Executive Assistant

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cytiva, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. 

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

Working at Cytiva means being at the forefront of providing new solutions to transform human health. Our incredible customers undertake life-saving activities ranging from fundamental biological research to developing innovative vaccines, new medicines, and cell and gene therapies.

At Cytiva you will be able to continuously improve yourself and us – working on challenges that truly matter with people that care for each other, our customers, and their patients. Take your next step to an altogether life-changing career.

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The Executive Assistant is responsible for serving as the primary point of contact between the General Manager & Vice President, Cell Culture and key internal and external stakeholders, including executives, partners, clients, and employees.  In this role, you will be accountable for results-oriented organizational proficiency and strategic administrative support, while handling the demands of a fast-paced environment. 

This position reports to the General Manager & Vice President, Cell Culture. The role is in Logan, Utah and will be an on-site role.

What you will do:

• Provide proactive, comprehensive administrative support for the VP & GM, Cell Culture Media and selected L1 leaders, including calendar management, travel, expense reporting, communications, and day-to-day coordination, while anticipating needs and resolving issues to help the leadership team operate effectively.

• Coordinate with agendas, presentations for key business-unit meetings, all hand calls, leadership events, and operating rhythms, ensuring the right stakeholders, materials, and logistics are in place.

• Manage executive communications and presentations with professionalism and discretion, while coordinating cross-functional and global leadership sessions, strategic events, and related business activities to ensure materials and logistics are ready for leadership audiences.

Who you are:

• Experienced Executive Assistant with 5+ years of experience supporting senior business leaders (President, SVP, or CEO), exceptional organizational skills, and a proactive ability to manage competing priorities, anticipate needs, and operate effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

• Comfortable handling sensitive information with discretion and professionalism, especially in the context of confidential strategy discussions, talent & development conversations and M&A-related activity.

• Advanced proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word), collaboration tools such as Teams and SharePoint, and AI tools such as Microsoft 365 Copilot, with strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to synthesize information into professional presentations and briefing materials.

Cytiva, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. 

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. 

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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