Senior Administrative Assistant
The Role:
Life Edit is looking for a highly organized and proactive Sr. Administrative Assistant to support the SVP of R&D. This role is perfect for someone with strong administrative skills, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to create an engaging and professional work environment. You’ll be the go-to person for ensuring our office operations, executive support, and internal events run seamlessly.
Here’s What You’ll Do:
- Provide calendar management, expense reporting, and general administrative support to SVP of R&D and other members of the leadership team.
- Ensure the workspace is optimized to encourage collaboration, engagement and efficiency, including seating plan updates.
- Coordinate meetings and internal events, including support with travel arrangements and expense tracking.
- Provide ad hoc front desk coverage and assist with general office management tasks.
- Work closely with other Executive Assistants and administrative staff across the company to align processes and ensure consistency.
- Ensure alignment with individuals across ElevateBio for company events.
- Identify and address office needs before they become issues, filtering and prioritizing tasks as necessary.
- Facilitate leadership meetings – ie: crafting agenda, meeting minutes
- Partner closely with People & Culture and other functions to support initiatives related to fostering a positive company culture
Requirements:
- Prior Executive Assistant or high-level administrative experience strongly preferred.
- Prior experience working in biotech environment is a plus.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Experience fostering a workplace culture that promotes collaboration, team connectivity and efficiency.
- Ability to anticipate needs, problem-solve proactively, maintain discretion and confidentiality.
- Experience in a corporate setting, with an understanding of business operations and professional office dynamics.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to connect with colleagues at all levels.
- Ability to work onsite in Durham, NC
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Why join Life Edit and the ElevateBio ecosystem?
Life Edit Therapeutics is an integrated subsidiary of ElevateBio, a technology-driven cell and gene therapy company that is accelerating access to the cutting-edge technologies and expertise that can change the future of medicine. Our integrated model combines multiple R&D technology platforms – including Life Edit gene editing – and cGMP manufacturing to power the discovery and development of advanced therapeutics. Our ecosystem is designed to enhance speed, delivery, and probability of success to change patient lives.
Life Edit is an integral part of ElevateBio’s ecosystem of platform technologies and is pioneering focused next-generation gene editing technologies and therapeutics. Located in Durham, NC, members of Life Edit work closely with the ElevateBio Research and Development and BaseCamp manufacturing teams in Waltham, MA. Life Edit is advancing therapeutic programs in collaboration with industry partners while building its own internal pipeline of gene editing therapies. We are looking for a unique individual who can continue to lead the cultural development of Life Edit and build on its momentum as an integral part of the ElevateBio ecosystem.
Our Mission:
To power the creation of life-transforming cell and gene therapies, at a speed the world deserves.
Our Vision:
We seek to be the world’s most indispensable cell and gene therapy technology company, redefining how companies operate, how products are created and how disease is treated.
ElevateBio is committed to equal employment opportunity and non-discrimination for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to a person’s race, color, gender, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation or any characteristic protected under applicable law. ElevateBio will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
