Executive Assistant (Onsite: Deer Park, IL)
Danaher Corporation
Summary
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.
Job description
In this role, you will have the opportunity to:
- Provide direct executive support to CEOs, Presidents, or other C-suite executives within large, complex organizations.
- Manage highly complex executive calendars, global travel, meetings, and competing priorities with judgment and foresight to anticipate needs, resolve conflicts, and maintain effective executive workflow.
- Operate as a trusted partner to C-suite leadership, exercising exceptional judgment, discretion, and confidentiality while working independently on sensitive and time-critical matters.
- Engage senior executives, Board-level stakeholders, customers, and internal and external partners across functions and geographies with executive presence.
- 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.
- Strong organizational and time-management skills with the ability to prioritize effectively and influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- 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.
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.
Requirements
- 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
- Proven ability to operate as a trusted partner to C-suite leadership with exceptional judgment, discretion, and confidentiality
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Strong organizational and technology capabilities, including proficiency with Microsoft Office and collaboration tools
- Ability to coordinate across a complex, matrixed organization and influence stakeholders
- Ability to travel <5% per business needs
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- 401(k)
- Bonus/Incentive Pay
Company overview
Danaher Corporation is a leading global science and technology innovator headquartered in Washington, D.C., specializing in biotechnology, life sciences, and diagnostics. Founded in 1984 by brothers Steven and Mitchell Rales, the company has evolved from its origins as a manufacturing conglomerate into a premier healthcare technology organization with approximately 63,000 employees worldwide. Danaher operates through three core divisions: biotechnology (28% of revenues), which develops products for therapeutic development; life sciences (31% of revenues), focused on disease identification, new therapies, and drug testing/manufacturing; and diagnostics (41% of revenues), providing instruments, consumables, and software for disease diagnosis. The company's portfolio includes renowned brands such as Beckman Coulter, Cytiva, Pall Corporation, Cepheid, Leica Microsystems, and Abcam, serving pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology firms, healthcare providers, and research institutions globally. Danaher is distinguished by its Danaher Business System (DBS), a continuous improvement methodology that drives innovation and operational excellence. With 2024 revenues of $23.9 billion, the company ranks 180th on the Fortune 500 and plays a critical role in advancing scientific research, improving diagnostic capabilities, and accelerating the development of life-saving therapies.