Executive Assistant

Job Purpose

The Executive Assistant will provide support to the CMO, as well as backup support to the CEO with diverse administrative duties and create a positive first impression of Ocugen. This position will report to the Senior Executive Business Manager.

Duties and responsibilities

• Administrative support to include heavy calendar management, domestic and international travel, preparing presentations and itineraries, expense reporting
• Cook up and coordinate office administrative procedures
• Manage confidential information, exercising a high level of discretion
• Schedule Board of Directors and Scientific Advisory Board meetings
• Resolve routine and non-routine inquiries, filtering and managing requests, providing information through independent research and use of internal/external resources
• Organize paperwork and files in a way that is easily retrievable
• Provide support to all departments as requested
• Maintain effective relationships with internal and external contacts
• Additional tasks and projects as requested
• May occasionally need to travel with executives to conferences and off-site meetings

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business discipline required
• Minimum of 3 to 5 years in an administrative role, preferably supporting senior management, Board interactions preferred
• Top notch technical (MS Office Suite) and written verbal/communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership, initiate and establish priorities, anticipate needs and handle multiple tasks simultaneously under demanding time constraints with minimal direction, in order to deliver on commitments and deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to maintain strict and complete confidentiality and must exercise discretion and independent judgement with respect to matters of significance
• High attention to detail with excellent organization and planning skills
• Flexibility to adjust schedule according to business demands
• Must have 24/7 mentality and occasionally be available on weekends/evenings for support

Working Conditions

Incumbent will primarily work Monday – Friday during normal business hours in an office environment.

Company

At Ocugen, we are focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing novel gene and cell therapies and vaccines that improve health and offer hope for patients across the globe. Our breakthrough modifier gene therapy platform has the potential to treat multiple retinal diseases with a single product, we are advancing vaccine research in the fight against COVID-19, and our work in cell therapy is aimed at orthopedic disease for which no effective treatment options currently exist.

Contact

• Website
• Phone: 720-859-3549
• Location: 11 Great Valley Parkway, Malvern, PA 19355, United States