Administrative Assistant

2 days ago

Midrand, South Africa MSD Full time

The greatest inventions would not be brought to market without the right project management and administrative support. Woven into every part of the organization, our Administrative teams makes sure our concepts become reality.

The successful incumbent will support Global Clinical Trial Operations (GCTO) department in South Africa including the following responsibilities
- Provide administrative support for the Clinical Research Director and clinical trial department in travel arrangements, logistics, expenses and diary management.
- Provide support for Leadership Team presentations.
- Manage Skills development collation.
- Onboarding and Offboarding of all personnel in department.
- Support and organize department meetings.
- Collaborate with local Admin Assistants for our Company's South Africa requirements.
- Collaborate with Global Clinical Trial Organization's Admin Assistants when required.
- Complete Headcount Forms for all new starters and leavers.
- Complete monthly org charts and Headcount tracker for region.
- Manage local processes and systems as needed.
- Manage the building facility needs.
- Ordering and control of general stationery.
- Ordering and control of all IT hardware, distribution lists and dept. electronic folders.
- Support regional processes and special projects as needed.

**Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required** - **_. _

**Education Minimum Requirement**:Matric

**Required Experience -** Minimum of 3 years of relevant experience as Administrative Assistant or related functions.

**Competencies/Skills**
- Must demonstrate the appropriate Ways of Working (particular emphasis on focus on internal customers, make rapid, disciplined decisions, act with courage and candor, drive results, foster collaboration)
- IT skills
- Strong attentions to detail and high quality delivery
- Orientation toward collaboration/ team work
- Ability to work independently,
- High level organizational skills.
- Well-developed analytical skills and strong problem-solving
- Highly enthusiastic
- Tenacious
- Creative, innovative and strong desire to lead change in terms of developing Best Practices.
- Flexible
- Approachable
- Display excellent interpersonal skills,
- Able to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside clients and vendors.
- sensitivity to confidential matters
- Effective communication - Verbal and written
- Language proficiency
- English

**Preferred Experience and Skills**:

- Diploma - Secretarial / Office management
- Computer efficiency : Microsoft Office including advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, MS forms.

We are a research-driven biopharmaceutical company. Our mission is built on the simple premise that if we “follow the science” and that great medicines can make a significant impact to our world. And we believe that a research-driven enterprise dedicated to world-class science can succeed by inventing medicine and vaccine innovations that make a difference for patients across the globe.

**Who we are**

We are known as Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, New Jersey, USA in the United States and Canada and MSD everywhere else. For more than a century, we have been inventing for life, bringing forward medicines and vaccines for many of the world's most challenging diseases. Today, our company continues to be at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions and advance the prevention and treatment of diseases that threaten people and animals around the world.

**What we look for**

In a world of rapid innovation, we seek brave Inventors who want to make an Impact in all aspects of our business, enabling breakthroughs that will affect generations to come. We encourage you to bring your disruptive thinking, collaborative spirit and diverse perspective to our organization. Together we will continue **Inventing For Life, Impacting Lives** while **Inspiring Your Career Growth**.

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

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**Employee Status**:
Regular

**Relocation**:
No relocation

**VISA Sponsorship**:
**Travel Requirements**:
No Travel Required

**Flexible Work Arrangements**:
**Shift**:
**Valid Driving License**:
**Hazardous Material(s)**:
**Requisition ID**:R237954

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