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Executive Assistant, Global Commercial Org

Key Facts

Remote From: 
Full time
Mid-level (2-5 years)
English

Other Skills

  • Virtual Collaboration
  • Non-Verbal Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Multitasking
  • Time Management
  • Critical Thinking
  • Personal Integrity
  • Detail Oriented
  • Prioritization
  • Social Skills
  • Problem Solving

Roles & Responsibilities

  • 3-5 years of professional experience in a senior-level administrative or business support role supporting one or more senior executives.
  • Experience in a fast-paced global environment, preferably in a biotech or pharmaceutical company.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong interpersonal abilities.
  • Proactive problem-solving, critical thinking, prioritization, multi-tasking, and the ability to work with minimal direction.

Requirements:

  • Coordinate and manage complex scheduling for multiple leaders across global time zones (UK, East and West Coast); act as calendar delegate, prioritize requests, resolve conflicts, and optimize leaders’ time.
  • Organize and schedule team, leadership, and department-wide meetings; support logistics for virtual and in-person meetings, including materials, technology, and meeting details.
  • Arrange domestic and international travel, including itineraries and coordination through corporate travel systems; prepare and submit expense reports accurately using company systems (e.g., Concur).
  • Collaborate with administrative professionals globally to deliver consistent support across multiple sites and coordinate day-to-day operations, on-site meeting logistics, and assigned projects (e.g., employee engagement, large internal conferences).

Job description

If you are a current Jazz employee please apply via the Internal Career site

Jazz Pharmaceuticals is a global biopharma company whose purpose is to innovate to transform the lives of patients and their families. We are dedicated to developing life-changing medicines for people with serious diseases — often with limited or no therapeutic options. We have a diverse portfolio of marketed medicines, including leading therapies for sleep disorders and epilepsy, and a growing portfolio of cancer treatments. Our patient-focused and science-driven approach powers pioneering research and development advancements across our robust pipeline of innovative therapeutics in oncology and neuroscience. Jazz is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland with research and development laboratories, manufacturing facilities and employees in multiple countries committed to serving patients worldwide. Please visit www.jazzpharmaceuticals.com for more information.

Job Description

Brief Description:

The Executive Assistant, Global Commercial Organization will provide administrative and operational support to a global leadership team in the Commercial business. This role is designed to support multiple leaders and team members rather than serving as a traditional 1:1 Executive Assistant. This Executive Assistant role will work as an integral member of the Jazz Global Commercial Organization (GCO) team. This position is accountable for providing comprehensive administrative support to the Chief Medical Affairs Officer (CMAO) and select members of the Global Commercial Leadership Team (GCLT).

The position focuses primarily on coordinating team operations including complex calendar management across multiple time zones (UK, East Coast, and West Coast), domestic and international travel arrangements, expense management, and event management (i.e. set-up, catering, etc.). The role plays a key part in ensuring the team operates smoothly, efficiently, and professionally in a fast-paced global environment.
 

The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and comfortable supporting multiple stakeholders simultaneously.

 

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

The Executive Assistant will ensure the team runs smoothly, efficiently and professionally, coordinating all activities including, but not limited to:

·         Coordinate and manage complex scheduling for multiple leaders and team members across global time zones (UK, East and West Coast)

·         Serve as a calendar delegate and help prioritize meeting requests, resolve scheduling conflicts, and optimize leaders’ time

·         Organize and schedule team meetings, leadership meetings, and department-wide sessions

·         Support logistics for virtual and occasional in-person meetings, including coordination of materials, technology, and meeting details

·         Arrange domestic and international travel, including itineraries and coordination through corporate travel systems

·         Prepare and submit expense reports accurately and in a timely manner using company systems (e.g., Concur)

·         Maintain distribution lists, organization charts, and team documentation

·         Collaborate with other administrative professionals globally to deliver consistent support across multiple sites

·         Coordinate logistics for on-site meetings when required, ensuring a professional and seamless experience

·         Serve as a point of contact for team administrative needs and help ensure smooth day-to-day team operations

·         Manage and/or coordinate projects as assigned (e.g. employee engagement, large internal conferences, off-site meetings, etc.)

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

·         3-5 years professional experience in a senior level administrative or business support role responsible for one or more senior executives

·         Excel in a fast-paced global environment, preferably in a biotech or pharmaceuticals company

·         Effective written and oral communication skills, strong interpersonal skills.

·         Proactive higher-order problem-solving and critical thinking (i.e., able to tackle complex, non-routine problems and solve with skills beyond basic recall or simple application of knowledge.)

·         Must be able to prioritize and multi-task, work effectively with little or no direction, and build collaborative relationships with management, partners and peers

·         High integrity and discretion

·         Strong organizational and time management skills

 

Required/Preferred Education and Licenses

·         HS Diploma is required

·         Bachelor’s Degree preferred

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Jazz Pharmaceuticals is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law.

FOR US BASED CANDIDATES ONLY
 

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices and we strive to provide employees with total compensation packages that are market competitive. For this role, the full and complete base pay range is:

$77,600.00 - $116,400.00

Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, and other pertinent factors. The goal is to ensure fair and competitive compensation aligned with the candidate's expertise and contributions, within the established pay framework and our Total Compensation philosophy. Internal equity considerations will also influence individual base pay decisions. This range will be reviewed on a regular basis.

At Jazz, your base pay is only one part of your total compensation package. The successful candidate may also be eligible for a discretionary annual cash bonus or incentive compensation (depending on the role), in accordance with the terms of the Company's Global Cash Bonus Plan or Incentive Compensation Plan, as well as discretionary equity grants in accordance with Jazz’s Long Term Equity Incentive Plan. 

The successful candidate will also be eligible to participate in various benefits offerings, including, but not limited to, medical, dental and vision insurance, 401k retirement savings plan, and flexible paid vacation. For more information on our Benefits offerings please click here: https://careers.jazzpharma.com/benefits.html

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