Personal Assistant – Discovery Science

Do you have experience in administration and PA support? AstraZeneca in Gothenburg is seeking a Personal Assistant!

Are you looking for a challenging PA role where you can develop your administration skills and work on exciting projects? We have an exciting opportunity to join a team of PAs/Senior Administrators supporting the Discovery Sciences Leadership Team at AstraZeneca in Gothenburg.

Purpose, Offer and Benefits

This is a 6 month consulting assignment, you will be employed by TNG during this time.

You will work in a friendly and collaborative team in a thriving and active administration community committed to supporting continuous improvement.

Be appreciated for your contributions. Our culture of recognition and reward means each of us feels supported and empowered to step up and take responsibility. With all the tools you need to excel at every level, coupled with ongoing constructive feedback and coaching, there´s no better place to bring out your best.

Your Responsibilities

• Email management for VP – Scheduling, prioritizing, responding to emails.
• Responding on behalf of the VP to a wide range of stakeholders, maintaining high professional standards whilst meeting conflicting needs
• Proactive management of VP´s schedule including prioritizing and safeguarding of time
• Manage coordination of logistics for face-to-face and virtual leadership team meetings
• Specialist administrative support to leadership team and department as required.
• Development and maintenance of processes, promoting best practice and sharing expertise.
• Preparation of presentation materials and information for VP
• Working alongside PA team to mentor and coach others.

The Bigger Picture

Who we are
Business Planning an Operations (BPO) provides communications, operational support and leadership enablement in Discovery Sciences, an expert scientific function that applies deep technical expertise in specialist technologies. BPO performs a key role in interfacing with the broader business, acting as a central coordination point with HR, Finance, Global Pipeline and Portfolio Management (GPPM) and Corporate communications, to ensure we are aligned to business reporting standards and best practice, and providing appropriate reporting information to inform and develop business strategy and portfolio.

Our Expectations

Essential requirements:

• Experience of PA activities –travel & events organisation, diary & inbox management.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Effective and efficient approach to managing workload and prioritisation
• A professional and proactive approach, and ability to manage conflicting demands
• Demonstrate attention to detail, working consistently deliver quality right first time approach.
• Strong organisational, forward-planning and stakeholder management skills
• Solid relationship-building skills to develop networks both within the company and externally
• Good business awareness with sensitivity to highly confidential information
• Track record of handling and resolving challenges quickly and efficiently, with flexibility to adapt to changing situations

Interested?
This is a staffing assignment which means that you are employed by TNG, but work for one of our customers. If you are interested in this position, apply right now! The selection process is ongoing and the position can be filled before the last apply-date. If you have any questions, please contact the recruiter.