Senior Executive Assistant

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where 'Health for all Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us.

If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, there’s only one choice.

As a Senior Executive Assistant, you will perform various administrative duties supporting the Business Development and Licensing, Pharmaceuticals organization. Your assignments will involve work of a confidential nature and require a thorough knowledge of the practices and procedures of the function, company products, policies, and programs. You will play a critical role in supporting the department by assembling and analyzing information, preparing reports, manuals, agendas, correspondence, and memoranda, all guided by general company practice.

You will establish and maintain departmental databases and develop spreadsheets that are essential to the department's operations.

• Establish and maintain departmental databases; develop spreadsheets of importance to the department ;
• Assist in meeting planning and preparation, including drafting agendas and broader communications;
• Coordinate details of departmental meetings and/or on and off-site conferences and events;
• Prepare materials in final form from rough drafts, utilizing technical terminology and combining materials from several sources;
• Manage business travel arrangements;
• Screen and redirect calls, take messages, handle mail;
• Coordinate activities across departments and follow up to ensure requests are carried out;
• Process expense reports and payment of invoices;
• Interface with other assistants to share and coordinate workload;
• Cross-train lower-level assistants in the department;
• Perform additional accountabilities as required.

Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

Required Qualifications:

• High school diploma;
• Proficiency in PC applications such as Word, Excel, and PowerPoint;
• Ability to manage competing priorities;
• Strong interpersonal skills;
• Highly organized;
• Able to work with employees at all levels of the organization.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 10 years' relevant experience or associate’s degree with 8 years' relevant experience

Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $80,400.00 - $Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.

This posting will be available for application until at least 07/09/2026.

Bayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs.

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