Executive Assistant

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Detroit, MI
In-Office
Senior level
Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Provide executive administrative support to C-Suite executives, manage schedules, coordinate meetings, handle communications, and ensure confidentiality.
Summary Generated by Built In
Come Be Part of a Mission that Matters!

About Neogen 

At Neogen, we’re proud to help protect the world’s food supply and enable a safer, more sustainable future. Our innovations in food safety, animal safety, and life sciences support customers across more than 140 countries. As we continue to grow, we’re focused on empowering our people and creating an environment where collaboration, agility, and accountability thrive. 

The Role 

We are seeking an experienced and highly organized Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive support to our 2 C-Suite Executives and their leadership teams. This is a high-impact role requiring exceptional judgement, professionalism, and the ability to anticipate needs in a dynamic, fast-paced global organization. 

The successful candidate will be a proactive problem solver who can manage complex scheduling demands, drive cross-functional coordination, and support key initiatives across HR and corporate leadership. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Provide full executive administrative support, including calendar management, meeting coordination, domestic and international travel arrangements, and expense reporting. 

  • Serve as a trusted liaison between C-Suite and internal/external stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and confidentiality at all times. 

  • Prepare and manage correspondence, presentations, reports, and other materials with a high level of accuracy and professionalism. 

  • Support preparation for Board and executive meetings, including document coordination, briefings, and follow-up tracking. 

  • Anticipate and manage priorities to optimize time, balancing competing demands and deadlines. 

  • Coordinate Leadership Team meetings, offsites, and key global initiatives, including logistics, agendas, and action tracking. 

  • Manage sensitive information with discretion and maintain compliance with confidentiality requirements. 

  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Communications, and other corporate functions to ensure alignment and execution of strategic initiatives. 

  • Act as an ambassador for Neogen’s values and culture in all interactions. 

Qualifications & Experience 

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred (or equivalent combination of education and experience). 

  • Minimum 5–8 years of executive assistant experience supporting senior executives, ideally in a global or publicly traded organization. 

  • Proven ability to handle highly confidential information with integrity and discretion. 

  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams). 

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills; able to interact effectively at all levels of the organization. 

  • Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. 

  • Demonstrated initiative, sound judgment, and ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment. 

What We Offer 

At Neogen, you’ll join a collaborative, mission-driven organization where your work makes a real difference. You’ll have the opportunity to partner closely with senior leadership, contribute to strategic initiatives, and grow your career within a global company committed to innovation, integrity, and impact. 

WHO IS NEOGEN:

From farm to fork, we offer solutions to enhance the quality, quantity and safety of the global food supply. Our food safety diagnostics are used within farming operations to the production facilities of most of the world’s best-known food companies. Neogen’s solutions are critical to the health and well-being of our customers’ operations – and in turn their consumers. What we do matters!

Neogen’s culture combines stability with a deep believe in providing professional and personal growth. Our Pillars of Trust – the principles which guide our everyday decision—making, include Openness, Honesty, Credibility, Respect, and Service. It’s the belief in these characteristics that provide a consistent, happy and healthy work environment for our employees.


Top Skills

Excel
Microsoft 365
Outlook
PowerPoint
Teams
Word
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The Company
HQ: Lansing, MI
1,160 Employees
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

NEOGEN Corporation develops and markets products dedicated to food and animal safety. The company’s Food Safety Division markets dehydrated culture media and diagnostic test kits to detect foodborne bacteria, natural toxins, genetic modifications, food allergens, drug residues, plant diseases and sanitation concerns. NEOGEN’s Animal Safety Division markets a complete line of diagnostics, veterinary instruments, veterinary pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, disinfectants and rodenticides.

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