Administrative Lead, Oncology Field Medical
PfizerAbout the role
The Administrative Lead will serve as a pivotal member of the US Oncology Field Medical Organization, reporting directly to the US Oncology Field Medical Head. This role is responsible for delivering comprehensive and proactive day-to-day administrative support, ensuring the seamless operation of our field medical team. As the key point of contact for all administrative activities, the Administrative Lead will play a critical role in optimizing team efficiency and fostering a collaborative, high-performing environment.
The ideal candidate is an independent, highly organized, and self-motivated administrative professional with a demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic setting. Success in this role requires exceptional communication, networking, and interpersonal skills; meticulous attention to detail; and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously. The Administrative Lead is expected to apply advanced business process knowledge, contribute strategic insights, and leverage a broad internal network to address areas beyond their immediate expertise.
Proactive problem-solving, sound judgment in ambiguous situations, and the confidence to contribute new ideas are key to this position. The successful candidate will embody enthusiasm and play a central role in fostering a positive, inclusive culture within the Team.
Job Responsibilities
- Proactively maintains complex calendar; anticipate conflicts and uses diplomacy to resolve issues in advance
- Provide administrative support, travel and expense reports. Schedule and coordinate team meetings, 1:1s, department meetings, as needed some meeting management and logistics
- Coordinating and maintaining credentialing letters, developing and updating field medical resources, and supporting other materials and processes required to enable field medical excellence.
- Anticipate and proactively resolve conflicts and use diplomacy to resolve problems.
- Provides administrative support to team agenda and sourcing lead, including calendar, travel and expense report support, and meetings.
- Provides support for various Team meetings, attend as requested, agenda development and distribution, meeting material coordination and distribution, presentations/Teams management during the meeting, note-taking, and meeting summary distribution.
- Works closely with outside vendors, providing support when needed with meeting scheduling and office space.
- Manages Purchase Orders through the POD system, also tracking payment of invoices as requested.
- Leads and supports different optional projects and initiatives.
- Handles confidential matters on a regular basis.
- Coordinates and provides key information to other business units as requested, and as appropriate.
- Manages document resources on SharePoint and Teams sites.
- Supports project management as requested.
- Assists with onboarding of new colleagues as requested.
- Updates team organizational charts and distribution lists as requested.
- Coordinates activities for complex meetings and events including ordering food and AV equipment, managing/setting up AV equipment on site, and handling issues for offsite meetings.
- Works closely with the Administrative Assistants with regard to coverage within the group; facilitate the overseeing of the Assistants and manage workflow
Qualifications
- High School Diploma or GED
- 6+ years of experience as an executive administrative assistant or coordinator experience
- Ability to work effectively in a team-based environment and partner with internal/external stakeholders
- Self-starter, proactive, solution-seeking attitude, anticipating team needs and actively identifying opportunities to strengthen results
- Strong verbal and written communication skills - ability to mobilize team members and engage leadership
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Business acumen, Decision making, and demonstrated flexibility
- Ability to navigate internal organization/processes
- Excellent judgment as well as the ability to work with extremely confidential documents and information and excellent follow-up skills
- Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and OneNote; in addition to Pfizer applications such as POD, Ariba, SharePoint, Teams & PRR.
- Ability and willingness to handle special projects
- Availability to work flexible hours (early AM, overtime, etc.) when needed but not likely to be frequent
Organizational Relationships
- Reports to the US Oncology Field Medical Head
- Works closely with the Head of Oncology Field Medical, Field Medical Leadership Team (FMLT), and Administrative Leads across Field Medical
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