Senior Administrative Assistant

@ AbbVie

Senior Administrative Assistant

North Chicago, IL
Posted today

About the job

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering and delivering innovative medicines. This role provides administrative support to senior leaders, manages schedules, travel, and documents, and ensures office functions run smoothly.

Requirements

  • 3+ years administrative experience
  • Support to VP or higher
  • Microsoft Office skills
  • Organization and communication skills

Qualifications

  • High School diploma or equivalent
  • Self-starter with confidentiality
  • Strong relationship-building skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite

Full job description

About AbbVie
AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn,FacebookInstagramX and YouTube.


Responsibilities include all administrative functions of the department: office supplies, calendar management, scheduling travel, managing correspondence and scheduling couriers, processing expense reports, planning meetings/events and on-site support, creating or revising business documents, preparing presentations from source materials, and business system support.

Responsibilities

  • Provide advanced administrative support to VP level or equivalent. May provide backup support to other staff as needed.  Proactively identifies and resolves scheduling conflicts.
  • Order office and other department supplies. May include some support for tracking budget expenditures.
  • Coordinate and maintain departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and legal guidelines.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Follows purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines, and Copy Center procedures (if applicable).
  • Utilize intermediate to advanced software skills to perform assigned work. Uses and understands Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including Corporate Travel website and other programs.
  • Coordinate new employee office setups and onboarding.
  • Professionally interact with high level executives.
  • Consistently handle confidential or business-sensitive information.
  • Maintain and manage calendars, including meeting and travel scheduling and domestic and international travel arrangements.
  • May train/coordinate work with other department administrative assistants at other sites.

  • Minimum 3 years of administrative assistant related experience. High School diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience providing support to a VP level or equivalent.
  • Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, understanding of business processes and requirements.
  • Self-starter able to function at a high level with general instruction.
  • Builds strong relationships with peers and cross-functionally with partners outside of assigned group as necessary to enable effective and efficient Legal team operations.
  • Team-oriented, can-do attitude and desire to be productive contributor to overall organization.
  • Learns quickly and can change course quickly when needed.
  • Open to suggestions and innovation for improvement.
  • Professional demeanor and ability to maintain confidentiality.

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Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

  • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this roleat  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on manyfactors  including  geographic location, and we may ultimately  pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be  modified in the future. ​

  • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

  • This job is eligible to  participate in our short-term incentive programs.  ​

Note: No amount of pay is  considered to be wages or compensation until such amount isearned,  vested,  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that areallocable to a   particular employee  remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be  modified at the Company’s sole and absolutediscretion,  consistent with applicable law. ​


AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. 

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