Sr Administrative Assistant - Office Operations (6 month contract)
Redwood City
HR – HR /
Contract /
On-site
Location : Redwood City, California (onsite 4 days per week required)
Rezolute is a late-stage rare disease company focused on significantly improving outcomes for individuals with hypoglycemia caused by hyperinsulinism (HI). Our antibody therapy, RZ358 (ersodetug), is designed to treat all forms of HI and has shown substantial benefit in clinical trials and real-world use for the treatment of congenital hyperinsulinism (cHI) and tumor hyperinsulinism (tHI).
We are a rapidly growing small clinical stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Redwood City, California. We are seeking an experienced office administration professional to provide support to this office and other remote employees as needed
The Sr Administrative Assistant reports to the Sr. Director of Human Resources and provides primary high-quality administrative and office operations support. They will be professional, attentive to details, and effective in communication and management of interactions with external partners and personnel in other departments of the company. The successful candidates will have excellent customer service and be outcome oriented. The ability to work in a fast-paced environment with strong attention to detail is essential.
Key Responsibilities:
- Proactively schedule, coordinate and manage meetings/conference calls and related activities including all meeting logistics such as availability for attendees, meeting room and equipment set up, catering orders, set up and break down, meeting materials preparation and distribution, taking meeting minutes as requested. Work with functional leads to resolve timing conflicts to ensure appropriate attendance.
- Arrange all details for offsite meetings (book hotels, make restaurant reservations, choose food for catered meals, reserve audio visual equipment, research and schedule team-building events).
- Assist with business travel planning and coordination as needed per company travel policy.
- Assist with expense reports for submission to company application.
- Assist in the preparation of documents, flowcharts, organizational charts and presentations.
- Order and maintain department office supplies.
- Coordinate with IT to resolve computer and other technical issues.
- Participate in onboarding activities of new hires working cross functionally with each department.
- Attend and participate in team, department and management meetings on-site and off-site, as applicable.
- Position will be primarily an onsite position working from the Redwood City office allowing for some flexibility for optimal cross-functional interdepartmental interaction and support.
- Coordinate and support leadership team calendars, department calendars and ensure that all team/staff meetings are planned and prepared.
- Assist Human Resources with daily administrative tasks and projects as needed.
- Assist in scheduling and facilitating interviews for candidates both remotely and onsite as needed
Qualifications:
- Must have experience working within a growing biotech pre and post product launch.
- Ability to handle competing priorities and tight deadlines simultaneously while maintaining quality.
- Ability to multi-task and be proactive in identifying potential issues and providing assistance where needed. Attention to detail is essential.
- Must have expertise in Outlook and using standard office software applications, including Microsoft Office (proficient in Word, including PDF Forms development experienced, PowerPoint, Excel, Concur, and SharePoint) as appropriate for the function supported.
- Excellent communication, customer service and interpersonal skills.
- Reliable and able to work well independently and work well in a team.
- Quick learner and able to work proactively on most tasks, following established guidelines.
- Experienced in working with information that is confidential.
- Minimum 5 years of related experience in an Administrative Assistant role supporting a large team of people.
Rezolute (RZLT) currently anticipates the base salary for the Sr Administrative Assistant ( 6 Month Contract) role could range from $48.00 per hour to $65.00 per hour and will depend, in part, on the successful candidate’s geographical location and their qualifications for the role, including education and experience. The compensation described above is subject to change and could be higher or lower than the range described based on current market survey data and the qualifications, education, experience and geographical location of the selected candidate.
