Executive Assistant - Decision Sciences

About this Role

The Executive Assistant - Decision Sciences will be a dynamic and self-motivated individual able to provide executive administrative support to the Head of US Decision Sciences.  The right candidate must be flexible, organized, proactive, collaborative, curious, and calm under pressure. Excellent communication, interpersonal and collaboration skills are essential for this role due to interactions across all levels of the organization. Demonstrated experience problem-solving with diplomacy and tact is required. This position also requires a professional demeanor, sense of urgency, the ability to prioritize, and a high level of discretion with the ability to appropriately handle sensitive and confidential information. The candidate must enjoy a dynamic atmosphere, show good judgment, initiative and be willing to take on additional tasks and responsibilities as needed to achieve goals and deliverables.

What You’ll Do

Complex calendar and meeting management: coordinate regular leadership team meetings, help set agendas and create PowerPoint slides, attend, and capture and follow through on action items; schedule numerous recurring meetings with stakeholders from across the organization; calendar regular meetings with direct reports and skip level team members

Preparation of materials for presentations, as required, including to Biogen North America (BNA) Leadership Team, BIO Leadership, US Commercial Leadership, and key external contacts

As bandwidth allows ad hoc project management support for strategy & operations team

Business travel arrangements include air, hotel, and car rental, along with arranging for the use of visitor offices and coordinating office support needs in satellite locations

Work collaboratively with the other Exec Admins across BNA and Biogen on tasks and projects. This can include organizing meetings, lunches, social activities, and associated logistics, ensuring visitors are escorted as needed, and more.

Accurate and timely preparation and submission of expense reports

PO, SOW, and invoice processing support across the Decision Sciences

Maintain team distribution lists

Coordinate new team member announcements, welcome meetings, and onboarding agendas

Play an active role in supporting team culture and associated activities

Maintain working knowledge of relevant Biogen policies and procedures and provide information in this regard as required

Who You Are 

You possess excellent communication, organization skills and strong technical skills and thrive in an ever-changing environment. You are customer service oriented and proactive in problem solving and anticipating the organization's needs.

Required Skills

Associate’s degree with 5+ years’ experience in a corporate environment, with experience supporting an executive; preferably supporting executive positions in a commercial environment OR

Bachelor's degree with 3+ years’ experience in a corporate environment, with experience supporting an executive; preferably supporting executive positions in a commercial environment

Excellent interpersonal, verbal and writing skills

Resilient, self-directed, highly motivated, and passionate individual, with track record of consistent delivery on commitments

Works with a sense of urgency, efficiency, and attention to detail

Demonstrated ability to work efficiently and with minimum supervision in a fast-paced environment

Possess a high-level of proficiency with Microsoft Office 365: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint and Copilot

Ability to exercise sound judgment and determine priorities. Proactively anticipate and identify issues and propose solutions or takes steps to resolve

Demonstrated ability to use discretion and manage sensitive and confidential information

Demonstrated ability to deal with a rapidly changing environment

Preferred Skills

•    Experience in the biopharma industry or Technology is a plus

Job Level: Professional

Additional Information

The base compensation range for this role is: $88,000.00-$114,000.00

Base salary offered is determined through an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity.

Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.

In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees’ and their families physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being ; including, but not limited to:

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances

Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement

Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance

A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)

Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance

80 hours of sick time per calendar year

Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit

401(k) program participation with company matched contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year

Employee Resource Groups participation

Why Biogen?

We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.

At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired.  Read on  to learn more about Biogen.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.