Job Description

Job Advert Job Title: Executive Assistant
Location: London Job Type: 6-month Contract
Agencies: We will only work with recruitment partners on our preferred supplier list and will not engage with speculative CVs submitted.
LifeArc, we want to hear from people who are as passionate as we are about making life science life changing that can improve patients\xe2\x80\x99 lives.

A bit about the role:
The Executive Assistant (EA) will support the Executive Team and will be responsible for providing them full support, managing important administrative deliverables, giving the Executive team members back valuable time. This dynamic position requires the ability to anticipate needs, think critically, and offer solutions to problems with a high level of professionalism and confidentiality. The executive assistant has the potential to act as a true business partner to the executive.
In addition to the information outlined in this job description there will be department / function specific tasks required which may vary across the various Executive Assistant roles

About you:

Expertise:

• Significant executive support experience, including supporting C-level executives and Non-profit board experience is preferred.

• Expert proficiency with Microsoft Office and ability to create and/or edit

• PowerPoint presentations and materials.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Exceptional organisational skills and impeccable attention to detail.

• High degree of professionalism in dealing with diverse groups of people, including

• Board members, senior executives, employees, academics, and industry partners.

• Make appropriate, informed decisions regarding priorities and available time.

• Ability to complete a high volume of tasks and projects with little or no guidance.

• Ability to react with appropriate levels of urgency to situations and events that require quick response or turnaround.

• Able to maintain a high level of integrity and discretion in handling confidential information.

• Excellent judgment is essential.

Qualifications:

• No formal qualification is required but it is expected that the incumbent will have A-Level education or equivalent

About us:
At LifeArc, our ambition is to make life science life changing. We do this by advancing scientific discoveries beyond the lab, faster, so that they can shape the next generation of diagnostics, treatments, and cures.
Working at the cutting edge of translational science and as the early-stage translation specialists, we progress scientific discoveries on their journey to becoming a medicine, diagnostic or intervention that can improve patients\xe2\x80\x99 lives. Our work begins by seeking out innovative science, then helping to develop this to a point where there is a clinical and commercial pathway for others to invest the time and money to take it further forward.


What we can offer you:
Salary will be determined by qualifications and experience along with other exceptional benefits. Because we understand everyone has different requirements, our flexible benefits allow you to choose those which are important to you. Our pension scheme offers employer contributions of up to 12%, private health insurance, and annual leave of 31 days PLUS bank holidays.
Join us, and you\xe2\x80\x99ll have the scope to be creative and take measured risks. You\xe2\x80\x99ll be rewarded for your curiosity, for working as one team, and for learning fast. And you\xe2\x80\x99ll have everything you need to be your best every day.
Don\xe2\x80\x99t meet every single requirement? At LifeArc we are dedicated in building an inclusive workplace and a diverse workforce that can bring a range of skills, new ideas and innovative thinking to our work. So, whatever your background or lived experience, if you\xe2\x80\x99re excited about this role, but perhaps feel you don\xe2\x80\x99t meet every requirement in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and you may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We all have potential. At LifeArc, you\xe2\x80\x99ll discover what you can really do with it.

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