Executive Assistant

Boston Children's Hospital; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Boston Children's Hospital seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to support a senior leader. The role requires discretion, strong judgment, and the ability to manage complex scheduling and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities include coordinating meetings, travel, and events, preparing materials, and supporting budget/expense processes. The position emphasizes strategic administrative support to advance executive priorities and departmental operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience managing executive calendars and rapid schedule changes.
• Proven ability to handle confidential and time‑sensitive matters.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events, and travel logistics.
• Experience maintaining records, preparing reports, and supporting budget/expense reconciliation.
• Experience supporting contracts, reimbursements, and policy implementation.

Responsibilities

• Manage the Executive's calendar and prioritize competing demands.
• Triage time-sensitive, confidential matters with discretion.
• Plan, prepare, and execute meetings, interviews, and events.
• Coordinate in-person, hybrid, and virtual logistics for meetings.
• Prepare agendas, minutes, and presentation materials; take minutes as needed.
• Oversee budget and expense processes; prepare reports and analyses.
• Support administrative operations including contracts and reimbursements.

Skills

Executive calendar management

Discretion & judgment

Meeting logistics

Budget & expenses

Data reporting

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Position Summary:Provides expert-level administrative and organizational support to a Senior Leadership or above, including management of complex scheduling, sensitive communications, meeting and travel logistics, records and reporting, budget and expense processes, and broader departmental administrative operations. The role requires strong judgment, discretion, responsiveness, and the ability to support business and financial operations while ensuring efficient execution of executive priorities.

Key Responsibilities:

• Exercise judgment and discretion in handling incoming issues and requests, determining appropriate actions, responses, and solutions in a responsive and professional manner.
• Use Hospital chains of command and reporting systems to triage time-sensitive, challenging, confidential, and sensitive business and employee matters, including de-escalating personnel situations as needed.
• Manage the Executive's calendar to support effective time management and prioritization of competing demands, while balancing daily, weekly, and monthly commitments and making rapid schedule adjustments as needed.
• Plan, prepare, and execute logistical and administrative requirements for meetings, interviews, seminars, conferences, and special events.
• Prepare and circulate agendas, minutes, presentations, and other meeting materials, and take minutes as requested.
• Coordinate in-person, hybrid, and virtual meeting logistics to ensure seamless execution and clear participant expectations.
• Arrange external travel and prepare accurate itineraries.
• Monitor and maintain department recordkeeping systems, including sensitive administrative and financial data.
• Oversee database and spreadsheet inputs, monitor data validity, and compile, print, and distribute periodic reports and related information.
• Evaluate, recommend, and implement changes or upgrades to systems as appropriate.
• Monitor and reconcile budget reports and expenses, and independently research and resolve errors or discrepancies.
• Collect, organize, and prepare materials needed for annual budgets, grant applications, and other complex administrative, financial, clinical, and/or research documents.
• Compile data from diverse sources, perform calculations, create spreadsheets, graphs, and charts, and prepare analyses for supervisor review.
• Organize and oversee secretarial, clerical, and administrative support services, including planning work schedules to ensure coverage for critical functions.
• Monitor work to ensure conformance with established hospital and departmental policies and procedures.
• Recommend, implement, and maintain internal office systems, procedures, and departmental administrative policies to support efficient operations.
• Support the Department's and Executive's business and financial operational responsibilities, including tracking expenses, administering contract management processes, ensuring timely contract execution, and handling purchase orders and reimbursements.

Required Experience & Education:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience managing complex executive calendars, competing priorities, and rapid schedule changes.
• Experience handling confidential, sensitive, and time-sensitive business and employee matters with sound judgment and discretion.
• Experience coordinating meetings, events, travel, and executive communications and materials.
• Experience maintaining records, preparing reports, working with databases and spreadsheets, and supporting budget and expense reconciliation processes.
• Experience supporting departmental administrative and operational functions, including contracts, purchase orders, reimbursements, and policy/procedure implementation.
• Prior experience overseeing administrative support services; may include managing junior Executive Assistants.

Experience Preferred:

• Minimum 3 years of relevant administrative experience in supporting an executive/leader and/or in a complex, fast-paced environment.

The posted pay range is Boston Children's reasonable and good-faith expectation for this pay at the time of posting.

Any base pay offer provided depends on skills, experience, education, certifications, and a variety of other job-related factors. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive benefits package that includes flexible schedules, affordable health, vision and dental insurance, child care and student loan subsidies, generous levels of time off, 403(b) Retirement Savings plan, Pension, Tuition and certain License and Certification Reimbursement, employee discounts and discounted commuter benefits at certain locations. Experience the benefits of passion and teamwork.