Senior Administrative Assistant, Cardiopulmonary

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Job Function:

Business Support

Job Sub Function:

Administration & Secretarial

Job Category:

Business Enablement/Support

All Job Posting Locations:

Raritan, New Jersey, United States of America

Job Description:

We are searching for the best talent for a Senior Administrative Assistant. This hybrid role (3 days per week in office) will be in Raritan, NJ.

About Innovative Medicine

Our expertise in Innovative Medicine is informed and inspired by patients, whose insights fuel our science-based advancements. Visionaries like you work on teams that save lives by developing the medicines of tomorrow.

Join us in developing treatments, finding cures, and pioneering the path from lab to life while championing patients every step of the way.

Learn more at https://www.jnj.com/innovative-medicine

Reporting to the Vice President, Therapeutic Area Market Access Cardiopulmonary, we are seeking a highly adaptable, organized, and communicative individual who upholds the utmost professionalism, and discretion, independently resolves complex issues, build strong stakeholder relationships, and contribute to a collaborative culture. You will provide administrative support to the Global Market access Cardiopulmonary team, the DAS Commercial Leader Cardiovascular, his team and ad hoc support as required to other Senior leaders in GCSO such as in Neuroscience.

• Provide advanced administrative support, including complex calendar management, senior-level meeting scheduling, logistics coordination, and diligent follow-up on action items and deadlines.

• Coordinate department operations and support governance processes through efficient approvals and document routing.

• Assist with financial and administrative tasks, such as purchase order creation/tracking, vendor onboarding, budget management, and contract processing.

• Proactively manage in-person meetings—venue selection, catering, resource allocation, and payment handling—while anticipating and resolving challenges.

Key Responsibilities:

Dedicated leadership support (VP and Sr Director)

• Complex calendar management

• Scheduling of Sr level, alliance meetings

• Manage meeting logistics (location, technic, catering)

• Maintain org charts and distribution lists

• Travel management and expense reporting

• Coordinate recruiting activities for both internal and external candidates

• Formatting and distribution of internal communications, presentations

• Budget tracking

Department Operations & Governance Support

• Coordination of recurrent department forums: Townhalls, LT meetings, team meetings as required

• Support Governance processes

• Purchase order creation and contracting

• Support visitor check-ins (if J&J location)

• Support the onboarding and offboarding transition process for team members.

• Support maintenance of department SharePoint/Teams sites

Qualifications:

Required:

• A minimum of a High School diploma

• A minimum of 4 years of administrative or similar experience, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.

• Strong proficiency with productivity tools and portal technologies such as Workday, GlobalView, MS Teams, Zoom, and SharePoint.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, paired with exceptional interpersonal abilities.

• Meticulous attention to detail, coupled with strong organizational skills.

• A sense of urgency and a high degree of professionalism.

• Proven experience interacting with senior-level management while maintaining confidentiality.

• Ability to prioritize effectively and ensure accurate follow-up on all issues and correspondence.

• Self-starter with a strong sense of ownership and proactive involvement.

• Demonstrated ability to manage complexity, work independently, and adapt in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred:

• Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree

This job posting is anticipated to close on 8/21/2026.

This position is overtime eligible.  

Johnson & Johnson is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by federal, state or local law. We actively seek qualified candidates who are protected veterans and individuals with disabilities as defined under VEVRAA and Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act. 

Johnson & Johnson is committed to providing an interview process that is inclusive of our applicants’ needs. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request an accommodation, external applicants please contact us via https://www.jnj.com/contact-us/careers , internal employees contact AskGS to be directed to your accommodation resource.

Required Skills:

Preferred Skills:

Accountability, Administrative Support, Business Writing, Communication, Customer Centricity, Data Capturing, Diary Management, Document Management, Event Management, Microsoft Office, Office Administration, Organizational Knowledge, Organizing, Presentation Development, Process Oriented, Professional Ethics, Travel Planning, Typing

The anticipated base pay range for this position is :

$52,500.00 - $84,525.00

Additional Description for Pay Transparency:

Subject to the terms of their respective plans, employees are eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).
Subject to the terms of their respective policies and date of hire, employees are eligible for the following time off benefits:
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Colorado –48 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Bereavement Leave – 240 hours for an immediate family member: 40 hours for an extended family member per calendar year
Caregiver Leave – 80 hours in a 52-week rolling period10 days
Volunteer Leave – 32 hours per calendar year
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours per calendar year
For additional general information on Company benefits, please go to: - https://www.careers.jnj.com/employee-benefits