Business Administration Assistant Graduate

Location Cambridge
Job Type Graduate
Salary Up to £24000 per annum
Reference SDZ_1683225034
Duration 12 Months

Business Admin Assistant - Graduate

Job Title: Business Admin Assistant Graduate

Job Type: 12 month Fixed Term Contract

Employment Start Date: ASAP

Hours of work - Mon - Fri - 35 hours a week

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Location: Cambridge, England

Salary: £24,000 per annum, holiday pay, pension + more benefits

Sandoz Medicine are currently looking for a Business Admin Assistant - Graduate to come and join the team to support in the Sandoz Device Development Centre (SDDC). Sandoz Medicine is a division of Novartis and is a global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. This role will be based at SDCC in Cambridge, where a small but growing team is responsible for developing complex, innovative, medical devices.

This role is a varied role and will provide exposure to many areas within Sandoz - some of the duties the ideal candidate will be involved in are highlighted below

  • Raising Purchase Orders
  • Initiating Risk Management processes
  • Tracking project expenditures and maintaining an overview of all POs raised.
  • Supporting P&O with information requests for new recruits, including P45/P46, bank details, privacy statements, emergency contact information, passport details etc.
  • Assisting with on boarding and off boarding of associates.
  • Office management duties, including answering telephone calls, collecting, sorting, and distributing incoming mail, receiving and signing for delivered packages and distributing to the appropriate recipient, arranging for UK/international mail and packages to be sent via post/courier, maintain stationery cupboard and kitchen supplies, managing correspondences (e-mail, letters), filing of documents, shredding etc.
  • Documentation management including scanning and uploading documents arranging DocuSign requests.
  • Maintaining access tags and permissions for the building including setting up tags for new starters.

Essential Criteria

  • Graduated within the last 3 years
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Windows operating systems and Microsoft Office software: Excel, PowerPoint, Word.
  • Strong organisation skills coupled with the ability to prioritise and work and multitask.
  • Self-motivated
  • Have a positive can-do attitude.
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Ability to build trusted relationships.
  • Full eligibility to work in the UK

Desirable Criteria

Interest in Science/Pharma
A degree in Business or in Management would be desirable, Degrees in other fields will also be considered

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