Executive Assistant - Total Rewards

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Parsippany, NJ, USA
In-Office
24-59 Hourly
Mid level
Fitness • Healthtech • Retail • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Supports three VP-level or senior leaders in Total Rewards by managing complex calendars, meeting preparation, travel, expenses, action tracking, communications, onboarding, and leadership forums. The role requires proactive prioritization, discretion with sensitive information, stakeholder coordination, and strong written and verbal communication. It also improves workflows and uses Microsoft 365 and productivity tools such as Copilot to streamline executive operations and follow-through.
Summary Generated by Built In

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Role overview

This Executive Assistant role is a force-multiplier for Total Rewards leadership—creating clarity, momentum, and a reliable operating rhythm across a fast-moving portfolio. The right candidate will anticipate needs, protect time for the highest-impact work, elevate the organization, and ensure leaders and stakeholders experience a high-trust, well-coordinated partnership.

Success in this role comes from strong judgment, crisp communication, proactive follow-through, and a steady commitment to confidentiality and discretion in a complex, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

Executive & operational enablement

  • Own complex calendars for 3 senior leaders, making smart trade-offs to optimize focus time, meeting flow, and decision-making
  • Proactively prepare leaders for meetings with pre-reads, context, key questions, and tight briefing notes
  • Coordinate travel, logistics, onsite events, and process and submit expense reports as needed with accuracy and timeliness
  • Maintain a real-time pulse on commitments, priorities, and emerging conflicts; surface risks early and propose options

Operating rhythm, coordination, and follow-through

  • Track action items, deliverables, and follow-ups across leadership meetings and key workstreams; assist with follow-through and drive on-time outcomes
  • Support preparation for leadership meetings, business reviews, and enterprise forums (agendas, materials, attendee coordination, notes/action capture when needed)
  • Enable clear team communications and organizational transparency through consistent updates, reminders, and shared documentation
  • Support onboarding of new leaders and team members by coordinating logistics, scheduling ongoing key meetings and meet and greets, and oversee completion of “first 30 days” essentials

Stakeholder & relationship management

  • Serve as a primary point of contact on behalf of supported leaders, responding with professionalism, responsiveness, and sound judgment
  • Partner seamlessly with other Executive Assistants, Chiefs of Staff, HR colleagues, and cross-functional teams to coordinate dependencies and unblock work
  • Handle sensitive information with discretion, care, and integrity

Process excellence & continuous improvement

  • Identify and implement practical improvements that simplify workflows, increase clarity, and reduce friction for leaders and stakeholders
  • Use Microsoft 365 tools (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel) to assist leaders in organizing information, maintaining systems, and supporting crisp execution
  • Leverage emerging technology and productivity tools (e.g., Copilot) to streamline recurring work (drafting, summarizing meeting notes, action tracking), improve meeting readiness, and increase consistency—while protecting confidentiality and using sound judgment
  • Contribute to small projects or operational initiatives across the Talent portfolio as needed

Requirements

  • 3+ years supporting senior leaders (VP+) in a large, matrixed organization
  • Strong planning, influencing and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage multiple leaders and shifting priorities without losing details
  • High judgment and executive maturity—able to handle sensitive information and situations with discretion and calm
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to draft clear notes, updates, and meeting materials
  • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, Excel)

Preferences

  • Experience supporting HR/Total Rewards, talent, transformation, or enterprise operating rhythm work
  • Comfort working across complex stakeholder networks and navigating competing priorities
  • Interest in improving systems, workflows, and how teams communicate and execute

Education

High School/GED required, Bachelor's degree preferred

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$24.13 - $58.85

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.


Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on
Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/01/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Skills Required

  • 3+ years supporting senior leaders at the VP level or above in a large, matrixed organization
  • Strong planning, influencing, and prioritization skills
  • Ability to manage multiple leaders and shifting priorities while maintaining attention to detail
  • High judgment and executive maturity
  • Ability to handle sensitive information and situations with discretion and calm
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to draft clear notes, updates, and meeting materials
  • Advanced proficiency with Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, PowerPoint, and Excel
  • Experience supporting HR, Total Rewards, talent, transformation, or enterprise operating rhythm work
  • Comfort working across complex stakeholder networks and navigating competing priorities
  • Interest in improving systems, workflows, and team communication and execution
  • High school diploma or GED
  • Bachelor's degree

CVS Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CVS Health and has not been reviewed or approved by CVS Health.

  • Healthcare Strength Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision with HSA-eligible options, free preventive care, virtual care, and access to MinuteClinic services. Mental-health resources such as counseling support are emphasized, and coverage is often considered solid for full-time colleagues.
  • Retirement Support A dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match up to 5% after one year and an Employee Stock Purchase Plan are consistently highlighted in Total Rewards materials. Feedback suggests retirement programs are a meaningful strength within the overall package.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits Wellbeing offerings include up to 20 no-cost counseling sessions per issue, backup care, tuition assistance, and substantial in-store discounts, alongside broader wellness tools. These everyday perks expand value beyond base pay and can be especially meaningful for full-time schedules.

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The Company
HQ: Woonsocket, RI
119,959 Employees
Year Founded: 1963

What We Do

CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

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