
Executive Administrative Assistant – R&D
Sonova Group
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Valencia • California • United States
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Salary
💰 $61,600 - $92,400 per year
About the role
- Provide full range of administrative services to the Senior Vice President of R&D while managing administrative operations for the R&D function
- Drive efficiency, facilitate communication, and ensure smooth day-to-day operations at both executive and departmental levels
- Manage SVP R&D calendar and travel logistics, coordinate, schedule, and document meetings
- Oversee comprehensive communication management
- Manage R&D department purchases and expense categorization
- Support HR-adjacent tasks and performance tracking
- Act as training delegate for the R&D department
- Plan and execute team building and celebratory events
- Occasional travel required for off-site events, approximately 3 times per year.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience as an Executive Administrative Assistant
- Proactive, detail ‑ oriented, and able to anticipate issues while maintaining discretion in handling confidential information
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively across all organizational levels
- Self ‑ driven problem solver who takes initiative, navigates obstacles resourcefully, and influences without formal authority
- Excellent time ‑ management, organizational abilities, and strong writing skills for correspondence, reports, and documentation
- Skilled at managing multiple priorities in fast ‑ paced environments and adapting quickly to new tools and processes
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (advanced Excel and PowerPoint), video ‑ conferencing platforms, and modern digital tools.
Benefits
- Medical, dental and vision coverage*
- Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care Accounts
- TeleHealth options
- 401k plan with company match*
- Company paid life/ad&d insurance
- Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
- Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
- STD LTD Buy-ups available
- Accident/Hospital Indemnity coverage
- Legal/ID Theft Assistance
- PTO (or sick and vacation time), floating Diversity Day, & paid holidays*
- Paid parental bonding leave
- Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
- Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
- Tuition reimbursement
- Hearing aid discount for employees and family
- Internal social recognition platform *Plan rules/offerings dependent upon group Company/location.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
administrative servicescalendar managementtravel logisticscommunication managementexpense categorizationperformance trackingevent planningwriting skillstime managementproblem solving
Soft skills
proactivedetail-orienteddiscretionstrong communicationrelationship buildingcollaborationself-driveninitiativeresourcefulnessadaptability