Executive Assistant, Chief Executive/Biotech Luminary – Remote in NC/Top$$

This is an outstanding opportunity.

Our client is a highly respected RTP area biotech executive who has founded numerous companies, is a sought-after speaker, leads several charitable foundations, and sits on numerous boards.

She is intensely busy and moves in a million directions.  It is essential that she has a top-notch assistant who can proactively and exceedingly competently partner with her. 

Role will be broad-based, with a heavy focus on travel and scheduling.  Most important is that we find a candidate who knows how to provide impeccable support to a busy executive. This is an immediate need.

Key Things to Note:

• This is a remote role, but client seeks candidate local to the Triangle area for regular meetups.
• The position will begin as contract, with the intention of converting to full-time after an initial mutual trial period.
• This executive travels extensively. In addition to standard travel planning skills, we seek an EA who is accustomed to troubleshooting travel issues, including international.
• This executive runs multiple companies and foundations.  Further, she is regularly called away for speeches, presentations, consulting, and other demands.  It is a heavy load and having the right “deputy” is critical.  We seek a candidate who will stay ahead of the executive and will ensure she has everything that she needs when she gets to her destination.
• This EA will routinely represent the executive with her broad constituency including other executives and staff, board members, investors, media, clients, etc.  We seek a polished and professional communicator who is a strong relationship-builder.
• This is a high-demand role due to the pace at which the executive works and the variety of activities and responsibilities she handles.  The successful EA will thrive in a dynamic, high expectations setting.  We seek a level-headed, highly skilled candidate who can switch gears readily and maintain the highest quality of work despite pace, change, or disruption.

This is a critically important role and compensation will be generous.

The right candidate will be a seasoned executive assistant who brings extensive experience supporting Chief Executives, ideally in start-up/emerging business settings.  Experience working with (and, as needed, supporting) Advisory Boards will be important. Some experience in life science industries would be a plus.

In addition, we seek a candidate who brings the professionalism, competence, urgency, judgment, flexibility, discretion, and resourcefulness needed to get the job done (well).  Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, TEAMS, ZOOM, excellent business writing, organizational skills, polished communication, and impeccable attention to detail are all assumed and important. 

As important, we seek a candidate who values the life-changing work that this executive is driving (through both her companies and her foundations) and will fully embrace the mission.  Some overtime hours will be involved.

Many more details are available.  Please forward resume for prompt consideration.  Local candidates targeted.