Executive Assistant to The CEO

**Who we are**:
Response Biomedical Corp. has been transforming acute care diagnostic testing, with the central focus on improving patient outcomes and healthcare reform for over 20 years. Response Biomedical fosters a values-based culture, committed to making diversity and inclusion our way of doing business. We believe the people we work with including our partners, medical teams, and employees are the cornerstone of our success.

**What we do**:
Our RAMP platform is a global leader in diagnostic testing solutions for use in cardiovascular, infectious disease, sepsis, women’s health, arbovirus, and biodefense. We understand the stresses associated with rapid, accurate diagnosis when every minute counts, and are committed to collaborating with the teams that are dedicated to saving lives. We do this by providing lab-quality results within minutes that medical teams can trust, while reducing total cost of care.

**Who we are looking for?**

We are seeking for a seasoned Executive Assistant who is dynamic, self-motivated, proactive, resourceful and organized.

The Executive Assistant is responsible for a variety of duties that support the increased productivity of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the purpose of improving patient outcomes and saving lives globally.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Executive Time Management_
- Supports increased productivity of the CEO, ensuring the best use of time through calendar management, prepping meeting rooms, providing materials in advance. Responsible for corporate meeting governance process.
- Supports VP of Finance & Admin as required, coordinates and organizes aspects of the Board of Directors events and meetings.
- Secures and coordinates all logistics for the CEO, flights, accommodations, and ground transportation. At times, this will include other executives or team members as directed by the CEO.
- Supports the CEO with logistics & coordination of key events including company wide meetings, strategy sessions, seminars, and workshops. Responsible for set up, pre-preparations and clean up.
- Responsible for managing all expenses incurred by the CEO, office and administrative purchases.
- Prepares corporate letters, presentations, and reports.
- Screens all incoming phone calls, inquiries, visitors, and correspondence, and route accordingly
- Deals with calls and correspondence on behalf of the CEO while ensuring the CEO is kept-upto-date

**Education, Work Experience, Knowledge, and Skills**:

- Formal Education_
- Post secondary education and/or combination of education and experience. Proven executive assistant and office management experience._
- Work Experience_
- Minimum 5 years of experience in an Executive Administrative or Administrative Support role preferred._
- Skills & Knowledge_
- Expresses strong personal values that fit with Response’s vision, values, and culture.
- Enjoys working in a fast paced, dynamic environment, remains highly organized and remains productive despite easy distractions.
- Demonstrates personal resiliency and flexibility.
- Has strong people skills, is assertive and empathetic. Remains persistent and can manage up keeping the business needs at heart.
- Is proactive, resourceful and organized.
- Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.
- Ability to build out corporate presentations and support Corporate Marketing activities for the CEO.
- Keen attention to details and consistent follow-through. Does not lose site of the smallest of details while working on projects.
- Is a self-starter who is comfortable in dealing with ambiguity.
- Highly proficient as a super user with Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point).
- Adept at dealing with confidential information requiring the utmost discretion.
- We regret that relocation will not be provided._
- We're committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status. All employment decisions are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications._