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Senior Administrative Assistant (Contract) 816

Vertex Pharmaceuticals
  • Boston, Massachusetts
  • $43–$50 Per Hour
  • Full-time
4 days ago

Job Description

Job Description:

The Sr. Administrative Assistant plays an important role in ensuring the effective and efficient maintenance of departmental processes, procedures, and programs inclusive of calendar management, scheduling, vendor meetings, travel arrangements and expenses. It is imperative this person can handle details of a confidential and critical nature. To be successful at this position it will be important to exercise independent judgment to optimize internal processes and procedures, as well as act as a team player. There will be a need to be flexible and perform other duties as assigned.  

 

** The ideal candidate will have expert experience with busy calendar managment and travel planning **  

 

 

Key Responsibilities: 

  • Provide logistical planning and administrative support for the designated leaders, including calendar management
  • Agenda and logistics management (room, catering, A/V, Zoom) for meetings and team outings, including: Leadership Team Meetings, Town Halls, Staff Meetings, Team Offsites, etc.
  • Schedule and coordinate larger cross-functional meetings as requested by extended leadership team members, with direction from designated leader.
  • Work across departments and with other administrative associates to facilitate interview schedules, meeting logistics, etc.
  • Work closely with the other DTE admin for department meetings and events.
  • Coordinate interactions with strategic vendors - onsite visits, conference calls, offsite meetings, and book travel arrangements
  • Submit T&E reports in Concur
  • Manage leadership team and staff meeting agendas in Microsoft Teams/Sharepoint/OneNote etc.

 

Minimum Qualifications:

    

  • Bachelor’s Degree preferred
  • 5+ years administrative experience
  • Experience with Outlook Calendar Management and Concur Expense reporting systems
  • Demonstrates excellent communication, verbal and written, and interpersonal skills
  • Able to work in a fast-paced environment and multi-task 
  • Team player able to develop rapport and credibility with team members D
  • Detail orientated with ability to identify and communicate conflicts in scheduling/priorities 

 

Pay Range:

$43-$50/hr

Requisition Disclaimer:

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

 

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If you do not agree with the Atrium Terms and Conditions, you can still complete your application for this position by emailing your resume to our team at

tempstaffing@vrtx.com

Please include the job title in the subject of your email.

 

No C2C or Third-Party Vendors

 

Numbers & Facts

LocationBoston, Massachusetts
Job TypeFull-time
IndustryBiotechnology/Pharmaceuticals
Salary$43–$50 Per Hour
Company Size5,000 to 9,999 employees
Year Founded1989
Websitehttps://www.vrtx.com/

About Company

Vertex is a global biotechnology company that aims to discover, develop and commercialize innovative medicines so people with serious diseases can lead better lives. In addition to our clinical development programs focused on cystic fibrosis, Vertex has more than a dozen ongoing research programs aimed at other serious and life-threatening diseases. Founded in 1989 in Cambridge, Mass., Vertex today has research and development sites and commercial offices in the United States, Europe, Canada and Australia. For six years in a row, Science magazine has named Vertex one of its Top Employers in the life sciences. For additional information and the latest updates from the company, please visit www.vrtx.com

Skills

  • Administrative Skillsunmatched
  • Alliance/Partner Marketingunmatched
  • Audiovisualunmatched
  • Biotech and Pharmaceuticalunmatched
  • Calendar Managementunmatched
  • Catering Servicesunmatched
  • Communication Skillsunmatched
  • Cross-Functionalunmatched
  • Detail Orientedunmatched
  • Expense Reporting Softwareunmatched
  • Interpersonal Skillsunmatched
  • Leadershipunmatched
  • Logisticsunmatched
  • Logistics Managementunmatched
  • Manage Agendaunmatched
  • Microsoft Outlookunmatched
  • Microsoft Product Familyunmatched
  • Microsoft SharePointunmatched
  • Multitaskingunmatched
  • Presentation/Verbal Skillsunmatched
  • Process Improvementunmatched
  • Short Messaging Service (SMS)unmatched
  • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
  • Team Playerunmatched
  • Travel Planningunmatched
  • Vendor/Supplier Planningunmatched
  • Writing Skillsunmatched

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