Become a part of Lonza, where your drive and commitment will lead to exceptional results. If you join us as an Administrative Assistant in Bend, OR, you'll collaborate with a top-tier team to effectively introduce innovative solutions that enhance lives worldwide. This opportunity allows you to contribute to a respected pioneer in life sciences, enabling your creativity to thrive and your professional journey to prosper.
Position Summary
We are looking for a diligent, meticulous, and excellent communicator who enjoys variety, takes initiative, and supports multiple teams across different campuses. This role is for someone who excels at "getting things done" and collaborates effectively with a diverse range of customers. You will have a vital role in maintaining day-to-day operations efficiently by offering comprehensive administrative and operational support to various departments. Additionally, we need someone to aid internal communications by crafting a variety of internal and executive-facing content. We are searching for a natural storyteller who can engage with diverse audiences by translating complex subjects into clear, compelling, and purposeful messages.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate daily office operations and serve as a point of contact for staff and vendors.
- Assist with scheduling, meeting planning and prep, reporting, and other administrative tasks as assigned.
- Assist collaborators with presentations, reports, and meeting materials.
- Provide general administrative support as needed.
- Assist with the creation, editing, and dissemination of internal content such as announcements, newsletters, and intranet articles.
- Assist in collaborating with cross-functional teams to gather content.
- Support development of branded visuals for newsletters, events, meetings, and internal campaigns while maintaining visual consistency and adherence to corporate branding guidelines.
Key requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in business, Journalism, or a related field preferred or equivalent experience.
- 2+ years of professional experience in an administrative and/or communication role.
- Proven excellent organization and planning skills including high attention to detail while balancing many tasks.
- Remarkable writing, editing, and proofreading capabilities with a firm understanding of grammar and tone.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) and virtual collaboration tools.
- Bonus: experience crafting visual content in Canva or similar tools.
We want individuals who are determined and collaborative, ready to contribute to our mission. If you seek a role where you can make a difference and work with an outstanding team, this opportunity at Lonza is for you!
Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.
People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.
