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Description Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities: * Perform all work in compliance with company policy and within the guidelines of the bioMerieux Quality System. * Provides confidential administrative support to VP of Medical Affairs and VP of Government Affairs and Market Access and their respective teams. * Work closely and coordinate with leadership to prepare for key meetings, create presentations, content and communications * Includes but is not limited to the following activities: * Calendar management, scheduling and arranging meetings in a dynamic and agile manner is a critical and key component of success in this role * Assesses competing priorities and makes balanced judgments based on the needs of the senior managers. Proactively communicates all relevant issues and potential conflicts. * Manages and screens phone calls * Manages complex travel agendas * Completes and submits expense reports * Creates and develops Excel spread sheets * Coordinates company events/meetings * Creates confidential documents * Maintains highly confidential information * General office management * Manage yearly functional agenda * Participate to the department continuous improvement initiatives. * Manage administrative orders and building requests as well as IT requests * Prepares visitors' agendas, reservations and travel arrangements * Proactively collaborates with other managers and administrative assistants to meet timelines and deliverables. * Presents a professional and positive attitude of the company recognizing that employees are the foundation of our success. * Maintains a professional demeanor and office decorum at all times. Performs duties with integrity and a high degree of ethics. * Performs other duties as assigned. Education and Experience: 8-10 years increasing levels of executive administrative experience Strong Outlook and calendar management skill is critical Experience supporting Executives in Commercial Operations of a large global company highly preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: * Attention to detail. * Strong interpersonal and writing skills to enhance interactions with customers, employees, management and supervisor * Ability to collaborate with internal and external Executive Assistants to coordinate calendars and meetings effectively * Adaptable and flexible to adjust to changing demands, timelines, and deliverables * Ability to exercise independent judgment, prioritize, and take action to manage the needs of a group of senior managers who are often out of the office * Strong team orientation to work with peers and support the company culture * Competent in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) to enhance productivity, efficiency, communication, and decision making * Experience with Egencia and Concur preferred