Sr Executive Assistant

Danaher; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

401(k)

Job summary

Danaher Diagnostics Organization in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Executive Assistant to provide critical support to the Group Diagnostics Executive, ensuring confidential, autonomous decision-making and strategic alignment with business priorities.

The role requires extensive experience with complex calendars, travel, events, and cross-functional coordination, reporting to the Group Diagnostics Executive in a high-impact environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of administrative support experience supporting C-suite or executive-level leaders in a corporate environment.
• 3+ years of experience managing executive calendars, domestic and international travel arrangements, expense reporting, and meeting coordination.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating projects, including managing timelines, tracking deliverables, maintaining project documentation, and monitoring milestones.
• 8+ years of experience planning and executing executive meetings, conferences, and corporate events from inception through completion.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including calendar management, document creation, presentation development, and spreadsheet reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted liaison to the Group Diagnostics Executive by driving operational excellence, facilitating effective communication, and supporting business priorities across the organization.
• Manage complex executive calendars, global travel, meetings, expense reports, purchase orders, budgets, and administrative processes while independently resolving issues and prioritizing urgent matters.
• Plan and execute onsite and offsite events, including venue selection, logistics, catering, audiovisual support, security coordination, VIP guest management, and presentation development.
• Monitor, filter, and prioritize high‑volume incoming communications, emails, and phone calls, drafting initial responses and flagging urgent operational issues.
• Identify, monitor, and escalation risks while maintaining action logs, coordinating follow up activities, and supporting the successful execution of priorities and organizational initiatives.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Travel coordination

Event planning

Communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

Within Danaher the work our diagnostic businesses do saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

We’re accelerating the development of cutting‑edge diagnostics to solve some of the world’s most pressing health challenges. Across our diagnostics operating companies we are driving innovation through partnerships with top academic institutions and leading players in biopharma and translational research. We’re bringing the best minds together to accelerate innovation and unlock the full potential of the latest scientific advances. Together, we’re expanding access to precision diagnostics for millions of people worldwide - and we’re using our unmatched global scale and proven playbook to make it happen, from hospital labs to mobile clinics. By helping providers, patients, and families get faster, more precise diagnostic results, we’re improving treatment options and saving lives.

Learn about the Danaher Business System (https://www.danaher.com/how-we-work/danaher-business-system) which makes everything possible.

The Senior Executive Assistant is responsible for providing critical support for both the Group Diagnostics Executive, operating at the highest level of confidentiality and autonomy. This is a high‑impact role requiring understanding of corporate structures, business operations, and strategic planning, enabling autonomous decision‑making.

This position reports to the Group Diagnostics Executive and is part of Danaher Diagnostics Organization located onsite in Sunnyvale, CA.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Serve as a trusted liaison to the Group Diagnostics Executive by driving operational excellence, facilitating effective communication, and supporting business priorities across the organization.
• Manage complex executive calendars, global travel, meetings, expense reports, purchase orders, budgets, and administrative processes while independently resolving issues and prioritizing urgent matters.
• Plan and execute onsite and offsite events, including venue selection, logistics, catering, audiovisual support, security coordination, VIP guest management, and presentation development.
• Monitor, filter, and prioritize high‑volume incoming communications, emails, and phone calls, drafting initial responses and flagging urgent operational issues.
• Identify, monitor, and escalation risks while maintaining action logs, coordinating follow up activities, and supporting the successful execution of priorities and organizational initiatives.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High school diploma or equivalent with 8+ years of administrative support experience supporting C‑suite or executive‑level leaders in a corporate environment.
• 3+ years of experience managing executive calendars, domestic and international travel arrangements, expense reporting, and meeting coordination.
• 3+ years of experience coordinating projects, including managing timelines, tracking deliverables, maintaining project documentation, and monitoring milestones.
• 8+ years of experience planning and executing executive meetings, conferences, and corporate events from inception through completion.
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, including calendar management, document creation, presentation development, and spreadsheet reporting.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel internationally and domestically per business needs.

Danaher Diagnostics, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info (https://danaherbenefitsinfo.com/) .

The salary range for this role is $80,00-$120,000 annually. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the la w.

For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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