Executive Assistant

5 months ago

Toronto, Canada Biogen Full time

**Job Purpose**:
Reporting to the General Manager for Biogen Canada, this is an in-office role providing:

- Executive level support to the GM and supports Canadian Leadership team initiatives.
- Manages, coordinates, and maintains all office administration and procedures, in or in order to ensure organizational effectiveness, efficiency, and safety.
- Manage, supervise and monitor the work of commercial coordinators.

**Responsibilities**:
**Executive GM Support**
- Calendar: review/prioritize meeting invitations, schedule meetings, maintain country distribution lists.
- Team meetings/off-sites: prepare agenda, meeting minute taking, coordinate catering, equipment and logistics as required.
- Tracking GM budget and manage purchase Order life cycle, including initiation, processing, tracking, receiving and budget accruals.
- Contract management, utilizing Determine, in conjunction with the Finance and procurement teams.
- Initiate travel arrangements (both domestic and international) for GM to their preferences and prepare detailed travel and meeting itineraries; proactively troubleshoot any issues.
- Expense claim reporting, including complex international travel related transactions.

**Office Administration**
- Serves as a team lead for all the coordinators, sets goals and aligns the team's work with demands from various teams, customers, and stakeholders.
- Administrative Duties
- Oversee, coordinate, and manage daily office activities and operations across departments to balance coordinator workloads and gap coverage.
- Coordinate internally and externally to schedule virtual meetings and prepare the space for in-person meetings.
- Assist with onboarding and offboarding employees, including but not limited to updating of org charts and DL’s, benefits administration, etc.
- Lead and support the vendor management processes, which involves summarizing data, finding trends, and evaluating and reconciling reports, among other things.
- Special project coordination and execution, as needed.
- Office Space Management
- Maintain a clean, organized, and welcoming office environment.
- Manage relationship with building management and general contractors for maintenance and repairs.
- Manage office supplies, business cards, equipment, beverages, and snacks, ensuring adequate stock levels.
- Event Coordination
- Coordinate and host office events and meetings, ensuring that logístical details for events are well-organized and executed.
- Purchase meals, groceries, and/or drinks for events as needed.
- Team Support
- Opening and closing of PO’s
- Invoice Validation
- Budget tracking/mgmt.
- Veeva
- Enter and Store vendor contracts on Determine contract database.
- **Participate on or Lead Joint Health and Safety Committee**:

- **Perform company business in compliance with relevant regulations, company policies and procedures.**:

- **All other duties required.**

**Qualifications**
- **Education**
- High School education or equivalent; college diploma or bachelor’s degree in business administration (or related field) is preferred (or equivalent, for studies obtained outside of Canada)
- **Experience, including # of years**
- Minimum of 3-5 years of in executive support or related experience. Experience in biotechnology/pharmaceutical industry a plus.

**- Skills**:

- Proficient computer skills with the Microsoft suite of products, primarily Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio
- Digital literacy and ability to learn and use multiple in-house systems with proficiency.
- Supervisory/people management experience a strong asset.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as with team and cross-functional partners, characterized by proactivity and a continuous improvement mindset.
- Ability to multi-task, work with competing priorities and initiate follow ups on a timely basis, while maintaining relevant details
- Strong detail orientation and strong problem-solving capabilities
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; fluent in spoken and written English with French an asset.
- Flexibility, professionalism, responsiveness, confidentiality, and discretion are critical for success in this role.
- Experience with customer event management and conferences, an asset

**Additional Information**

**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

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