Administrative Coordinator - US
AmgenAbout the role
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Sales & Marketing OperationsJob Description
Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients
At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do.
Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease– we reach millions of patients each year. Amgen is advancing a broad and deep pipeline of medicines to treat cancer, heart disease, inflammatory conditions, rare diseases, and obesity and obesity-related conditions. As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.
Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.
Administrative Coordinator – US Rare Disease
What you will do
Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. In this vital role you will provide complex administrative and operational support to the General Manager (GM) of Ultra-Rare Medicines, within the U.S. Rare Disease Business Unit.
The Administrative Coordinator (AC) work assignments will require discretion and confidentiality, as well as considerable tact, judgment, creativity and initiative in resolving issues. The AC must also be able to manage multiple priorities in a continually changing environment.
This role will support the GM and their direct reports (~8) with core responsibilities such as:
Executive Support
Ensuring timely coordination of department members’ administrative needs including, but not limited to:
Manages multiple and/or or complex team calendars & email distribution lists
Coordinates domestic and international travel, prepares expense reports, and ensures compliance with company travel policies and trainings
Coordinates end-to-end meeting logistics including scheduling, room reservations, catering, technology setup, agenda preparation, and tracking action items
Partnering with the marketing/sales planning teams on all-staffs and sales meetings to ensure all technical components of the meeting run smoothly
Communication & Coordination
Support the preparation of materials for internal meetings, business reviews, and team engagements
Prepare, proofread, and format high-quality communications, presentations, and documents
Liaise with cross-functional partners, executive assistants, and global teams to align schedules and workflows
Maintain regular communication with internal stakeholders, managing follow-ups and flagging action items, partnering with members of the team to disseminate large communications (organizational announcements, Sales/Marketing communications, etc.)
Administration Excellence
Supporting team culture initiatives such as team on-sites and meetings
Providing support to marketing with vendor contracting, creating purchase orders, congresses support and basic MAC submissions
Providing administrative support for cross-functional initiatives and special projects as assigned
Ensuring team maintaining tech-forward growth mindset by continuously testing and sharing new technology and/or productivity tools to improve operations
What we expect of you
We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The administrative professional we seek is someone with these qualifications.
Basic Qualifications:
Associate’s degree and 2 years of administrative experience OR
2 years in a technical school setting with hands-on experience OR
High school diploma / GED and 4 years of administrative experience
Preferred Qualifications:
5+ years’ experience in an administrative support role
Strong knowledge of technology, including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint Skills and use of AI tools such as ChatGPT
Knowledge of SAP, Webex, MS Teams, SharePoint and Concur
Strategic problem solver who loves to “think ahead” and
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