Administrative Support Specialist

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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This role serves as a key point of contact for employees, vendors, and visitors while maintaining a professional, organized, and welcoming work environment. This role will support CEP President & L1 team, Human Resources & Finance teams. This position is based in Sunnyvale, CA and is an on-site role.

• Coordinate daily office operations, workplace services, and facilities activities, including office seating, badge administration, mail distribution, shipping and receiving, workplace communications, and maintenance of office equipment, supplies, and common areas.
• Coordinate onsite meetings, training sessions, employee events, and team gatherings by managing room reservations, conference room scheduling, catering, audiovisual setup, vendor coordination, and event logistics.
• Process purchase orders, invoices, and expense submissions in compliance with company procedures, maintain office records, vendor documentation, and workplace procedures, track project timelines, action items, and deliverables to support operational initiatives and special projects.

• High school diploma with 3+ years of administrative, office management, workplace services, facilities coordination, or related business support experience, or Associate’s degree with 2+ years of related experience, including proficiency in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Teams.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events, workplace services, vendor relationships, and administrative operations, including scheduling, documentation management, records maintenance, and support of day-to-day workplace activities.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent priorities in a fast-paced business environment, handling confidential or sensitive information, and providing operational support to employees, leaders, vendors, and external partners with minimal supervision.
• It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:
  Experience supporting office operations in a corporate or manufacturing environment. Familiarity with facilities management, workplace services, invoice processing, and vendor coordination. Experience planning employee engagement activities, onsite events, or workplace programs.

• Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives.
• Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.
• Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.
• We offer a comprehensive…