Executive Assistant

London, England, United Kingdom

12/17/2024

Site Name: UK – London – New Oxford Street

Posted Date: Dec 17 2024

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Executive Assistant

We are seeking a proactive Executive Assistant to provide comprehensive administrative and partnership support to the Senior Vice President (SVP) of Growth Emerging Markets (GEM) Commercial. This role requires an elevated level of initiative, productivity, integrity, and discretion. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the GEM Commercial Leadership Team (LT) to ensure smooth operations and delivery of GEM Commercial priorities.

Regions Covered: Argentina, Colombia, Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Caricam, Gulf, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand.

In this role you will be responsible for:

• Providing comprehensive administrative support to the SVP GEM Commercial.
• Partnering with the leadership team to develop and facilitate the execution of team objectives.
• Identifying, enhancing, and following specific processes and procedures to maximize business efficiencies and identify areas for improvement.
• Utilising various GSK systems to manage processes and adhere to policies.
• Undertaking ad hoc projects to support the SVP and leadership team.
• Coordinating regional plans with Local Operating Companies (LOCs).
  
  
  

Why you?

Basic Qualifications & Skills:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Previous experience supporting Senior Executives/SVPs and working with leadership teams.
• Demonstrated experience of working with multiple countries at either regional or global scale.
• Experience working with internal systems (i.e., expense and finance systems) and software packages (i.e., MS Teams, Office 365).
• Strong organisational and administration skills with the ability to prioritise workload, work with tight deadlines, and maintain excellent attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills as role will require working between different teams globally across GSK and external parties.
• High level of discretion and sensitivity when dealing with confidential matters.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications & Skills:

Please note the following skills are not necessary, just preferred, if you do not have them, please still apply:

• Recognised certifications/qualifications in business administration and software package usage (MS Teams, Office 365).
  
  
  

Closing Date for Applications – 7th Jan 2025

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Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

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