Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You'll also have access to:
Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor's degree
A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune
A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists
Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.
The Opportunity
We are recruiting for an Administrative Assistant II to join our team in the Santa Clara, CA location. In this role, you will provide primary administrative and overall support and coordination for the Abbott Vascular Divisional Vice President, Product Development. In addition, you will be responsible for completing special assignments and projects as required to enable efficient departmental operations and interacting with key internal and external stakeholders.
What You'll Work On
Assist the Divisional Vice President with meeting arrangements, calendar management, travel arrangements, expense reimbursement, invoice processing, updating team on compliance deliverables and other administrative tasks
Leads, organizes, and manages all details related to event planning for corporate onsite and offsite meetings
Creates, edits and reviews, proofreads and manages complex documents, spreadsheets and presentations requiring aggregation of materials, input and comments from multiple stakeholders. Demonstrated proficiency with MS Excel and PowerPoint is especially critical to success in this role
Submits invoices for payment processing in a timely manner
Creates polished executive presentations and develops and edits departmental communications such as organizational announcements. Maintains and updates org charts on a monthly basis
Provides general office support which may include, but is not limited to: mail distribution, answering telephones, filing, catering, ordering supplies, etc
Support new hire onboarding for employees and serve as a team member of various employee engagement projects
Prepares and updates reports, memoranda, and correspondence as required
Applies a high attention to detail and creates a high degree of organization to ensure quality work products and adherence to deadlines. Must be very detail oriented, organized and self-motivated to follow through on requests (without requiring follow-up) and perform professionally under pressure and with limited direction
Leads special projects as assigned
Performs other related duties and responsibilities, on occasion, as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School or GED diploma
3+ years of experience of senior-level administrative experience, including providing administrative support and project coordination on behalf of leaders at the top level of an organization
Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
Recent experience providing administrative support within a large, complex, global organization; experience in a regulated environment preferred.
Ability to work on-site in Santa Clara five days per week during core business hours (typically 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. or 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as determined by the functional DVP), with flexibility to support occasional early morning or evening meetings.
Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office and Microsoft Teams, including calendar management, meeting coordination, and meeting administration.
Demonstrated ability to independently coordinate and manage domestic and international travel arrangements using travel platforms, applications, and third-party providers.
Proven ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively within an administrative support team.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's degree
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Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is $27.35 - $54.75 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com
