Executive Assistant

McKesson is seeking a highly experienced Executive Assistant to support the SVP of Specialized Care Pharmacy, VP of Marketing, VP of Support Solutions, VP of Strategic Planning & Management, and VP of Market Enablement. The Executive Assistant will be a self-starter that thrives in taking initiative, providing valuable support within the Strategic, Community and Specialized Pharmacy business unit. 

Position Description:

• Provides and/or leads a full range of administrative support to multiple Senior Vice Presidents of the organization, exercising confidentiality, tact, and diplomacy 

• Communicates directives and information from the SVP to executives, managers and others in the organization and follows up on the status of assignments 

• Manage access to senior executives, by screening emails and other communications 

• Maintains files, records, calendars, and reporting.  

• Assist in arranging and planning travel, meetings and tracking expenses. 

• Participates in the development and implementation of administrative standards, policies, and practices for the organization 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support to multiple vice presidents for the Strategic, Community, and Specialized Pharmacy business unit. 

• Extensive calendaring, on and off-site meeting planning, travel arrangements, and other core administrative tasks 

• Assist with internal and external meeting preparation to include presentations and reporting  

• Utilize project management tools to monitor timelines, deliverables, and resources, ensuring all tasks are completed on schedule. 

• Collect, analyze, and format data for ad hoc and routine reports, as well as performance evaluations. 

• Making high level contacts of a sensitive nature inside and outside the company 

• Preparing and processing expense reports 

• Leading and/or managing special projects on behalf of the business unit 

• Outlining drafts and finalizing correspondence 

• Handling details of a highly confidential and critical nature 

Minimum Requirement:

• Typically requires 6+ years of related work experience in an Executive Assistant role.

Critical Skills:

• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization to accomplish objectives 

• Thorough knowledge of administrative support 

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills 

• Proven ability to manage complex projects efficiently and effectively 

• Ability to investigate and solve a variety of issues by employing considerable judgment, initiative and consistent follow up for complete and quick resolution 

• Experience in a customer facing role 

• Self-starter with superb follow up, attention to detail and flawless execution 

• Strong event planning and management skills 

• Strong interpersonal skills – proven ability to build successful and effective relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization 

• High level of technical proficiency and computer literacy with excellent command of technology and software particularly Microsoft Office Suite including – Excel (spreadsheets), Word (word processing), Outlook (scheduling), and PowerPoint (presentations), Teams (meetings), and Salesforce.com. 

• Ability to work under general direction on multiple tasks with demanding and competing timelines 

• Uses discretion and maintains the highest level of confidentiality 

• Ability to prioritize 

Environment:

• Traditional office requirements. Large percentage of time performing computer-based work is required. 

• Remote / Home Office

• Up to 20% Travel