Executive Assistant - Laboratory Plastics Essentials

Thermo Fisher Scientific • Waltham, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

As part of the Thermo Fisher Scientific team, you’ll discover meaningful work that makes a positive impact on a global scale. Join our colleagues in bringing our Mission to life every single day to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We provide our global teams with the resources needed to achieve individual career goals while helping to take science a step beyond by developing solutions for some of the world’s toughest challenges, like protecting the environment, making sure our food is safe or helping find cures for cancer. As an Executive Assistant at Thermo Fisher Scientific, you'll support senior leadership in their mission to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. You'll serve as a trusted partner to executives, managing complex calendars, coordinating travel, and ensuring seamless communication across the organization. Your exceptional organizational abilities, discretion, and proactive approach will be crucial in managing confidential information and handling multiple high-priority tasks. You'll collaborate with teams, coordinate meetings and events, and manage special projects to completion. This role requires someone who remains composed while delivering outstanding administrative support that enables executives to focus on strategic priorities. We are seeking a highly skilled and adaptable Executive Assistant to support two (2) fast-paced, results-driven Executives in Laboratory Plastics Essentials (LPE): the Division President, LPE and the Vice President/General Manager, Liquid Handling Solutions. This role requires a proactive, resourceful individual capable of managing complex calendars, coordinating international and domestic travel, and planning strategic meetings and events. The ideal candidate will thrive in a dynamic environment and possess the organizational agility to navigate a steep learning curve—quickly grasping our business structure and leadership styles.

Requirements

• High school diploma required with minimum of five (5) years of executive administrative experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus two (2) years of executive assistant experience supporting senior leadership, preferably in a global corporate environment.
• Expert proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Word, Teams)
• Outstanding organizational and time management skills with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with exceptional attention to detail and professional presence
• Demonstrated ability to handle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of the organization, including senior leadership
• Experience managing complex calendars across multiple time zones
• Experience coordinating complex international travel and detailed logistics, including managing visa requirements
• Proficiency with expense management systems (e.g., Concur) and virtual meeting platforms
• Proven ability to work independently, anticipate needs, and proactively solve problems
• Strong project management and event planning capabilities
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively in a global, matrixed environment and build cross-functional relationships
• Ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced, dynamic environment with shifting priorities
• Flexibility to support global teams and occasionally work outside standard business hours
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.
• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check, which includes a drug screening.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Fields of Study: Business Administration, Secretarial Science or related field

Responsibilities

• Managing complex calendars
• Coordinating international and domestic travel
• Planning strategic meetings and events
• Collaborating with teams
• Coordinating meetings and events
• Managing special projects to completion
• Handling multiple high-priority tasks
• Managing confidential information

Benefits

• Relocation assistance is NOT provided.
• competitive remuneration
• annual incentive plan bonus scheme
• healthcare
• company 401k
• A choice of national medical and dental plans, and a national vision plan, including health incentive programs
• Employee assistance and family support programs, including commuter benefits and tuition reimbursement
• At least 120 hours paid time off (PTO)
• 10 paid holidays annually
• paid parental leave (3 weeks for bonding and 8 weeks for caregiver leave)
• accident and life insurance
• short- and long-term disability in accordance with company policy
• Retirement and savings programs, such as our competitive 401(k) U.S. retirement savings plan
• Employees’ Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP) offers eligible colleagues the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Education Level: Associate degree