Executive Assistant

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

Based in Cambridge, this position is fully on site Mon, Tues, Wed and Thurs. Fridays are remote.

Provides executive level support to Executives for Beth Israel Lahey Health. Responsible for all aspects of the executive's administrative operations, including managing travel arrangements, coordinating schedules and meetings, coordinating executive correspondence, as well as communicating with administrative and clinical leadership, medical providers, field leaders and other stakeholders, including board members, donors and other external constituents. Performs complex administrative duties in preparation and completion of fiscal and administrative projects. Duties include preparation of spreadsheets, charts, presentation materials, conducting online and other types of research.

Job Description:

Essential Responsibilities:

• Provides executive administrative support to the executive(s), including, but not limited to: scheduling meetings, following up on meeting-generated tasks, preparing documents and presentation slides. Handles telephone calls in a professional, courteous speaking manner, and initiates appropriate disposition. Represents the BILH system to internal and external constituents. Answers policy and informational questions and determines appropriate course of action for sensitive issues and matters of significance that have system-wide visibility. Establishes and maintains influential and strategic relationships at all levels of the system.
• Creates Word documents/correspondence, Excel spreadsheets, and PowerPoint presentations. Composes high level correspondence and memoranda independently and with professional quality. Edits and proofreads all written materials and verifies the validity of data and documents contained in all reports prior to submission.
• Deals discreetly with highly sensitive, confidential written, electronic, and oral communications concerning staff, department, and system matters. Maintains confidential materials related to personnel issues, patients and others according to system standards and in compliance with HIPPA regulations and requirements.
• Plans, organizes and coordinates meetings or special events, including reserving conference rooms, sending and tracking invitations, procuring food and beverage and ensuring vendor payment.
• Sets up room and equipment (sets up conference calls, audio-visual equipment, projector, etc., as necessary). Prepares agenda, produces and supplies materials, records and distributes meeting notes.
• Prepares purchase requisitions, check requests, action forms, etc., in accordance with system procedures. Support special projects, as requested.
• Monitors and maintains inventory of office supplies and equipment. Purchases, as needed, and stays within established budget. Keeps office equipment in working order and contacts vendors or IT, as necessary, for repairs or replacements

Required Qualifications:

• Associate's degree required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5-8 years related work experience required.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint or Access and other web-based applications. May produce complex documents, perform analysis and maintain databases.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Working in an executive office.
• Working in healthcare industry.

Competencies:

• Decision Making: Ability to make decisions that are guided by general instructions and practices requiring some interpretation. May make recommendations for solving problems of moderate complexity and importance.
• Problem Solving: Ability to address problems that are varied, requiring analysis or interpretation of the situation using direct observation, knowledge and skills based on general precedents.
• Independence of Action: Ability to set goals and determines how to accomplish defined results with some guidelines. Manager/Director provides broad guidance and overall direction.
• Written Communications: Ability to summarize and communicate in English moderately complex information in varied written formats to internal and external customers.
• Oral Communications: Ability to comprehend and communicate complex verbal information in English to medical center staff, patients, families and external customers.
• Knowledge: Ability to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of concepts, practices and policies with the ability to use them in complex varied situations.
• Team Work: Ability to work collaboratively in small teams to improve the operations of immediate work group by offering ideas, identifying issues, and respecting team members.
• Customer Service: Ability to provide a high level of customer service and staff training to meet customer service standards and expectations for the assigned unit(s). Resolves service issues in the assigned unit(s) in a timely and respectful manner.

Physical Nature of the Job:
Sedentary work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally in carrying, lifting, pushing, pulling objects. Sitting most of the time, with walking and standing required only occasionally

Pay Range:

$85,010.00 USD - $109,928.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law. 

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled