Senior Administrative Assistant

AbbVie Administrative Assistant

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.

Responsibilities include supporting the leader and her/his team with a range of administrative and support functions. This includes attending relevant meetings and providing input/perspective, supporting the coordination and planning of meetings including evaluation and alignment of logistical and planning needs, preparing presentation materials, managing calendars, scheduling travel and supporting expense reports, technical support, and purchase order (PO) activity within the function.

•Provides advanced administrative support to VP level or equivalent. May provide backup support to other staff as needed. •Monitors and prioritizes executives email, highlights actions and routinely authors responses. •Coordinates and maintains departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and legal guidelines. •Follows company purchasing and other established procedures. •Uses intermediate to advanced software skills to perform assigned work. Uses and understands Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including Corporate Travel website and other programs. •Coordinates new employee office setups and onboarding. •Professionally interacts with high level executives. •Consistently handles confidential or business-sensitive information. •Maintains and manages calendars, including meeting and travel scheduling and domestic and international travel arrangements. •Proactively identifies and resolves scheduling conflicts.

•Minimum 3 years of administrative assistant related experience. High School diploma or equivalent. •Experience providing support to a VP level or equivalent. •Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, understanding of business processes and requirements. •Self-starter able to function at a high level with general instruction. •Builds strong relationships with peers and cross-functionally with partners outside of assigned group as necessary to enable effective and efficient Legal team operations. •Team-oriented, can-do attitude and desire to be productive contributor to overall organization. •Learns quickly and can change course quickly when needed. •Open to suggestions and innovation for improvement. •Professional demeanor and ability to maintain confidentiality.

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.

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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Pay Range: $27 - 48.8 USD

Role is primarily site- or office-based but can occasionally be performed remotely. Employees who are site/office-based and can occasionally perform their role virtually work both in the office and remotely*, following the policies and regulations in place at their location. US Employees must be in the office on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday with flexibility to work remotely on Mondays and Fridays. Three days in the office is the minimum; some individuals or teams may require more in-office days due to meetings, business/project needs or their role.