Senior Executive Assistant (HYBRID Allentown, PA)

When joining PerkinElmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs.  With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and OneSource services.

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The Senior Executive Assistant (EA) to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is a trusted partner to three senior executives — the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Communications & Brand Officer — and enables their effectiveness by protecting their time, anticipating business needs, and ensuring disciplined follow-through across the organization. The role also manages day-to-day operations in the Allentown, PA, executive office.

This is a strategic partnership role, not traditional administrative support. The Senior EA manages executive operating rhythms, coordinates confidential and sensitive activities, and helps leaders stay focused on the company's highest-priority work. Success requires sound judgment, discretion, business acumen, and the ability to operate independently amid competing demands and ambiguity in a fast-paced global environment.

Role Details

• Work arrangement: Hybrid — onsite approximately 3 days/week in Allentown, PA, with flexibility based on executive travel and business needs.

• Reports to: Chief Communications & Brand Officer.

• Direct reports: None.

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted extension of the CEO, CFO, and Chief Communications & Brand Officer — exercising judgment on priorities, access, delegation, and matters requiring immediate attention, while flexing to support other ELT priorities as needed.

• Manage complex, frequently changing calendars to align executive time with strategic priorities, customer and investor commitments, and critical internal decisions.

• Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, meeting materials, and expense reporting, anticipating and resolving logistical issues proactively.

• Prepare and edit executive correspondence, presentations, briefing materials, and confidential reports with a high degree of accuracy.

• Own meeting preparation and follow-through — agendas, pre-reads, attendee alignment, and tracking of decisions and action items to completion.

• Support recurring executive operating rhythms, including ELT meetings, leadership reviews, strategic planning sessions, town halls, and quarterly business reviews.

• Build and maintain relationships with other Executive Assistants, functional leaders, Board-related contacts, customers, investors, and external partners to coordinate complex, cross-functional activities.

• Coordinate highly confidential matters, including organizational changes, executive talent and compensation, legal and financial information, and Board and investor relations.

• Lead special projects and executive-sponsored initiatives end to end — organizing information, setting timelines, and driving deliverables to closure.

• Identify and recommend process improvements that increase executive effectiveness, communication, and operational efficiency.

• Provide support outside standard business hours as needed for executive travel, global time zones, or urgent matters.

• Manage routine operations of the Allentown executive office – mail, supplies, vendor coordination and meeting-space readiness – ensuring the office runs smoothly for onsite executives and guests.

Executive-Specific Support

• CEO: Board and investor coordination, enterprise communications, leadership meetings, strategic planning, and high-priority external commitments.

• CFO: Finance operating rhythms, budget and planning cycles, audit and investor meetings, and confidential financial materials.

• Chief Communications & Brand Officer: Internal and external communications, executive messaging, media and speaking engagements, and major company announcements.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and directly relevant experience.

• 8+ years of progressively responsible executive support experience, including substantial experience supporting C-suite executives in a complex organization.

• Demonstrated experience supporting multiple senior executives simultaneously, including managing confidential and business-critical matters.

• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint) and Adobe Acrobat.

• Experience managing high-volume calendars and inboxes, and working with expense/travel platforms such as Concur.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting a CEO, CFO, CMO, Chief Communications Officer, or comparable enterprise executive.

• Experience in a global, publicly traded, private-equity-backed, highly regulated, or life sciences environment.

• Experience coordinating Board, investor, customer, media, or enterprise leadership activities.

• Proficiency with Workday, Board portals, project-management tools, and AI-enabled productivity tools such as Microsoft Copilot.

• Experience developing executive-level presentations and written communications.