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Senior Administrative Assistant, PCS

AbbVie · Mettawa, IL · Full time · Administrative

Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

This role supports a VP working on business development and pipeline strategy. How do you handle highly confidential information?

What they are checking: Whether they understand the extra care needed for privileged and deal-related information.

Tell me about a time you anticipated an executive's need before they asked.

What they are checking: Whether they think ahead, which the posting names as a key quality.

The role is hybrid with Tuesday through Thursday in office. How do you stay effective on remote days?

What they are checking: Whether they can keep up strong support and communication when not in the office.

What does executive presence mean for an administrative assistant?

What they are checking: Whether they carry themselves professionally when working with senior leaders and outside contacts.

Describe a time you had to adapt quickly when an executive's priorities changed.

What they are checking: Whether they are flexible and can change direction without dropping important tasks.

What would you do

You find three scheduling conflicts on the VP's calendar next week. How do you resolve them?

What they are checking: Whether they can resolve conflicts proactively using judgment about priorities.

Someone outside the team asks you about a project you know is confidential. What do you say?

What they are checking: Whether they can protect sensitive information politely without being awkward.

About the work

Walk me through how you would prepare materials for an important leadership meeting.

What they are checking: Whether they can gather, format and check materials so the meeting runs well.

How do you draft routine responses for an executive and decide what needs their personal attention?

What they are checking: Whether they can handle correspondence with sound judgment.

How do you manage expenses and billing so nothing gets missed or delayed?

What they are checking: Whether they have organized habits for financial tasks and deadlines.

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The full job description

As published by AbbVie.

​This role provides advanced administrative support to the Vice President of Pipeline Commercialization & Strategy, Specialty, Obesity, & Eyecare, ensuring efficient daily operations through proactive calendar management, travel coordination, meeting planning, correspondence management, document and presentation preparation, expense processing, and coordination of administrative activities. The successful candidate will demonstrate adaptability, sound judgment, executive presence, discretion, and the ability to anticipate business needs while appropriately handling highly confidential, privileged, business development, and business-sensitive information. Hybrid Model: 3 days in office (T/W/TH). Additional in-office days may be required in accordance with the business needs of the Hiring Manager and team. Responsibilities: • Provide advanced administrative support to the Vice President of Pipeline Commercialization and backup support to other staff as needed. • Manage complex calendars, proactively identify and resolve scheduling conflicts, and coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements. • Monitor and prioritize executive correspondence, highlight required actions, and draft routine responses. • Coordinate meeting logistics, materials, departmental files, and records in compliance with corporate and legal guidelines. • Prepare, revise, and format business documents, presentations, and other materials using intermediate to advanced software skills. • Process expense reports and follow established purchasing procedures to order office and departmental supplies. • Support new employee office setup, onboarding, and related administrative processes. • Interact professionally with senior executives, key stakeholders, and administrative partners across locations. • Consistently handle confidential, privileged, business development, and business-sensitive information with discretion. • May coordinate work with or provide guidance to other department administrative assistants. • Minimum of 3 years of administrative assistant experience; high school diploma or equivalent required. • Experience supporting a VP-level executive or equivalent senior leader in a fast-paced environment with complex and frequently changing priorities preferred. • Intermediate to advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, Adobe Acrobat, travel tools, and other business-specific systems. • Strong understanding of administrative processes, business requirements, and corporate procedures. • Ability to work independently with general direction, exercise sound judgment, and anticipate business and scheduling needs. • Professional demeanor and executive presence, with the ability to interact confidently and appropriately with senior leaders and key stakeholders. • Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills with peers, cross-functional partners, and administrative partners supporting senior leadership. • High level of discretion and sound judgment when handling privileged, confidential, business development, and business-sensitive information. • Adaptable, agile, and able to shift priorities quickly while maintaining accuracy, composure, and attention to detail. • Positive, team-oriented approach with openness to suggestions, process improvements, and innovative ways of working. Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​ • The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​ • We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​ • This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​ 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, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​ AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community.  Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. US & Puerto Rico only - to learn more, visit https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/equal-employment-opportunity-employer.html US & Puerto Rico applicants seeking a reasonable accommodation, click here to learn more: https://www.abbvie.com/join-us/reasonable-accommodations.html

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