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Administrative AssistantSpectraforce Technologies • Waukegan, IL, United States
Administrative Assistant

Administrative Assistant

Spectraforce Technologies • Waukegan, IL, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Title : Administrative Assistant

Duration : 6 Months (Potential extension)

Location : Lake County, IL, 60045 ( Onsite 3 days a week)

Job Description :

Responsible for all administrative functions of the department : calendar management, scheduling travel, managing correspondence and scheduling couriers, processing expense reports, meeting / event planning, creating, or modifying business documents, preparing presentations from source materials, handling Teams, Zoom and Telepresence setups, acting as a liaison for remote access issues and work collaboratively with other admins in the department.

Core Responsibilities Include :

  • Provides general administrative support. May provide back up support to higher-level management as needed.
  • Effectively monitors manager and team calendars, proactively solves conflicts
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and procedures. Follows purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines, and Copy Center procedures (if applicable).
  • Interacts with high-level executives and handles confidential or business-sensitive information.
  • May include some support for tracking budget expenditures.
  • Coordinates and maintains departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations.
  • Uses and understands Microsoft Office Suite, and other business-specific software, including the Corporate Travel Web site
  • Coordinates new employee office set-ups and onboarding.
  • May train / coordinate work for new administrative assistants.
  • Operates with general instruction and some supervision
  • Safeguard's client's confidential information

Leadership and Interpersonal Skills :

  • Fully understand assigned tasks and any associated expectations
  • Ask for clarification as needed
  • Understand the deadlines and deliverables
  • Communicate any obstacles that prevent completion of any deadline
  • Provide status updates prior to any deadline
  • Be a good listener
  • Demonstrate strong Problem-Solving Skills
  • Be Accountable and Responsible for actions / mistakes
  • Challenges the team to always do better
  • Develops an understanding of business partner needs, offers collaboration, and follows through on commitments
  • Prioritizes own work, balancing multiple requests for assistance. Establishes good working relationships with client areas; builds rapport and trust with others
  • Some project management
  • Meeting planning; some tradeshow or exhibit coordination desirable
  • Technical Skills, Knowledge and Training :

  • Be competent and fully knowledgeable about common processes and applications such as :
  • Outlook : Calendaring, Emails
  • Microsoft Office : Word, PowerPoint, Excel
  • SharePoint, Microsoft Teams
  • Telepresence including Teams and Zoom
  • Ordering and maintaining Office Supplies
  • Support catering requests
  • Space planning and moves
  • Onboarding including equipment (computer, phone, docking station, etc.)
  • Event planning for appropriate staff and team meetings including SOWs, POs, MSAs, ACRs, P-Card use
  • New productivity technologies as released (i.e., Teams)
  • Travel Tool- Concur-Travel & Expense
  • Conference Room Reservation Site
  • Utilize client's Internal Training & Resources. Training outside of client will be at the managers discretion.
  • Requirements

  • Some college preferred.
  • Some leadership or supervisory experience desired
  • Experience working in pharmaceutical company or CRO strongly preferred.
  • 5+ years previous admin experience supporting executives
  • Must have Intermediate to advance knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Concur, SharePoint, Visio or OrgPlus, and understanding of business processes and requirements
  • "Make it happen" spirit & attitude as well as persistence.
  • Learns fast, grasps the "essence" and can change course quickly where needed
  • What is a nice to have (but not required) regarding skills, requirements, experience,
  • Experience with Marketing trade shows
  • Health industry / Medical Device
  • Pharma / biotech
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