Chief Senior Executive Assistant - Cardiometabolic Health

At Lilly, the work is demanding because patients are waiting. We unite caring with discovery to help make life better for people around the world, knowing that every decision, every detail, and every day matters. Headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana, our over 50,000 employees around the globe take on complex challenges to discover and deliver life-changing medicines, strengthen how health is understood and managed, and support the communities we serve.

This is hard, urgent, selfless work-but it's work worth doing. If you're driven by purpose and ready to bring your best to work that truly matters for patients, we invite you to join us.

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* Position Summary:

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* The Chief Senior Executive Assistant, reporting to the Executive Vice President and President, Lilly Cardiometabolic Health, serves as a trusted partner providing high-level executive support, including strategic calendar and priority management, communications coordination, office operations and global travel coordination and management. Through strong judgment, anticipation, discretion, and proactive problem-solving, this role helps the executive and broader leadership team operate efficiently, stay focused on critical business priorities, and maximize their impact.

** Responsibilities:*
* Email & Communication Management

+ Signing for and/or approving, contingent on delegation authority, on behalf of the business partner, communication materials for distribution

+ Opening business partner's mail and taking appropriate action

+ Preparing presentations from concepts provided either in written or verbal form using appropriate software packages.  Handling e-mail responses as desired by the business partner (read, evaluate, respond, forward, and/or delete as appropriate)

+ Communicating independently in response to incoming requests from external customers, prioritizing the requests, and accepting accountability for the results of decisions

+ Communicating with senior leaders of other Fortune 500 companies, alliance partners, opinion leaders, customers, and senior political figures from around the world

+ Being flexible and on call outside the regular workday, including evenings, weekends, holidays, and vacation time and being available by cell phone, e-mail, and/or voice mail

+ Maintaining direct, open and constant communication with the business partner, regardless of the location of either, to relay important information

+ Reading, screening, documenting, answering, and filing large amounts of correspondence to reduce or eliminate the need for the business partner to review and forward

Strategic Administrative Support:

+ Prioritizing and organizing the business partner's time and ensuring that the business partner is adequately prepared for each day's activities

+ Arranging all travel, with every detail finalized, to allow the business partner to focus on the business at hand (details may include hotel, ground transportation, meeting sites, participants, and itinerary)

+ Screening and communicating with activities, meetings, events, etc. the business partner will or will not be able to attend and coordinate all arrangements for attendance at those functions

+ Assisting the business partner with personal responsibilities (outside appointments, errand, coordination of schedule for family activities, special events and travel) and personal files so he or she can focus on Lilly business

Project Management and Technology Proficiency

+ Coordinating and directing the activities of others in the work area: motivating, delegating projects or activities, following up on performance, instructing on deadlines and methods

+ Developing and maintaining files and filing systems, including personnel files, for the business partner's direct reports, entire…