Administrative Assistant - job 2 of 2

About the Department

Novo Nordisk, a global health care company, is committed to discovering and developing innovative medicines to help people living with diabetes lead longer, healthier lives. To support this, Novo Nordisk is conducting research on stem cell therapy. Stem cell research raises hopes for improved treatment of Type 1 Diabetes and for future treatments with cell transplantation therapy. This treatment could be offered to people with many different serious chronic diseases caused by the degeneration of specific cells, such as Type 1 Diabetes. Type 1 Diabetes is manifested by the selective destruction of the insulin-producing cells in the body, which leads to a life-long dependence on insulin injections to control blood sugar levels. It is usually diagnosed in children and young adults. Cell therapy may offer a better treatment by replacing the lost cells with new insulin-producing cells derived from stem cells, thus avoiding daily multiple insulin injections as well as numerous blood glucose tests. This treatment may also offer better blood glucose control, which is crucial to avoid late-stage complications such as blindness and kidney failure. In this project Novo Nordisk will generate new stem cell lines to be used in future cell therapies to treat Type 1 Diabetes, Parkinson’s and chronical heart failure. Are you ready to make a difference?

The Position

Performs multiple simple to moderately complex clerical, administrative and general office duties in support of a department, function or for one or more persons.

Relationships

Directly supports one or more individuals. Contacts are typically within own department, visitors and customers, individuals representing other departments, and occasionally with outside organizations.

Essential Functions

• Assists with calendar management on behalf of the people that they support.
• Assists with overflow work from higher level administrative positions.
• Independently researches a wide variety of information requests; gathers and compiles basic reports.
• May develop and update documents that are to be uploaded to the intranet.
• May participate on, or provide administrative support to, project teams.
• May support team with tracking budget spend.
• Performs duties on own initiative, such as reviewing and responding to correspondence and preparing documents/forms.
• Performs other clerical/administrative and support duties as needed.
• Provides support to team members for general administrative needs such as presentation development, greeting guests, new hire onboarding, etc.
• Typically performs a variety of routine office duties involving typing, invoicing, record and file maintenance, data entry, meeting/travel arrangements, planning and execution of either on or offsite department meetings, processing expense reports, ordering supplies, etc.

Physical Requirements

0-10% overnight travel required.

Qualifications

• A high school diploma or GED required
• A minimum of 2 years of administrative or related experience required
• Ability to exercise some discretion and judgment
• Ability to handle sensitive information
• Ability to interact with various levels within and outside of the organization
• Customer service skills required
• Requires demonstrated computer skills, associate software and use of Microsoft Office
• Sound understanding of general office routines and procedures
• Strong attention to detail required

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk we recognize that it is no longer good enough to aspire to be the best company in the world. We need to aspire to be the best company for the world and we know that this is only possible with talented employees with diverse perspectives, backgrounds and cultures. We are therefore committed to creating an inclusive culture that celebrates the diversity of our employees, the patients we serve and communities we operate in. Together, we’re life changing.

Novo Nordisk is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal laws, rules or regulations.

If you are interested in applying to Novo Nordisk and need special assistance or an accommodation to apply, please call us at 1-855-411-5290. This contact is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.