Lead Administrative Assistant, R&D/RAQAC

Work Flexibility: Hybrid

Work Flexibility: Hybrid (M, Tu, W onsite)

Location: 3909 Three Oaks Rd, Cary, IL

Shift: Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM, flexible

Summary:

The Lead Coordinator, R&D/RAQAC provides high level administrative support to the Senior Directors of R&D and RAQAC and their respective Leadership Teams and will gather, compile, verify, and analyze information for use in documents such as memos, letters, reports, speeches, presentations, and news releases. Additionally, you will be responsible for preparing documents and presentation materials; screening and responding to incoming correspondence, inquiries, and phone calls; drafting letters and official information releases; arranging and attending meetings.

What You Will Do:

• Manage scheduling for Senior Directors and their respective Leadership Teams.
• Coordinate travel for Senior Directors and Leadership Team
• Support administrative needs of the R&D department and team members, including the Advanced teams as well as the RAQAC department and team members.
• Drive key departmental recognition programs and practices
• Ensure the appropriate use of, and preparation/submission of expense reports for, department charge cards
• Provide administrative support for product launches at Sales meetings.
• Support new hire onboarding, including maintenance of onboarding materials, workspace setup, onboarding material preparation, and hiring-manager support.
• Manage office supply inventory and orders.
• Facilitate smooth and positive communications between executive and colleagues, key stakeholders, senior leadership and external parties.
• Build effective working partnerships with members of the teams and across teams in the business, function, and organization.

What You Need:

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• 5+ years of work experience in progressively advanced administrative support
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office applications, including complex document, spreadsheet and presentation creation

Preferred:

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in business administration or other relevant field of study
• Experience supporting executives in a corporate global environment

Travel Percentage: 10%

Stryker Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Stryker is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability.

Stryker Corporation will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.