Senior Administrative Assistant

Company Description

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  . Follow @abbvie on  LinkedIn, Facebook ,  Instagram ,  X and  YouTube.

Job Description

Purpose

Responsibilities include all administrative functions of the department: answering phones, managing calendars, scheduling travel, managing correspondence and scheduling couriers, processing expense reports, planning meetings/events, creating or revising business documents, preparing presentations from source materials, handling teleconference, Web Ex and Blackberry/iPhone setups, managing billing, compiling meeting materials and other similar matters.

Responsibilities

• Provides advanced administrative support to the Vice President, Intellectual Property Litigation department (and its attorneys and paralegals) and back-up support to other Vice Presidents and higher levels within the Intellectual Property, Transactions, and Innovation  (“IPTI”) Department.
• Intermediate to advanced user of Microsoft Office suite (Microsoft 365) products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook as well as OneDrive, Teams/CoPilot, and SharePoint and has a working familiarity with artificial intelligence (AI) platforms.
• Assists with legal matters, including records and file management, using Corporate Records tools and processes and maintaining centralized website.
• Assists with event planning, including scheduling meetings, conference rooms, audio-visual,  catering, and guest registration/security clearance.
• Manages calendars for individual attorneys and maintains centralized calendar.
• Assists with office supply management.
• Coordinates travel and processes expense reports following company procedures.
• Oversees onboarding of new IPTI employees and contractors, including office space and technology.
• Handles sensitive, confidential, and privileged materials.

Qualifications

• 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.

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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