Senior Executive Assistant

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Welcome to an inspired career.

At Halozyme, we are reinventing the patient experience and building the future of drug delivery. We are passionate about the important work we do and constantly strive to do more. We embrace transformation and work hard to innovate for the future. We do this together, as One Team - we rise by lifting others up and believe in the power of working together for the collective win. That's why we need you-to help us make a significant impact by taking on increasingly complex challenges, leaping beyond the status quo, advancing our mission and making our One Team culture thrive.

Join us as a Senior Executive Assistant, and you'll be part of a culture that welcomes diversity, thinks differently to solve problems, works collaboratively as one team, and delivers meaningful innovations that impact people's lives.

How you will make an impact

The Senior Executive Assistant is responsible for all secretarial and administrative duties for top organization executives and makes administrative decisions, handles correspondence, maintains files, makes appointments and serves as a liaison with the other departments, as required. They handle details of a highly confidential and critical nature and may have some project administration responsibilities.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to:

• Demonstrate ownership and accountability for results, along with forward thinking/leadership and collaborates with all team members and executives

• Arrange high visibility meetings that involve planning and coordinating internal/external attendees and meeting facilities

• Plan and organize large meetings, retreats, and/or annual events

• Prioritize organizational needs regarding meetings, timeframes, and deadlines while exercising delegated authority to speak on behalf of your supervisor regarding a variety of administrative and programmatic matters

• Prepare agendas, presentations and correspondences

• Apply and implement internal policies, liaise with key departments, identify opportunities for process improvement, and recommend special projects and initiatives related to general business administration

• Plan, coordinate, and initiate actions necessary to implement administrative and group decisions and recommendations. Assist with developing, articulating and documenting short and long-term goals and objectives and tracking progress toward meeting those goals and objectives

• Balance conflicting priorities to manage workflow, ensuring the completion of essential projects and meeting critical deadlines

• Track and monitor pending issues for follow-up

• Independently lead highly complex assignments where independent action, "judgement calls" and high degree of initiative are required in resolving problems and developing recommendations

• Work effectively without frequent and direct supervision or guidance

• Understand business impact of issues and respond with appropriate actions

To succeed in this role, you'll need:

• High School diploma. College Degree preferred (An equivalent combination of experience and education may be considered)

• Demonstrates deep understanding of the Company's business principles as well as an understanding of the overall industry in which the business operates

• Deep knowledge and understanding of business and management principles. Researches critical business information in timely fashion

• Speaks with confidence using clear, concise sentences and is easily understood, and understands the most important aspect of communication is the act of listening

• Demonstrates strong oral presentation and critical thinking skills, as well as successful negotiation and persuasion skills. Reasons logically, analyzes and develops recommendations to resolve operating and organizational issues (might fall under planning & organization or job complexity/content) and initiates changes to work processes to improve efficiencies and performance.

• Produces well thought-out, professional correspondence free of grammatical and spelling errors. Ability to edit, adjusting language or terminology to meet needs of the audience or as appropriate. Correspondence is of high quality, error-free, and aligned to organization standards

• Has frequent contact with employees at all levels within the company and exhibits collaborative and interpersonal skills to work effectively with large variety of personalities. Also interacts with a wide variety of professionals outside the company, such as investors, physicians, patients, Regulatory agencies and vendors.

• Demonstrates excellent interpersonal skills including a professional and diplomatic demeanor. Demonstrates maturity, tact and diplomacy in interactions with colleagues, stakeholders, board members, investors, physicians, patients, Regulatory agencies and vendors

• Maintains positive demeanor, composure and flexibility in highly dynamic and changing environment and establishes a work environment that engages and motivates the entire team

• Software Knowledge: Possess expert knowledge in the following office technologies - Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint as well as other software system(s) required to support the executive

In return, we offer you:

• Full and comprehensive benefit program, including an Employee Stock Purchase Program and 401(k) matching.

• Opportunities to grow in a culture that prioritizes learning, development and progression through in-house programs and tuition reimbursement.

• A collaborative, innovative team that works as one to amplify your impact-on your career, the work you do and patients' lives.

The most likely base pay range for this position is $46 - $64 per hour. Several factors, such as experience, tenure, skills, and particular business needs, will determine an individual's exact level of compensation. Base salary is only one element of employee compensation at Halozyme. Total compensation could include bonuses, sales incentives, and equity awards.

Halozyme, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.

Accessibility and Reasonable Accommodations:

Halozyme is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our application process. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, contact Human Resources at hrbox@halozyme.com.

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