Job Title

Senior Administrative Assistant

Job Description

Senior Administrative Assistant
Bayer HealthCare (BHC), an Equal Opportunity Employer, makes an important contribution to human and animal health with its innovative products and by researching new therapeutic approaches promoting science for a better life throughout everything that we do. Our Specialty Pharmaceutical business ranks among the top 10 specialty pharmaceutical companies worldwide. Our global research and development is focused in five distinct areas: Diagnostic Imaging, Hematology/Cardiology, Oncology, Specialized Therapeutics, and Women's Healthcare. As a specialty pharmaceuticals company, we focus our efforts in areas of high unmet medical need and where we can have the most impact. Our Medical Care division consists of Diabetes Care and Radiology and Interventional. The Diabetes Care division is one of the largest blood glucose monitoring businesses in the world, supporting customers in 100 countries. Radiology and Interventional is the world's leading supplier of contrast agents and injection systems for diagnostic and therapeutic medical procedures. The business also supplies mechanical systems for removing thrombi from blood vessels. Our Consumer Care business is a top competitor in many important product categories including analgesics, cough and cold, and nutritionals. More than 3,000 employees support 14 manufacturing sites in 11 countries dedicated to ensuring the delivery of a secure, high-quality, cost-effective supply of our products around the world. Our Animal Health business in North America is dedicated to making the world a better place for our veterinary customers, their clients, and the animals we all hold dear.
Bayer’s corporate culture is an important factor in the company’s success. Central to this culture are our values: Leadership, Integrity, Flexibility and Efficiency, summarized by the term LIFE. They provide us with guidance for our daily work as we seek solutions to the major challenges of our time, in line with our mission statement “Bayer: Science For A Better Life".
Law & Patent We offer a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefit programs. In addition to a competitive base salary, you will be eligible for an array of innovative rewards and recognition programs, variable pay and incentive opportunities as well as benefits coverage beginning on your first day of employment. We are committed to helping our employees maintain a healthy balance between their responsibilities at work and home. You will be eligible for paid time off programs, paid company holidays, flexible work options and numerous site conveniences. We are also committed to supporting your professional development through career ladders, training programs, tuition assistance and professional association events. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, we encourage you to explore how you can make a difference at Bayer by applying now. To all recruitment agencies: Bayer does not accept unsolicited third party resumes.
The Senior Administrative Assistant will support the legal and patent functions based on the West Coast, including generating and managing contracts, processing patent filings and correspondence, assisting the attorneys and paralegal, and performing general administrative tasks (e.g., processing of expenses, external legal fees and patent costs). The global portfolio that is managed from the West Coast is global, as are many of the contracts.
She/he will:
• Generate a wide variety of legal agreements (mostly from existing templates) requested by clients
• Respond to patent office actions and ensure that they are processed appropriately (for example, by referring them in a timely manner to the applicable attorney)
• Prioritize requests as they are received
• Answer questions from clients and resolve problems related to agreements and compliance issues
• Be knowledgeable about, and ensure compliance with, Company policies and procedures applicable to Bayer’s contract and patent management systems
• Organize, maintain and create files, records and archiving systems to facilitate the timely retrieval of information
• Process payments to vendors and others, and expense claims from members of the department
• Provide training to clients on the company’s processes relating to patents and contracts
• A high school diploma with 8+ years relevant experience or Associate’s degree with 4+years relevant experience or equivalent
• Familiarity with document management systems, MS Word and Excel
• Previously demonstrated: (a) Ability to maintain the confidentiality of sensitive matters; (b) Attention to detail; (c) Organizational skills; (d) Comfortable dealing with senior management and ability to articulate issues clearly and concisely.
Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled
Click to Apply!

Desired Skills and Expertise

High School or equivalent

Industry

Clerical/Administrative

Experience

5+ years

Job Type

Full Time

Salary / package

Not Specified