Executive Administrative Assistant
Stryker
Summary
As the Executive Administrative Assistant supporting the Vice President of Commercial Excellence and their Leadership Team, you will serve as a trusted administrative partner, providing proactive, organized, and detail-oriented support that enables effective leadership and business operations. In this role, you will manage complex calendars, travel, meetings, departmental budgets, communications, and special projects while exercising independent judgment and handling confidential information with discretion. You will collaborate across teams, anticipate evolving priorities, and help facilitate the planning and execution of key departmental programs and initiatives.
Job description
Summary
As the Executive Administrative Assistant supporting the Vice President of Commercial Excellence and their Leadership Team, you will serve as a trusted administrative partner, providing proactive, organized, and detail-oriented support that enables effective leadership and business operations. In this role, you will manage complex calendars, travel, meetings, departmental budgets, communications, and special projects while exercising independent judgment and handling confidential information with discretion. You will collaborate across teams, anticipate evolving priorities, and help facilitate the planning and execution of key departmental programs and initiatives.
What You Will Do
- Serve as a trusted administrative partner to the Vice President of Commercial Excellence and their Leadership Team, providing proactive, high-quality support that enables leadership effectiveness and timely execution of business priorities.
- Independently manage complex executive calendars, domestic and international travel arrangements, expense reporting, meeting schedules, correspondence, and day-to-day administrative priorities with sound judgment, accuracy, and discretion.
- Coordinate leadership meetings, team meetings, teleconferences, webcasts, and other business forums, including scheduling, logistics, agendas, presentations, materials, stakeholder coordination, and follow-up.
- Support departmental budget administration, including preparing invoices and expense reports for approval, reviewing and reconciling financial records, tracking expenses, and maintaining accurate budget-related documentation.
- Gather, compile, analyze, and organize departmental metrics, reports, presentations, communications, and other business materials, ensuring accuracy, clarity, confidentiality, and alignment with company standards.
- Maintain departmental calendars, distribution lists, shared resources, records, correspondence, and communication channels to support organized operations and timely information flow.
- Build effective relationships and communicate professionally with senior leaders, employees, cross-functional partners, customers, and external contacts, coordinating requests, resolving administrative issues, and supporting effective collaboration across the organization.
- Facilitate and support departmental programs, special projects, process improvements, and evolving business initiatives, demonstrating ownership, resourcefulness, independent judgment, and timely follow-through while providing backup administrative support to other executives as needed.
What You Need
Required:
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 5+ years’ relevant experience supporting Senior Leadership in a similar capacity
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
Preferred:
- Associate or bachelor’s Degree
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
- 5+ years’ relevant experience supporting Senior Leadership in a similar capacity
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs
- Associate or bachelor’s Degree
Company overview
Stryker is a global leader in medical technology, founded in 1941 by Dr. Homer Stryker and headquartered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. As one of the world's premier medical device companies, Stryker operates across three major business segments: Medical and Surgical Equipment, Orthopaedics and Spine, and Neurotechnology. The company impacts more than 150 million patients annually through its innovative products and services sold in over 75 countries worldwide. With approximately 53,000 employees globally and annual sales of $22.6 billion in 2024, Stryker maintains a strong commitment to research and development, investing $1.5 billion in R&D annually. The company's diverse portfolio includes surgical instruments, orthopedic implants, neurovascular devices, endoscopic systems, and advanced digital healthcare solutions. Stryker is recognized for its Mako robotic-assisted surgery systems and has been consistently ranked as one of Fortune's World's Best Workplaces for eight consecutive years, demonstrating its commitment to corporate culture and employee development.