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About the Role
The Executive Assistant provides critical, confidential, and autonomous support to Cepheid's Chief Commercial Officer, enabling effective decision-making and execution within the global commercial organization. This high-impact role requires an understanding of business operations, commercial priorities, executive rhythms, and strategic planning.
Responsibilities
- Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to support achievement of key commercial business objectives.
- Lead executive operations, including complex calendar management, global travel, meetings, expenses, and other business-critical activities.
- Drive strategic projects and events by managing timelines, logistics, and deliverables to ensure successful execution of commercial priorities.
Requirements
- High school diploma or equivalent experience with 8+ years of executive administrative support experience, including support of C-suite leaders.
- Minimum 3 years of project management and event planning experience, including executive meetings, conferences, and business events.
- Advanced proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, and other AI-enabled productivity tools.
- Ability to travel internationally and domestically per business needs.
Skills
- Outlook
- Word
- Excel
- PowerPoint
- Copilot
- AI-enabled productivity tools
- Project management
- Event planning
- Executive administrative support
- C-suite support
- Business operations understanding
- Commercial priorities understanding
- Executive rhythms understanding
- Strategic planning understanding
Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Work Type
- On-site
Experience Level
- 8+ years of executive administrative support experience
- 3+ years of project management and event planning experience
Education Level
- High school diploma or equivalent
Salary/Compensations
- USD $50.00 – $55.00 per hour
- Eligible for bonus/incentive pay
Benefits
- Paid time off
- Medical/dental/vision insurance
- 401(k)
- Comprehensive package of benefits
About the Company
- Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, is passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests.
- Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges.
- Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.
Equal Opportunity
- Danaher Corporation and all Danaher Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law.
- The U.S. EEO posters are available here.
- We comply with federal and state disability laws and make reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.