Assistant (SEA) will be responsible for providing senior level professional administrative support. As a key member of the RDGM team, this SEA role will be primarily responsible for administrative support activities supporting VP and Executive Directors level.  This role will work closely with the other Administrative Coordinators and Executive Assistants within the organization. 

The SEA’s administrative and project work assignments will be complex in nature requiring absolute discretion, as well as considerable tact, judgment, creativity and initiative in resolving issues.

• Manage multiple priorities in a continually changing environment
• Responsible for the orderly establishment, maintenance and retrieval of filed information and correspondence, composing and editing correspondence.
• Maintaining calendars, scheduling appointments and coordinating arrangements for meetings, both with internal executives, and coordinating domestic and international travel
• Helping to organize workflow by reviewing and managing correspondence; screening and directing incoming calls/correspondence/visitors; and answering questions/providing information when appropriate
• Process expense reports, gather data from a variety of sources for inclusion into technical reports and presentations, perform independent research and prepare information for special projects as assigned

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What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The executive assistant professional we seek is a self-starter with these qualifications.

Basic Qualifications:

Associate's degree and 4 years of Administrative experience

OR

High School diploma/GED and 6 years of Administrative experience

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree
• Executive assistance experience
• Strong technical knowledge and experience especially with Amgen’s internal infrastructures
• Ability to attend onsite meetings in Deerfield
• (Microsoft Vista, Microsoft Visio, SharePoint, SAP, IS Online Service Request, Help Desk; Concur/Expense Reporting; Carlson Wagonlit Travel; e-Finity)
• Exceptional communication skills – oral and written
• Self-starter who can function autonomously
• Focus on deliverables within agreed upon deadlines
• Ability to pay close attention to detail and manage several projects simultaneously
• Team Player – ability to function as an integral member of a small team
• Honed leadership skills
• Outstanding interpersonal skills
• Excellent Microsoft suite ability
• Excellent time management and project management skills
• Innovative, creative, flexible

Thrive

What you can expect of us

As we work to develop treatments that take care of others, we also work to care for our teammates’ professional and personal growth and well-being.

In addition to the base salary, Amgen offers a Total Rewards Plan comprising health and welfare plans for staff and eligible dependents, financial plans with opportunities to save towards retirement or other goals, work/life balance, and career development opportunities including:

• Comprehensive employee benefits package, including a Retirement and Savings Plan with generous company contributions, group medical, dental and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, and flexible spending accounts.
• A discretionary annual bonus program, or for field sales representatives, a sales-based incentive plan
• Stock-based long-term incentives
• Award-winning time-off plans and bi-annual company-wide shutdowns
• Flexible work models, including remote work arrangements, where possible

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Application deadline

Amgen does not have an application deadline for this position; we will continue accepting applications until we receive a sufficient number or select a candidate for the position.

As an organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people around the world, Amgen fosters an inclusive environment of diverse, ethical, committed and highly accomplished people who respect each other and live the Amgen values to continue advancing science to serve patients. Together, we compete in the fight against serious disease.

Amgen is an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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