Planet Pharma · 10 hours ago
Senior Administrative Assistant
Redwood City, CA
Contract
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$45/hr - $65/hr
10+ years expPlanet Pharma is seeking a Senior Administrative Assistant II to support the US Commercial organization. This role involves providing administrative support to leadership and team members, coordinating meetings, travel logistics, and assisting with recruitment and onboarding activities.
BiotechnologyHealth CarePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Coordinates internal and external meetings/teleconferences along with corresponding logistics, room reservations, catering, audio-visual equipment set-up, and other support needs
Provides and balances administrative support across both in-office and remote field team members in different time zones
Interacts with key business partners and potentially external vendors in planning meetings and coordinating all logistics in partnership with functional leaders
Plans and coordinate necessary offsite meetings and/or conference attendance, including conference registration, hotel stays, meeting arrangements, catering, AV equipment, and other related requests to ensure successful meetings
Plans and coordinate complex domestic and international travel details including flights, VISA applications, travel documents, car transports, hotel bookings, restaurant reservations and other travel related needs for senior leadership; this may require evening or weekend support, depending on the travel requirements
Provides consolidation, formatting, and/or organization of PowerPoint presentation slides as requested
Handle recruitment and onboarding activities including all full-time, temporary, and consulting candidate interview scheduling for the functions supported, as well as coordinating 1st day of new hire planning w/HR and hiring manager
Provide administrative support to commercial team for consulting and/or master service agreements in partnership with legal and/or procurement to ensure they are executed timely and properly within approval limits
Coordinates complex expense report processing and reconciliation of receipts and credit card statements for the senior leadership as needed
Partners across Commercialization (Commercial and Medical Affairs) Operations and Admin team members to plan agendas and execute Cross functional meetings and events (ie, launch planning, support speaker series, lunch and learns, etc)
Qualification
Required
10+ years supporting at the executive level
Ability to recognize and appropriately handle highly sensitive and confidential material and information
Strong organizational, project and time management skills; detail oriented
Ability to prioritize/multi-task projects and demands effectively
Willingness succeed by thinking outside of the box and job description
Professional demeanor and team-player while maintaining positive, team-focused attitude
Proactive and excellent self-initiative
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Preferred
Biotechnology experience highly preferred
Proficient with MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook calendar
Experience with applicant tracking systems highly preferred
Experience with project management tools, (ie smartsheets) and communications platforms (ie, Teams portal development, newsletters) is a plus
Company
Planet Pharma
Planet Pharma is a pharmaceuticals company.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Cynthia Lewis
Senior Executive Recruiter, Life Sciences - PPG Advisory Partners
Emma Morris
President, PPG Advisory Partners
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