Executive Coordinator

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.; San Rafael, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Discretionary bonus

Stock-based incentives

Paid time off

Job summary

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. seeks an Executive Coordinator to support the Senior Vice President and leadership team. This hybrid role centers on managing the SVP's calendar, prioritizing meetings, and coordinating across internal and external stakeholders.

You will handle multi-region schedules, prepare leadership-ready materials, and ensure timely decision making while maintaining discretion in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

Qualifications

• 5–10+ years supporting senior executives, ideally including SVP or C-suite.
• Experience supporting global teams across multiple time zones.
• Proven ability to manage complex calendars and travel logistics.

Responsibilities

• Provide executive support and optimize the SVP's time for strategic initiatives.
• Coordinate complex meetings (virtual, in-person, hybrid) across regions.
• Draft and format communications and leadership-ready materials.
• Plan travel, expenses, and onboarding logistics for new hires.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Outlook

Teams

Word

Excel

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Job description

Executive Coordinator,(SVP Support)
Onsite 3+ days/week in San Rafael, CA

Role summary
Reporting to theSenior Vice President,the Executive Coordinator provides high impact administrative and operational support to enable effective leadership of a global, cross functionalorganizationspanning severalinternal and external partners.
You will manage complex scheduling and communications across functions and time zones, run key operating rhythms, and help the SVP’s leadership team stay aligned on priorities, decisions, and follow through. Your work will be varied and often ambiguous, requiring strong judgment, discretion, and the ability toanticipateneeds in a fast-pacedenvironment.

This role is ideal for an experienced executive coordinator who enjoysoperatingat the center of aglobal organizationand who can work confidently with senior leaders and complex stakeholders.

Key responsibilities
Executive support and time optimization

• Own the SVP’s calendar with a focus onstrategic time allocation, decision making forums, and stakeholder management.
• Proactively assess meeting purpose, priority, and attendee seniority, then resolve conflicts by rescheduling,consolidating, or declining asappropriate.
• Build andmaintainaforward lookingview of critical milestones (for example, stage gate reviews, governance forums, leadership meetings, external partner touchpoints).

Meeting and operating rhythm management

• Coordinate complex meetings (virtual, in person, hybrid) across regions and time zones, including agenda planning,pre reads, materials distribution, andlogistics.
• Support the SVP’s leadership team operating cadence (staff meetings, 1:1s, site and partner reviews, quarterly planning, business reviews).
• Capture decisions and action items when requested, track follow up, and ensure owners and deadlines are clear.

Cross functional coordination and communications

• Serve as a liaison between the SVP and senior stakeholders acrossinternal and external partners.
• Manage incoming and outgoing communications withappropriate urgencyand confidentiality.
• Draft, edit, and format communications and materials, including org updates, meeting summaries, and leadership ready content.

Travel, expenses, and administrative operations

• Plan and coordinate complex domestic and international travel, including itineraries that account formulti siteschedules and time zone transitions.
• Prepare andsubmitexpense reports in compliance with policy and within required timelines (Concur or equivalent).
• Coordinate IT and equipment requests, access needs, andonboardinglogisticsfor new hires within the organization.
• Maintain distribution lists and shared resources to support team communications.

Content and collaboration tools

• Own routine updates to the team’s SharePoint and Microsoft Teams spaces, including document hygiene, key links, leadership materials, and onboarding resources.
• Support compilation and light editing of presentations and meeting materials (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) to aleadership readystandard.

Culture and team support

• Partner with leadership to plan team events, recognition moments, and engagement activities that strengthen connection across a distributed organization (within approved budgets and guidelines).

Skills and qualifications
What success looks like

• You reliably protect the SVP’s time and attention, and you prevent avoidable conflicts andlast minutesurprises.
• You bringorder tocomplexity, and you make it easier for senior leaders to prepare, decide, and execute.
• You handle sensitive information with discretion and sound judgment.
• You communicate clearly, move quickly, and follow through.

Required capabilities

• Strong executive support capability, including complex calendar management for senior leaders in a matrixed organization.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with confidence interacting at all levels.
• High accountability, urgency, and attention to detail, especially under time pressure.
• Strong judgment and discretion with confidential, proprietary, and potentially regulated information.
• Ability tooperateindependently,anticipateneeds, and manage multiple priorities without close oversight.
• Strongproficiencywith Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint).

Experience

• 5–10+ years supporting senior executives, ideallyincluding direct support to SVP or C suite leaders.
• Experience supporting global teams and coordinating across multiple time zones.
• Experience coordinating complex travel and working with expense tools such as Concur.

Preferred

• Experience in biotech,pharma, medical device, or other regulated environments.
• Comfort supportingtechnical or scientific organizations and working withtechnical stakeholders.
• Experience managing leadership team operating rhythms (business reviews, planning cycles, governance forums).

Education

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent experience.

This role is hybrid, requiring 3+ days Onsite/week in San Rafael, CA

Note: This description is not intended to be all-inclusive, or a limitation of the duties of the position. It is intended to describe the general nature of the job that may include other duties as assumed or assigned.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The salary range for this position is: $89,600 to $123,200. BioMarin considers a variety of factors when determining base compensation, including experience, qualifications, and geographic location. These considerations mean actual compensation will vary. This position may also be eligible for a discretionary annual bonus, discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role), paid time off, and a benefits package. Benefits include company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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