Executive Assistant - Corporate Development

At first glance, you'll see Danaher's scale. Our 65,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique operating companies within three platforms?life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.

Look again and you'll see the opportunity to build a meaningful career, be creative, and take risks with the support you need to be successful. You'll find associates who are as certain about their impact as they are about where they're headed next.

You'll find the Danaher Business System, which makes everything possible. You'll also see a company that investors trust?our culture of continuous improvement has helped us outperform the S&P 500 by more than 5,000% over the past 25 years.

The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing administrative support to multiple executives including projects, complex calendar management, event planning, and domestic/international travel arrangements.

This position is part of the Corporate Development group and will be located onsite in our Washington, DC office.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

Expertly deliver heavy calendar management, architect and execute needs for worldwide department meetings to include logistics/securing conference room(s), set-up video conferencing/media, arrange, gather and distribute meeting materials, recordings and other collateral

Provide a seamless communication bridge between executives and internal departments, demonstrate executive presence, leadership, and a keen sense to maintain credibility, confidentiality, discretion, and trust

Manage and maintain multiple departmental databases, management files, and other electronic filing systems

Manage invoice approval and submission process for multiple vendors

Collaborate with and provide back-up support to the Corporate Development Executive Assistant when needed, which includes calendar management, travel scheduling, conference planning and meeting logistics

The essential requirements of the job include:

Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience; HS diploma required

5+ years of successful experience as an Administrative Assistant/Executive Assistant, including substantive project management experience

Ability to maintain complete confidentiality regarding sensitive information

Tech savvy and highly proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); excellent PowerPoint graphics/presentation skills are necessary

Demonstrated ability to engage and communicate comfortably and effectively with individuals in a wide range of functions, and at a wide range of levels, throughout the organization

Track record of success working on a fast-paced team with flexibility quickly pivot and address unexpected matters for individuals in various time zones

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

Supporting global organizations

Prioritizing and managing multiple projects / tasks

Partnering with other administrative professionals to manage competing needs and schedules

The hourly range for this role is $40.00 - $47.00 per hour. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.

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This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Join our winning team today. Together, we'll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow's science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

For more information, visit

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