Senior Administrative Assistant

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Irvine, CA, USA
Hybrid
30-54 Hourly
Senior level
Healthtech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Provide onsite administrative support to the VP of Biological Research and other senior leaders: manage complex calendars and meetings, coordinate travel and expenses, prepare correspondence and presentations, maintain confidential records and office resources, support events and special projects, and partner with administrative staff to ensure smooth departmental operations.
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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, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

The Executive Assistant, Biological Research is a full-time onsite role that provides administrative support to the VP of Biological Research and may support other senior leaders on a limited basis within Allergan Aesthetics Biological Research. The role helps coordinate departmental events, manages complex calendars and meeting logistics, supports travel and expense reporting, maintains administrative records and office resources, and handles confidential information with sound judgment. The incumbent works with minimal supervision, partners effectively across the organization, and supports special projects that improve operational effectiveness within Biological Research. 

Responsibilities:

  • Proactively maintains calendar and manages schedules, appointments, determining priorities; resolve scheduling conflicts as needed, and ensures efficient management and/or organization of meetings in collaboration with senior leadership administrators as needed.
  • Schedule and organize meetings, reserve meeting spaces, coordinate audio/visual setup with IT, publish agendas, arrange meals when needed, and support site visits, tours, department activities, and offsite events.
  • Prepare memos, letters, presentations, reports, and other business correspondence independently or from written and verbal instructions; copy and distribute materials in a timely and efficient manner.
  • Maintain department files in an organized manner and ensure confidential handling of sensitive information.
  • Support travel planning for the VP of Biological Research and senior leaders on a limited basis, including schedules, flights, hotels, seminar registrations, ground transportation, and itinerary packets.
  • Manage expense reporting, including preparation, tracking, reconciliation, reimbursement follow-up, and maintenance of receipts and supporting documentation.
  • Order and maintain office supplies, coordinate office equipment maintenance and help ensure general upkeep of common areas and facilities requests.
  • Manage organizational charts and contact lists as needed.
  • Assist administrative coordination related to department operations.
  • Partner with other administrative staff in a professional, team-oriented manner to coordinate workload and provide back-up administrative support for other leaders when needed.
  • Support planning and execution of Biological Research departmental activities, leadership meetings, employee engagement events, workshops, and other special projects.

Qualifications

  • 10-12+ years of increasingly responsible administrative and secretarial experience
  • Advanced knowledge of word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, calendaring, and online database tools, including Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
  • Experience with multi-layered travel coordination that incorporates financial forecasting, expense reporting and budget tracking.
  • Excellent composition, grammar, business language, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with all levels of management and internal and external stakeholders.
  • Proactive, professional, creative, flexible, well organized, resourceful, and detail oriented, with excellent judgment in handling confidential, legal, or sensitive information.
  • Ability to work independently, set priorities, manage multiple tasks, and deliver with a high level of efficiency and minimal supervision.
  • Proven ability to navigate cross-functional organizations across multiple locations and build collaborative working relationships.

Additional Information

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 role at  the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors  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 is earned,  vested,  and determinable. The amount and availability of  any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable 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 absolute discretion,  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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Skills Required

  • 10-12+ years of increasingly responsible administrative and secretarial experience
  • Advanced knowledge of word processing, presentation, spreadsheet, calendaring, and online database tools, including Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
  • Experience with multi-layered travel coordination including financial forecasting, expense reporting and budget tracking
  • Excellent composition, grammar, business language, communication, and interpersonal skills
  • Proactive, professional, creative, flexible, well organized, resourceful, detail oriented, with excellent judgment handling confidential or sensitive information
  • Ability to work independently, set priorities, manage multiple tasks, and deliver with high efficiency and minimal supervision
  • Proven ability to navigate cross-functional organizations across multiple locations and build collaborative relationships

AbbVie Compensation & Benefits Highlights

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

  • Retirement Support Retirement programs are portrayed as a standout, with a dollar‑for‑dollar 401(k) match up to 6% and an additional annual company contribution based on age and service. Feedback suggests this materially boosts perceived total compensation for many U.S. employees.
  • Parental & Family Support Paid parental and caregiver leave are emphasized, including up to 12 weeks of fully paid parental leave for all parents and 4 weeks of paid caregiver leave in the U.S. Feedback suggests these policies are a meaningful differentiator for employees balancing family needs.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth Time off is described as extensive, with tiered vacation that scales with tenure, 17 company holidays, and two paid volunteer days in the U.S. Feedback suggests the breadth of leave contributes notably to overall benefits satisfaction.

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The Company
HQ: North Chicago, IL
50,000 Employees
Year Founded: 2013

What We Do

AbbVie is a global biopharmaceutical company focused on creating medicines and solutions that put impact first — for patients, communities, and our world. We aim to address complex health issues and enhance people's lives through our core therapeutic areas: immunology, oncology, neuroscience, eye care, aesthetics and other areas of unmet need.

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