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At Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work 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.

Our team at Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT), is united by a commitment to collaboration and scientific excellence, building on a strong foundation of innovation, expertise, and reliability. Guided by our vision to help researchers rapidly move from the lab to life-changing advances, we work closely with global partners to accelerate progress and genomics breakthroughs across fields like cancer, infectious disease, rare genetic disorders, and more. At IDT, you’ll be part of a culture rooted in continuous learning and improvement—where your growth fuels our mission to accelerate the pace of genomics and helps shape a healthier, brighter future for all.

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The Executive Administrative Assistant is responsible for providing dedicated support to executive leaders and operates with a high degree of autonomy, discretion, and judgment. The Executive Administrative Assistant is expected to anticipate business needs, manage competing priorities, and coordinate activities across senior leadership teams and multiple functions

This position reports directly to the Chief Financial Officer and provides support to the VP of Strategy. As part of the Executive Administration team, the role is based in Waltham, MA and requires on-site presence. 

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Manage executive calendars and complex meeting schedules across multiple time zones, ensuring alignment with business priorities, resolving conflicts, and preparing executives for key interactions.
• Coordinate domestic and international travel, process and reconcile expenses, and ensure compliance with company travel, reporting, and budget policies.
• Serve as the primary coordinator for executive support activities, including leadership meetings, onsite visits, customer engagements, town halls, and special events, while managing logistics, facilities, technology, and visitor support.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Minimum of 6+ years of executive administrative support experience supporting senior leaders in a complex corporate environment.
• Demonstrated experience managing executive calendars, travel coordination, expense reporting, and meeting logistics utilizing Microsoft Office 365 applications and related business systems

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel occasionally (up to 10%) in support of executive meetings, leadership events, or business needs.
• Ability to work in an office environment and move between meeting locations as required.
• Ability to lift or carry materials associated with meeting or event setup as needed.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Supporting senior executives in a global, matrixed corporate environment.
• Coordinating executive travel, leadership meetings, onsite events, and cross-functional business activities.
• Utilizing enterprise systems such as Concur, Workday, SAP, Microsoft 365, Teams, and SharePoint to support executive operations.

IDT, a Danaher operating company, 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.

The hourly range for this role is $33.00 to $36.00. 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 law. 

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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