Sentiss Pharma - Executive Assistant - President's Office

Objective:

- Sentiss is in a very interesting phase currently and is expecting tremendous growth in the coming years. As a part of our growth strategy, we are looking to build a team of outstanding performers who will help drive the business and deliver as per the performance targets. The role in the President's Office is central to this strategy. The person will be working in the pharmaceutical business and will be involved in projects with all our functions - Supply Chain & Operations, Finance, Quality, Business Development, R&D, IT, etc.

The key objective of this position is to provide support to the President in developing long-term growth strategy and data analysis & insights to enable smooth running of the operations and on-time delivery of key projects. In many ways, you will work as a catalyst to ensure the company delivers to the best of its capabilities.

Key responsibilities:

1) Provide strategic support and data analysis in key functions to the President's Office.

2) Ensure timely, data-backed quantitative and qualitative analysis along with recommendations for the President to support him in decision making (for business cases, balanced scorecards, budgets etc.)

3) Reviewing business/department performance on a periodic basis and presenting recommendations to the President, & Implementation of President's directives across various businesses/departments.

4) Provide updates and inputs to the President on macro and industry level trends.

5) Organize and coordinate for senior management team meetings, strategy meets, prepare presentations /other documents for internal communications, customer meetings and board meetings.

7) Acts as a bridge for smooth communication between the President's office and internal departments; demonstrating leadership to maintain credibility, trust and support with senior management.

Career Progression:

1) EA to the President is a 2-year role whereby the candidate after demonstrating his/her ability will get the opportunity to join a functional department, which will be basis candidate's interest and organizational requirements.

2) The position is an induction to the Organization at a role that is highly demanding, and the candidate gets an opportunity to work with the President and Leadership Team.

3) This role has the advantage of having a bird's-eye-view of the whole organization and functions in all respects and a rapid understanding of the business and Pharmaceutical industry in terms of process and regulations.

4) The candidate basis his/her performance will climb the career ladder to a Business leader level in a few years.

Required competencies:

1) Strong organizational skills that reflect the ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks, seamlessly with excellent attention to detail.

2) Very strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with stakeholders, especially with senior leadership.

3) Expert-level skills in written and verbal communication.

4) Demonstrated proactive approaches to problem-solving with strong decision-making capability.

5) Emotional maturity.

6) Highly resourceful team player, with the ability to also be extremely effective while working on independent assignments.

7) Proven ability to handle confidential information with discretion, be adaptable to various competing demands, and demonstrate the highest level of customer/client service and response.

8) Demonstrated ability to achieve high-performance goals and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

9) Outward looking, who actively seeks opportunities and proposes solutions.

10) Not staying restricted to what has been assigned only but always looking to add value for process improvement and standardization.

11) High Project Management ability and ability to close tasks showing tangible results.

12) Willingness to travel.

Academic & Professional Qualifications needed:

1) MBA from a premier business school, with a minimum of 2-year post-MBA experience (Experience in Pharma & Healthcare industry is preferred but not necessary).

2) Certifications like Project Management, Six-Sigma, and courses on Financial Modelling, etc. will be preferred.

3) Professional experience and functional knowledge on Operations and/or financial analysis will be an added advantage.

4) Working knowledge of Data Analytics tools like Power BI, Tableau or similar analytics tools will be preferred.