Senior Executive Assistant (HYBRID Allentown, PA)

Senior Executive Assistant

When joining Perkin Elmer, you select an experienced and trusted leader in scientific solutions, with the support of a global service network and distribution centers, providing the right solution, at the right time, to meet critical customer needs. With over an 80+ year legacy of advancing science and a mission of innovating for a healthier world, our dedicated team collaborates closely with commercial, government, academic and healthcare customers to deliver our broad portfolio of analytical solutions, and One Source services.

Location(s):
Allentown, PA

Job Description

The Senior Executive Assistant (EA) to the CEO and Executive Leadership Team (ELT) is a trusted partner to three senior executives — the Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and Chief Communications & Brand Officer — and enables their effectiveness by protecting their time, anticipating business needs, and ensuring disciplined follow-through across the organization. The role also manages day-to-day operations in the Allentown, PA, executive office.

This is a strategic partnership role, not traditional administrative support. The Senior EA manages executive operating rhythms, coordinates confidential and sensitive activities, and helps leaders stay focused on the company's highest-priority work. Success requires sound judgment, discretion, business acumen, and the ability to operate independently amid competing demands and ambiguity in a fast-paced global environment.

Role Details

• Work arrangement:
  Hybrid — onsite approximately 3 days/week in Allentown, PA, with flexibility based on executive travel and business needs.
• Reports to:
  
  Chief Communications & Brand Officer.
• Direct reports:
  None.

Position Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted extension of the CEO, CFO, and Chief Communications & Brand Officer — exercising judgment on priorities, access, delegation, and matters requiring immediate attention, while flexing to support other ELT priorities as needed.
• Manage complex, frequently changing calendars to align executive time with strategic priorities, customer and investor commitments, and critical internal decisions.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, itineraries, meeting materials, and expense reporting, anticipating and resolving logistical issues proactively.
• Prepare and edit executive correspondence, presentations, briefing materials, and confidential reports with a high degree of accuracy.
• Own meeting preparation and follow-through — agendas, pre-reads, attendee alignment, and tracking of decisions and action items to completion.
• Support recurring executive operating rhythms, including ELT meetings, leadership reviews, strategic planning sessions, town halls, and quarterly business reviews.
• Build and maintain relationships with other Executive Assistants, functional leaders, Board-related contacts, customers, investors, and external partners to coordinate complex, cross-functional activities.
• Coordinate highly confidential matters, including organizational changes, executive talent and compensation, legal and financial information, and Board and investor relations.
• Lead special projects and executive-sponsored initiatives end to end — organizing information, setting timelines, and driving deliverables to closure.
• Identify and recommend process improvements that increase executive effectiveness, communication, and operational efficiency.
• Provide support outside standard business hours as needed for executive travel, global time zones, or urgent matters.
• Manage routine operations of the Allentown executive office – mail, supplies, vendor coordination and meeting-space readiness – ensuring the office runs smoothly for onsite executives and guests.

Executive-Specific Support

• CEO:
  Board and investor coordination, enterprise communications, leadership meetings, strategic planning, and high-priority external commitments.
• CFO:
  Finance operating rhythms, budget and planning cycles, audit and investor meetings, and confidential financial materials.
• Chief Communications & Brand Officer:
  Internal and external communications, executive messaging, media and speaking engagements, and major company…