Administrative Assistant IV

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Diversity - Innovation - Caring - Global Collaboration - Winning Spirit - High Performance

At Boston Scientific, we’ll give you the opportunity to harness all that’s within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information and training, we’ll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you’ll be supported in progressing – whatever your ambitions.       

 

About the role:

The Administrative Assistant IV will be responsible for the oversight and management of administrative duties in support of the Vice President and the staff of Directors. 

 

At Boston Scientific, we value collaboration and synergy. This role follows a hybrid work model requiring employees to be in our local office at least three days per week.

Relocation assistance is not available for this position at this time.

Boston Scientific will not offer sponsorship or take over sponsorship of an employment visa for this position at this time.

 

 

Your responsibilities will include:

• Management active calendar of appointments; completing complex expense reports; composing and preparing correspondences of confidential nature; arranging complex and detailed travel plans, itineraries, and agendas; and compiling documents for travel-related meetings.
• Acts as conduit to internal communications within senior leadership. 
• Serves as point of contact for internal and external stakeholders.  Contacts are frequent within and outside the organization and involve obtaining and providing information on matters of critical importance to the organization and usually are sensitive/confidential in nature. 
• Plans, coordinates and ensures the leader’s schedule is followed and prioritized.
• Provides "gatekeeper" and "gateway" role, creating win-win situations for direct access to the leader’s time and office.
• Works closely and effectively with the leader to keep them well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities, through proactive engagement with leader. 
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handles matters expeditiously, proactively, and follows-through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures.
• Manages work in a confidential manner, ensuring information is shared with internal and external individuals in an appropriate manner; provides guidance to peers as necessary regarding proprietary information. 
• Anticipates and coordinates projects/assignments, organizes others schedules to meet deadlines. 
• Routinely plans and coordinates conferences, meetings and events by coordinating calendars, scheduling catering, coordinating travel arrangements, ordering audio-visual equipment and working with facilities to ensure room configurations.
• Conducts all aspects of the job with appropriate level of confidentiality and sensitivity to employee and organizational data by storing documents carefully and not disclosing confidential information except on a need-to-know basis.
• Orders office supplies and equipment and performs or arranges for routine maintenance of basic office equipment.
• May assist in establishing office policies and procedures and coordinate special projects and department activities.
• Acts as an informed source of company policies and procedures by answering routine questions or routing to appropriate employees for answers.

 

 

Required qualifications:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• A minimum of 6 years of direct work experience supporting senior level leadership
• Demonstrated ability to achieve high performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
• Proven experience in providing administrative support to senior executives in a fast-paced organization, including handling of sensitive or confidential information.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills with the ability to work across multiple levels within the organization and build relationships with stakeholders and external partners. 
• Previous experience supporting multiple senior leaders, event planning, travel and expenses, and written communications. 
• Ability to provide proactive solutions in complex situations that may be ambiguous. 
• Strong proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Expense Management and Travel programs. 
• Strong sense of responsibility and urgency with the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks seamlessly with attention to detail.  
• Strong customer minded approach and professionalism.