Senior Executive Assistant

Join Amgen’s Mission of Serving Patients

At Amgen, if you feel like you’re part of something bigger, it’s because you are. Our shared mission—to serve patients living with serious illnesses—drives all that we do. Since 1980, we’ve helped pioneer the world of biotech in our fight against the world’s toughest diseases. With our focus on four therapeutic areas –Oncology, Inflammation, General Medicine, and Rare Disease – we reach millions of patients each year.

As a member of the Amgen team, you’ll help make a lasting impact on the lives of patients as we research, manufacture, and deliver innovative medicines to help people live longer, fuller happier lives.

Our award-winning culture is collaborative, innovative, and science based. If you have a passion for challenges and the opportunities that lay within them, you’ll thrive as part of the Amgen team. Join us and transform the lives of patients while transforming your career.

Let’s do this. Let’s change the world. The Amgen Research Biology team is seeking a highly motivated Senior Executive Assistant. In this role, you will provide administrative support and partnership to the Vice President, Research Biology Head and be a resource for the department. In this vital role, you will manage complex assignments efficiently while proactively anticipating the team's needs and developing future plans.

The Senior Executive Assistant will be responsive, resilient, and creative, understand the roles and responsibilities of team members and key partners, and be able to effectively prioritize and independently make decisions. The Research Biology teams are located in South San Francisco, CA and Thousand Oaks, CA, and the position will be onsite.

• Support the vice president and the senior leadership team by managing administrative functions, coordinating communication, and helping to facilitate strategic priorities.
• Lead and develop a team of Administrative Coordinators (ACs).
• Build and maintain close working relationship with key partners within Amgen and externally and serve as a liaison for communication.
• Handle sensitive information with discretion and maintain confidentiality.
• Manage executive calendar with complex schedules across multiple time zones, including coordinating and scheduling meetings, prioritizing appointments, and resolving conflicts.
• Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodation, and ground transportation, and prepare detailed itineraries. Ensure travel and expense reports are managed in compliance with company policy.
• Coordinate and support internal and external meetings, including arranging audiovisual support, securing venues, and planning and facilitating the meeting agenda and presentations.
• Organize and manage logistics for the Research Biology team overall, including onboarding staff, coordinating department-wide communications and updates, and managing the department website.
• Contribute to cross-functional initiatives and ensure completion of deliverables.

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients. The dynamic professional we seek is a highly organized go-getter with these qualifications.

Associate’s degree and 4 years of administrative experience

High school diploma / GED and 6 years of administrative experience

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of experience in an administrative support role supporting large teams at different levels
• Supervisory or leadership experience working in technology-based organizations
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage multiple people
• Detail-oriented and excellent travel…