HOW MIGHT YOU DEFY IMAGINATION?
You’ve worked hard to become the professional you are today and are now ready to take the next step in your career. How will you put your skills, experience and passion to work toward your goals? At Amgen, our shared mission—to serve patients—drives all that we do. It is key to our becoming one of the world’s leading biotechnology companies, reaching over 10 million patients worldwide. Come do your best work alongside other innovative, driven professionals in this meaningful role.
Admin Coordinator
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What you will do
The Administrative Coordinator (AC) will be primarily responsible for complex administrative support activities, supporting Executive Directors, Directors and other staff within Clinical Biomarkers & Diagnostics (CBD).
The position is responsible for the following key responsibilities:
Managing individual and team calendars and scheduling meetings (Outlook) including across multiple time zones
Coordinate functional processes such as invoicing & purchase orders
Coordinate local and international travel arrangements & preparing expense reports
Assisting with preparation of slide presentations
Assist with SharePoint site
Performing administrative duties as assigned - maintaining distribution, contact and personnel lists
Managing departmental administrative files
Manage and coordinate department communications
Coordinating mailings and courier/deliveries
Managing the administrative aspects of relationships with outside experts and vendors
Coordinating local and international meetings: arrange travel, meeting arrangements, visitor accommodations
Organizing meeting rooms, including logistics, catering and equipment needs
Preparing agendas and taking action items as required
Organize and facilitate large on/offsite meetings including logistics (Guest Speaker presentations and other various meetings)
Assisting with special projects as requested by Executive Directors and others within group
Update and maintain all dues, memberships, subscriptions, etc.
Initiating/facilitating Cross-Functional team meetings and take meeting minutes
Timely Registration for conferences, congresses, seminars, and internal meetings
Participating in department project teams
Provide backup support to additional department ACs
Basic Qualifications
Associate’s degree and 2 years of experience
Or
2 years in a technical school setting with hands-on experience
Or
High school diploma / GED and 4 years of experience
Preferred Qualifications
Helpful, can-do attitude with a solution-oriented approach
Experienced and proficient with all current Amgen technologies and platforms
Polite and personable ‘Team Player’
Amgen experience and 5+ years of experience in an administrative support role supporting large teams at different levels
Excellent written, verbal and presentation skills in communicating key business and critical information
Advanced knowledge of MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word (i.e. work processing, presentations, and spreadsheet skills) as well as SharePoint, SAP, and the Learning Management System at Amgen
Experience providing administrative support to remote staff
Highly organized individual who enjoys problem solving and interacting with multiple cross-functional team members
Strategic thinker who likes to “think ahead” and anticipate solutions to logistical issues
Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline driven environment
Discretion in dealing with propriety information
Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology.
Amgen focuses on areas of high unmet medical need and uses its expertise to strive for solutions that improve health outcomes and dramatically improve people’s lives. A biotechnology pioneer since 1980, Amgen has grown to be one of the world’s leading independent biotechnology companies, has reached millions of patients around the world and is developing a pipeline of medicines with breakaway potential.
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