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Executive Assistant to the Unit President | EISAI | Andover, MA

Eisai Inc., Eisai Medical Research and Eisai Corporation of North America are U.S. subsidiaries of Tokyo-based Eisai Co., Ltd., a research-based human health care company, that discovers, develops, and markets products throughout the world.

At Eisai (a-zi), caring for people is our work. Satisfying unmet medical needs and increasing benefits to patients, their families, and caregivers is Eisai's human health care (hhc) mission. This includes the development of innovative medicines-notably the discovery of the world's most widely used treatment for Alzheimer's disease.

As a company growing at a fast pace, Eisai offers its employees opportunities to thrive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset, and are committed to providing a work environment that will attract and retain talent. Eisai enables and empowers all employees to make significant contributions. That is our quest. That is our promise. That is what makes us Eisai.

With more than 2,500 employees in the U.S. and sites located in Woodcliff Lake, NJ, Ridgefield Park, NJ, Baltimore, MD, and Research Triangle Park, NC, we work and live by our values: Integrity, Respect, Professionalism, Quality and Teamwork.

General Summary:

This position provides administrative support to the Unit President.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities
  • Provide administrative assistance to the Unit President, as requested, including heavy calendar management, requiring interaction with both internal and external executives and assistants, as well as consultants, to coordinate a variety of internal and external executive meetings.
  • Process in-house requests for publication of scientific abstracts, papers/manuscripts, and presentations at professional conferences. Coordinate the review and approval of each request in a timely manner to meet deadlines for submission.
  • Responsible for making domestic as well as international travel arrangements for Unit President and his direct reports. Assist with local transportation and/or hotel accommodations, when needed, for unit's staff members visiting the U.S. from Japan or India.
  • Work with other executive assistant(s) as needed to coordinate travel schedules when several units' staff are traveling to the same destination for the same purpose (business meetings, conferences, etc.)
  • Arrange off-site meetings or events for the unit as may be required.
  • Provide logistics assistance to Andover site administration executive assistant for large-scale company meetings such as All Employee Meetings.
  • Provide assistance, as needed, to Japanese expatriates who may work in Andover for short- or long-term periods for training purposes or who will be here to share their knowledge with our employees. An understanding of both the American and Japanese cultures and the ability to speak and write Japanese will be required to effectively communicate and coordinate logistics, housing and transportation needs.
  • Facilitate, as needed, the communication flow during professional meetings with Japanese partners.
  • Assist Unit President with expense reconciliation. Job Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The ideal candidate will be experienced in handling a wide range of administrative and executive support related tasks and will be able to work independently with little or no supervision. The ability to effectively interact with staff at all levels in a fast-paced environment, sometimes under pressure, remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful and efficient, with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality is crucial to this role. Expert level written and verbal communication skills in both English and Japanese, strong decision making ability and attention to detail are equally important. Outside interfaces include other Eisai units in the U.S. and abroad, governmental, community and industry organizations.
  • High school diploma, (college education and exposure to the sciences desirable) plus 10+ years of experience with demonstrated mastery of all secretarial and administrative skills, preferably at an executive administrative level.
  • Excellent Japanese and English language skills, both oral and written as well as knowledge of Japanese culture.
  • Proficiency in MS Office, including PowerPoint, Lotus Notes.
  • Must be self-starter with the ability to multi-task, work with a high level of initiative; must possess excellent project planning and priority setting skills, as well as excellent organizational and interpersonal skills.
  • High level of accuracy and attention to detail.
  • Flexibility to accommodate to rapidly changing priorities and deadlines.

At Eisai, we recognize that our employees are our greatest asset. That is why we reward them with highly competitive salaries, annual incentive awards, a comprehensive benefits package (Medical, Dental, Prescription and Vision Plans) 401k, Flexible Spending Accounts, Life and Disability Insurance, Tuition and Health Club Reimbursement, and the list doesn't stop there. Since we intend to recruit "the best of the best" candidates, this is how we maximize our competitive advantage in the marketplace.

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To apply for this position, please copy and paste the following link into your browser address bar:

http://eisai.contacthr.com/16186514



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