Executive Administrative Assistant

This is where you save and sustain lives

At Baxter, we are deeply connected by our mission. No matter your role at Baxter, your work makes a positive impact on people around the world. You'll feel a sense of purpose throughout the organization, as we know our work improves outcomes for millions of patients.

Baxter's products and therapies are found in almost every hospital worldwide, in clinics and in the home. For over 85 years, we have pioneered significant medical innovations that transform healthcare.

Together, we create a place where we are happy, successful and inspire each other. This is where you can do your best work.

Join us at the intersection of saving and sustaining lives—where your purpose accelerates our mission.

About Baxter

Baxter provides a broad portfolio of essential renal and hospital products, including home, acute and in-center dialysis; sterile IV solutions; infusion systems and devices; parenteral nutrition; surgery products and anesthetics; and pharmacy automation, software and services. The company’s global footprint and the critical nature of its products and services play a key role in expanding access to healthcare in emerging and developed countries. Baxter’s employees worldwide are building upon the company’s rich heritage of medical breakthroughs to advance the next generation of healthcare innovations that enable patient care.

Baxter has set up a new R&D facility in Bangalore for the sharpest minds in Med Tech and Pharma research. This center will play a key role in exploring and developing new ways for how we treat diseases, as well as discovering smarter ways to prevent them. Visit our microsite for more details.

Position Overview

Executive Administrative Assistant to Baxter’s Bangalore R&D Site leader and supporting two other Director level leaders with day to day activities.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Act as the point of contact between the senior executives and internal/external stakeholders.
• Undertake the tasks of receiving calls, take messages and routing correspondence
• Handle requests and queries appropriately
• Maintains executive’s appointment schedule by planning and scheduling meetings, conferences, teleconferences, and travel
• Make travel arrangements for the executives.
• Take dictation and meeting minutes and accurately enter data.
• Provides historical reference by developing and utilizing filing and retrieval systems and recording meeting discussions.
• Follow up with stakeholders for closure of actions from meeting minutes.
• Produce reports, presentations and briefs
• Develop and carry out an efficient documentation and filing system
• Coordinate and make arrangements for team events, offsite meetings.
• Welcomes guests by greeting them, in person or on the telephone, and answering or directing inquiries, including coordination and assistance for local accommodation and transportation.
• Creating expense reports and submitting for reimbursements.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Education and/or experience

• Graduate with minimum 15 years of work experience.
• Proven experience as an Executive Administrative Assistant, Senior Executive Assistant or in other secretarial position for a minimum of 10 years.
• Full comprehension of office management systems and procedures
• Excellent knowledge of MS Office
• Proficiency in English, with high level verbal and written communications skills
• Exemplary planning and time management skills
• Up-to-date with advancements in office gadgets and applications
• Ability to multitask and prioritize daily workload
• Experience managing multiple calendars
• Experience booking travel
• Discretion and confidentiality
• Additional qualification as personal assistant would be considered an advantage

A Career That Matters

Baxter’s employees are united in a mission to save and sustain lives. We are passionate about applying scientific innovation to meet the needs of the millions of people worldwide who depend on our medically necessary therapies and technologies. We focus on increasing access to healthcare innovating in crucial areas of unmet need, and pursuing creative collaborations that bring our mission to life for patients every day.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Baxter is an equal opportunity employer. Baxter evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability/handicap status or any other legally protected characteristic

Reasonable Accommodations

Baxter is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities globally. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or interview process, please click on the link here and let us know the nature of your request along with your contact information.

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