Executive Assistant (Onsite: Deer Park, IL)

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Within Danaher the work our diagnostic businesses do saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

We’re accelerating the development of cutting-edge diagnostics to solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Across our diagnostics operating companies we are driving innovation through partnerships with top academic institutions and leading players in biopharma and translational research. We’re bringing the best minds together to accelerate innovation and unlock the full potential of the latest scientific advances. Together, we’re expanding access to precision diagnostics for millions of people worldwide - and we’re using our unmatched global scale and proven playbook to make it happen, from hospital labs to mobile clinics. By helping providers, patients, and families get faster, more precise diagnostic results, we’re improving treatment options and saving lives.

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The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing comprehensive administrative support at the senior executive level. This role requires exceptional communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will be a strategic partner, ensuring travel and time optimization, driving operational efficiency, and managing high stakes situations.

This position is a remote role and reports to the Group Executive, Danaher Diagnostics Business. The role is part of the Executive Administration team located in Deer Park, IL and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Extensive experience of at least 8+ years' providing direct executive support to CEOs, Presidents, or other C-suite executives within large, complex organizations; Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Demonstrated success managing highly complex executive calendars, global travel, meetings, and competing priorities with the judgment and foresight to anticipate needs, resolve conflicts, and maintain effective executive workflow.
• Proven ability to operate as a trusted partner to C-suite leadership, exercising exceptional judgment, discretion, and confidentiality while working independently on sensitive and time-critical matters.
• Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the executive presence to effectively engage senior executives, Board-level stakeholders, customers, and internal and external partners across functions and geographies.
• Strong organizational and technology capabilities, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools, with demonstrated ability to coordinate across a complex, matrixed organization, influence stakeholders, and deliver consistently in a fast-paced executive environment.

The essential requirements of the job include

• Proven experience as an Executive Assistant or in a similar administrative role supporting C-Suite senior leadership; Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively, influence cross-functional stakeholders to align priorities, secure resources, and maintain seamless operational flow.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and collaboration tools (e.g., Teams).
• Demonstrated ability to operate both independently and collaboratively within a dynamic team environment.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel <5% per business needs.

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

• Delivering on results while remaining calm under pressure and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a service-oriented mindset.
• Detail-oriented thought processes with a proactive approach to problem-solving.

Within Danaher Diagnostics, we offer a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The annual salary range for this role is $85,000 - $125,000. 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. This range may be modified in the future.

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.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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.

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