Roche · 1 week ago
Executive Administrative Business Partner
South San Francisco
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$90K/yr - $167K/yr
6+ years expRoche is a leading company in the pharmaceutical industry, and they are seeking an Executive Administrative Business Partner to support the Head of Global Legal Pharma & General Counsel at Genentech. This role involves managing complex logistics, executive communications, and operational needs with a high level of discretion and independent judgment.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsOncologyPharmaceuticalPrecision Medicine
Responsibilities
A proactive understanding of the executive’s priorities and operational needs, monitoring and pivoting as needed to ensure smooth operation
Utilizes exceptional problem-solving skills in real-time, effectively anticipating and resolving unforeseen disruptions and urgencies that may affect the smooth productivity of the executive, with minimal executive intervention needed on a daily basis
Independently manages the executive’s calendar as a strategic business asset, exercising discretion and independent judgment for the matrixed priorities of business needs, stakeholder needs, internal/external relations, “business-as-usual” needs, and time-sensitive needs
On behalf of the executive, fields all incoming internal/external requests and inquiries, confirming/declining executive’s participation, tracking deliverables, and collaborating with internal/external communication partners to ensure the executive is prepared
Manages the executive’s global leadership team’s operations (spanning Roche Pharma Legal and Genentech), inclusive of developing and distributing agendas, managing sensitive internal/external materials and insights, as well as aligning and tracking deliverables of the leadership team, utilizing discretion and independent judgement for these collective matters of significance
Assumes primary management responsibility for the department’s offsites and strategic meetings, developing agendas, formulating content strategy, and negotiating contracts with venues and speakers on matters of significance to the executive’s department
Exercises independent judgement for managing the executive’s domestic and international travel, inclusive of managing international visa requirements, customs regulations, and travel advisories to ensure seamless global navigation
Tracks, submits, and reconciles spends related to the business operations of the executive
Regularly manages and handles highly sensitive and confidential information, navigating sensitive issues and matters of significance with internal and external parties
Independently manages communication needs on behalf of the executive, inclusive of proactive recognition of individuals/teams and triaging networking inquiries
Actively leverages technologies that facilitate or enhance communication and productivity (i.e. “Google Workspace”, Zoom, Roche approved AI tools, Adobe, E-Signature tools, etc)
Champions digitization, leveraging technology and AI in support of the executive’s objectives
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent experience)
6+ years of administrative, operations, or project support experience, ideally within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology or legal industry
2+ years of experience directly supporting senior/executive level leaders (i.e. C-Suite/officer level role), ideally within the pharmaceutical/biotechnology or legal industry
Proactive self-starter with excellent judgment who can work independently, anticipate an executive's needs, as well as confidently make appropriate critical decisions and problem solve without reliance on precedent or supervisory guidance
The ability to be flexible while managing conflicting, shifting and competing priorities with minimal direction
High attention to detail and accuracy, with excellent planning and organizational skills to manage priorities in a timely and efficient manner
Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the organization, which inspires confidence with stakeholders
A demonstrated high level of maturity and professional poise, being able to work well under pressure, and with urgency as merited
Experience in managing and drafting executive communications based on limited input
A growth mindset, with a self-awareness of opportunities for development, as well as actively seizing learning opportunities
Experience handling sensitive, confidential, and proprietary information with discretion and sound judgment
Experience managing executive operational needs, including independently managing travel (domestic and international), expenses (Concur), large meeting/event management, and complex calendar management
Highly proficient with Google Workspace (including Google docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, gMail, gCal, gDrive, gMeet etc.), Zoom, AI tools (i.e. Google Gemini), Adobe, and E-signature tools
Able to manage urgent executive needs outside normal working hours (including early mornings, some evenings, and weekends) due to the global nature of the executive's work
Company
Roche
Roche is a pharmaceutical and diagnostics company that offers medicines and diagnostic tests for various medical conditions and diseases.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$7.79BKey Investors
SoftBankSCALE AINovartis
2021-08-04Post Ipo Equity· $5B
2020-12-07IPO
2020-05-06Post Ipo Equity· $0.5M
Leadership Team
Alan Hippe
Member of the Executive Board - Group CFO
Christine Bakan
Global Head and VP of Software and Bioinformatics, Next Generation Sequencing
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