Job Title: Senior Administrative Assistant

Location: Cambridge, MA

About the Job

Sanofi, within the specialty care, focuses on rare diseases, multiple sclerosis, oncology, and immunology. We help people with debilitating and complex conditions that are often difficult to diagnose and treat. Our approach is shaped by our experience developing highly specialized treatments and forging close relationships with physician and patient communities. We are dedicated to discovering and advancing new therapies, providing hope to patients and their families around the world.

The Senior Administrative Assistant will report to and support the Head of Global Medical Immunology, Respiratory and support the Head of Global Medical Immunology, Dermatology, along with their respective teams. Operating within a complex, global organization, this position requires exceptional organizational abilities and technical competence to effectively manage multiple priorities while maintaining relationships with numerous internal and external partners. The role encompasses comprehensive administrative support including travel management, expense reporting, meeting coordination, and daily operational oversight. Success in this position demands strong oral and written communication skills, flexibility, and the ability to handle multiple concurrent tasks with varying priorities. As a key member of the Global Medical Immunology teams, this role requires demonstrated proficiency with business technologies, careful attention to detail, and the highest level of discretion in handling confidential information.

We are an innovative global healthcare company, committed to transforming the lives of people with immune challenges, rare diseases and blood disorders, cancers, and neurological disorders. From R&D to sales, our talented teams work together, revolutionizing treatment, continually improving products, understanding unmet needs, and connecting communities. We chase the miracles of science every single day, pursuing progress to make a real impact on millions of patients around the world.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive executive administrative support including heavy calendar management, travel arrangements, expense management, and meeting coordination

• Independently manage special administrative projects in a dynamic, fast-paced environment

• Prioritize and execute tasks with minimal direction while handling confidential information with discretion

• Proactively manage domestic and global meeting logistics and travel arrangements, ensuring efficient processing of expenses per company policies

• Manage diverse communications including meeting planning details, email correspondence, department announcements, slides and presentations, business documents, and internal communications platforms

• Demonstrate digital proficiency by compiling information for presentations using MS Office and other corporate systems (correspondence, reports, analyses, presentations, scientific manuscripts)

• Capture and prioritize non-routine needs in real-time while tracking due dates for timely task completion

• Interface effectively with staff, senior executives, external partners, and consultants, responding to various information inquiries according to established guidelines and maintaining professional relationships

• Ensure smooth and efficient day-to-day operations

About You

Qualifications

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED with 5+ years of administrative experience

• Proficiency in using computer technology including the Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, SharePoint), AI tools, and other business applications

• Demonstrate enthusiasm for learning and adopting new technologies, with ability to champion digital innovation and support team adoption of emerging tools

• Professional demeanor with strong organizational and time management skills

• High level of discretion in handling sensitive and confidential information

• Adaptability to work in changing environments and build cross-organizational relationships

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills

• Demonstrated problem-solving skills and diplomatic handling of complex situations

• Experience with project coordination and management accountability

Preferred:

• Bachelor's Degree or Secretarial Certificate

• Experience supporting senior-level leaders in pharmaceutical or biotech environments, with demonstrated understanding of industry operations

• Strong initiative and ability to navigate the organization with minimal direction

Why Choose Us?

• Bring the miracles of science to life alongside a supportive, future-focused team.

• Discover endless opportunities to grow your talent and drive your career, whether it’s through a promotion or lateral move, at home or internationally.

• Enjoy a thoughtful, well-crafted rewards package that recognizes your contribution and amplifies your impact.

• Take good care of yourself and your family, with a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including high-quality healthcare, prevention and wellness programs and at least 14 weeks’ gender-neutral parental leave.

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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US and Puerto Rico Residents Only

Sanofi Inc. and its U.S. affiliates are Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employers committed to a culturally inclusive and diverse workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race; color; creed; religion; national origin; age; ancestry; nationality; natural or protective hairstyles; marital, domestic partnership or civil union status; sex, gender, gender identity or expression; affectional or sexual orientation; disability; veteran or military status or liability for military status; domestic violence victim status; atypical cellular or blood trait; genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing) or any other characteristic protected by law.

North America Applicants Only

The salary range for this position is:

All compensation will be determined commensurate with demonstrated experience. Employees may be eligible to participate in Company employee benefit programs. Additional benefits information can be found through the LINK.