Executive Administrative Assistant

Aspire to advance your career with a leader.

Meet Hospira, a specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company driven to improve the safety and effectiveness of patient care for millions worldwide. Connected by a vision of Advancing Wellness™ through the right people and the right products, each of our more than 14,000 employees worldwide is a vital contributor to our success. We hope you will take this opportunity to discover how your talents and experience can make an impact.

Executive Administrative Assistant
In this role, you will provide executive level administrative support for multiple functions on a temporary basis, replacing individuals who are out of the office and/or supporting project activities requiring additional administrative support.

Your duties will include:
Scheduling meetings and conference calls.
Coordinating domestic and international travel.
Creating and processing high quality business correspondence.
Preparing presentations and spreadsheets.
Tracking budgets and other financial data to ensure accuracy.
Operating standard office equipment.
Prioritizing to allow timely completion of competing work requirements.

You will also be exposed to significant amounts of confidential information that must be maintained in the strictest confidence. A 40 hour work week is expected, but fewer hours may be required based on work requirements.
REQUIREMENTS
To be successful in this position, you must possess:

Bachelors Degree is preferred; Associates level or similar technical school certificate acceptable.
A minimum of 3 years prior experience providing executive level administrative support required.
Strong organizational skills, effective time management, detail orientation and ability to prioritize changing demands are a must.
Team-oriented approach, confidence, self-starter attitude and ability to work with little or no supervision.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills.
High proficiency in the use of Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Ability to anticipate needs and resolve difficulties to ensure a smoothly running, supportive environment for senior management team member is required.
Knowledge of internal organization structure to respond to and/or redirect questions and inquiries is strongly preferred.

Hospira offers a balanced work culture as well as competitive compensation and benefits. As a leader in our industry, we offer tremendous opportunities, tools and resources for motivated individuals to advance in their careers.

To what do you aspire?

Come to Hospira and discover a company that helps you realize your personal and professional goals. Qualified candidates should apply online at:

https://sjobs.brassring.com/1033/asp/tg/cim_jobdetail.asp?jobId=73553&type=search&JobReqLang=1&recordstart=1&JobSiteId=5100&JobSiteInfo=73553_5100&GQId=0&partnerid=16015&siteid=5100&codes=CRB

Req #: 2334BR

As an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, Hospira embraces diversity of thought and cultural perspective and fosters an environment of empowerment, fairness and respect.