Executive Assistant, Commercial

CooperSurgical; Trumbull (CT); On-site; USD 85,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

401(k)

Parental leave

Fertility benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

CooperSurgical is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support C-suite and senior teams in a fast-paced healthcare environment. The role emphasizes confidentiality, tact, proactive problem-solving, and professional interactions with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities include managing complex calendars, coordinating global travel, handling expense reporting, and supporting communications and events.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive experience as an executive assistant or senior administrative role, supporting C-suite or senior executives, ideally in global healthcare/medical devices.
• Demonstrated ability to handle confidential information with discretion.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; experience drafting executive-level correspondence.
• Strong time management and organizational skills to handle multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Able to work independently with minimal direction in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage complex calendars and scheduling for executives; resolve conflicts and allocate time for priorities.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel logistics with policy compliance.
• Prepare and track expense reports with accuracy, maintaining Sunshine Act awareness.
• Support communications initiatives and edit executive messages for internal channels.
• Develop organized systems for documents, workflows, and knowledge sharing.

Skills

Discretion

Communication skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Cross-time zone collaboration

Executive support to C-suite

Education

Associate/Bachelor's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

PowerPoint

Excel

Outlook

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a division of CooperCompanies, we’re driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience life's beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

About CooperSurgical

CooperSurgical is a leading fertility and women’s healthcare company dedicated to putting time on the side of women, babies, and families at the healthcare moments that matter most in life. As a division of CooperCompanies, we’re driven by a unified purpose to enable patients to experience life's beautiful moments. Guided by our shared values – dedicated, innovative, friendly, partners, and do the right thing – our offerings support patients throughout their lifetimes, from contraception to fertility and birth solutions, to women’s and family care, and beyond. We currently offer over 600 clinically relevant medical devices to healthcare providers, including testing and treatment options, as well as an innovative suite of assisted reproductive technology and genomic testing solutions. Learn more at www.coopersurgical.com.

Responsibilities

Job Summary:

We are seeking a seasoned, confident, and tech-savvy professional who excels in fast-paced environments, exercises sound judgment, safeguards confidentiality, and approaches every internal and external interaction with professionalism, proactivity, and a positive attitude. Provide high-level administrative and operational support to executives and teams, including managing complex calendars, coordinating global travel, and ensuring compliance with expense policies. Oversee communications initiatives, prepare presentations, and maintain organized systems for workflows and documentation. Act as a key liaison for internal and external stakeholders, supporting meetings, events, and projects with professionalism and discretion.

Essential Functions & Accountabilities

• Proactively manage complex calendars, prioritize meetings, resolve scheduling conflicts, and ensure appropriate time allocation for strategic priorities.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel logistics, including flights, accommodations, visas, and on-the-ground transportation, while ensuring full compliance with company travel and expense (T&E) policies.
• Prepare, process, and track expense reports with precision and timeliness, maintaining awareness of Sunshine Act implications and company reporting standards.
• Support communications initiatives, including preparing or editing executive messages, drafting content for internal channels, and helping coordinate internal events in collaboration with the communications team.
• Develop and maintain organized systems for team documents, workflows, and knowledge-sharing tools.
• Create or enhance PowerPoint presentations that effectively communicate key messages to internal and external stakeholders.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, exhibiting professionalism, discretion, and strong communication skills.
• Coordinate and support team-wide projects, team meetings, offsites, and events, including compiling agendas, producing meeting materials, capturing action items, and following up.
• Manage administrative processes such as organizational charts, department procedures, meeting logistics, commercial headcount tracking, and onboarding support for new team members, as well as other projects that arise.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve administrative processes, increase efficiency, and support team success.
• Be an active participant in the Executive Assistant Team including assisting in company events, organizing meals, and participating in additional meetings.

Qualifications

Qualifications and Education:

• Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience as an executive assistant or in a senior-level administrative role, with direct support to C-suite or senior executives—preferably in a global, matrixed healthcare or medical device environment.
• Proven ability to operate with high discretion and handle confidential or sensitive information appropriately.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with experience drafting executive-level correspondence and internal messaging.
• Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities and tight deadlines effectively.
• Demonstrated capability to work independently with minimal direction and exercise sound judgment in a dynamic environment.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and adaptable to changing priorities.
• Experience supporting global teams and working across multiple time zones.
• Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration, act as a team player, and maintain a positive, solution‑oriented mindset.
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent work experience.

Technical Skills:

• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams).

As an employee of CooperSurgical, you’ll receive an outstanding total compensation plan. As we believe your compensation goes beyond your paycheck, we offer a great compensation package, medical coverage, 401(k), parental leave, fertility benefits, paid time off for vacation, personal, sick and holidays, and multiple other perks and benefits. Please visit us at www.coopersurgical.com to learn more about CooperSurgical and the benefits of becoming a member of our team.

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. If you are interested in applying and require special assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail]