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We are excited to announce an outstanding opportunity at our Morrisville, NC location for an Executive Assistant to support our Chief HR Officer and HR VP.
We are seeking a dynamic and highly skilled professional who will play a critical role in providing exceptional administrative support functions. The ideal candidate will be deeply involved in coordinating team meetings, managing special projects, and driving executive initiatives. This role demands a resourceful individual who is passionate about enhancing efficiency, possesses strong organizational skills, and demonstrates remarkable agility in a demanding environment.
If you thrive in a challenging yet rewarding setting and are eager to contribute to the success of our executive team, we encourage you to apply.
This is an onsite office position in our Morrisville, NC facility (Raleigh/RTP).
Primary Responsibilities:
- Executive Calendar Management:
- Maintain and manage executive calendars, including recurring meetings, prioritizing appropriately, and using good judgment in offering solutions to complex scheduling and meeting planning as needed.
- Help CHRO and VP remain proactive in managing times and priorities
- Primary Interface:
- Function as the primary interface on behalf of the HR executives to ensure smooth workflows.
- Interface professionally with other key leaders, customers, and colleagues.
- Global Travel Coordination:
- Enable complex global travel activities; prepare and coordinate complex and multi-stop travel, including accommodations, local transportation, passport/visa requirements.
- Proactively compile, submit, and track expenses for the executives in a timely manner. Anticipate potential travel issues and respond accordingly.
- Meeting Coordination:
- Schedule and coordinate complex meetings, including attendee communications, venue management, audio/video set-up, catering, and program material preparation.
- Events could include annual leadership events, leadership off-site meetings, customer visits, town halls, team meetings, etc.
- Data Presentation:
- Collate and access data and information in Excel and can create high-quality PowerPoint presentations.
- Policy Advisor:
- Serve as an information source and respected advisor on departmental and organizational policies and procedures.
- Deliverable Tracking:
- Track and drive completion of key deliverables, proactively following up on outstanding items as needed.
- Track and facilitate external commitments and approvals needed in a timely manner.
- Confidentiality:
- Uphold the strictest confidentiality on information gleaned as part of responsibilities.
- Manage highly confidential information and documents with discretion and confidentiality.
- Communication Management:
- Proactively manage communication (emails, phone calls, necessary follow-up); screen telephone or email inquiries, communicate messages, redirect calls, and respond to urgent inquiries from the corporate office, global site offices, and internal/external stakeholders over multiple time zones.
- Attention to Detail:
- Provide exceptional attention to detail in all efforts and outputs. Anticipate potential changes or shifts in priorities amidst simultaneous demands for attention.
Qualifications:
- 8+ years’ experience working with senior-level executives within and outside the company, customers, vendors, visitors, etc.
- Demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and willingness and ability to learn company-specific software or system tools.
- High school diploma required. Associate degree or equivalent preferred
- Ability to work to deadlines or address priorities even if after work hours (as needed)
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task.
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work.
- Attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills in a demanding environment.
- Proven ability to manage confidential and sensitive information with the ability to exercise discretion and show good judgment.
- Demonstrated experience in working to independently identify, analyze, and solve problems with creative and successful solutions.
- Previous success at building strong organizational relationships in a global environment and in fostering teamwork.
- Exceptional English written and verbal communication skills.
- Proven ability to interact successfully with varying levels in and outside the organization in a demeanor that is representative of the leadership team.
- Demonstrate an adaptive and flexible work style shown to be effective working across varied types of clients, senior level leaders and front-line colleagues that are geographically dispersed.
- Fluency in creating presentations, and in executing within Excel, i.e., can manipulate pivot tables, create formulas, etc.
- Ability to thrive in environments that may present multiple and simultaneous demands for attention; ability to prioritize effectively in these situations in global organization.
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The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Thermo Fisher Scientific and has not been reviewed or approved by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a strong company 401(k) match and an employee stock purchase plan that add meaningful long‑term value. Feedback suggests these features stand out among core financial benefits even when base pay feels average.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage offers multiple national medical options alongside dental and vision, with company‑paid life and disability coverage. This breadth is considered a solid foundation even if some costs may not be the lowest among peers.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental and caregiver leave, backup care, adoption assistance, and specialized family resources are available. Feedback suggests these supports are a notable plus for colleagues managing family and caregiving needs.
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