Administrative Assistant (Contract) 21683 - Vertex Pharmaceuticals

The Administrative Assistant provides experienced office and calendar management support to four executives.  The Administrative Assistant generally reports into the Vice President, Engineering Sciences - VCGT Research Engineering

This position will be working in Providence, RI.

This role is covering a leave and is anticipated to go through mid December 2024.

Key Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Manages calendars for assigned personnel, including meeting scheduling (both internal and off-site meetings), accepting/declining invites, meeting prioritization, securing conference rooms, ordering catering and "day-of" logistical and administrative support 
• Ensure the efficient smooth day to day office operations, productivity, anticipate needs and solve independently.
• Support a positive and engagingculture, partner with HR, facilities, and Vertex Communications on on-going organization of the look and feel of the office, serve as a leader and partner in local site cultural initiatives
• Serves as a departmental resource for Vertex's internal technologies (i.e.; Procurement, SharePoint, Concur, Vertex U, VLearn, etc.) 
• Coordinates activities between departments and/or outside parties 
• Exchanges and integrates information from stakeholders into departmental reports 
• Books flights/hotels, completes expense reports, and arranges team lunches/dinners and offsite meetings for assigned personnel 
• Based on established departmental procedures, prioritizes and addresses requests for appointments, emails and telephone calls; directly handles most requests but routes complex or unusual problems to more senior personnel 
• Coordinates and helps prepare meeting materials, including meeting agenda preparation/distribution,collecting/printing meeting pre-reads, minute- or note-taking and assembling/editing PowerPoint presentations 
• Processes group purchase orders, invoices, and contracts 
• Assists with visitor registration, including pre-registering and escorting visitors 
• Assists with the onboarding of new personnel into the department 

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Excellent time management skills, with the ability to effectively manage and prioritize multiple work streams at once
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and under pressure as necessary
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Resourceful problem solving
• Flexible team play and willing to collaborate and support the team
• Proactive and self-motivated with a positive outlook
• Established knowledge of Microsoft Office products 
• Keen attention to detail 
• Discretion to handle sensitive and confidential correspondence 

Education and Experience: 

• High school or secondary school education, Associates Degree required or a Bachelors degree a preferred  
• 2+ years of administrative experience, or the equivalent combination of education and experience

$35-$40/hr

This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements

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