Executive Assistant

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GBR
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Full time, Permanent

Do you enjoy working on a range of projects and with different teams? Do you want to be part of an innovative & people orientated company? Then MRN could be the one for you!

 

About MRN

At MRN, our focus is on increasing accessibility to clinical trials for a diverse population of patients. We achieve this by conducting trials directly in the patient’s communities.

About the role…

We are now looking for a talented Executive Assistant to join our team. As a Executive Assistant, you will provide executive level administrative support for Corporate Development Office, Quality Management, Learning & Development, Data Privacy, IT, Analytics & Insights, People and Clinical Services.

The Executive Assistant will be responsible for:

  • Providing executive level administrative support to MRN senior management team.
  • Effectively managing a busy and varied workload with the ability to prioritise and deliver.
  • Ability to forward think and offer solutions to problems and options for achieving tasks.
  • Keen research skills and driven to achieve results.

Skills, Experience, and Qualifications…

We are looking for a talented individual who can prioritise workload effectively and displays excellent organisational skills including problem solving skills. A helpful nature is an important part of this role and the ability to work independently and proactively.

We are interested to hear from individuals with the following experience:

  • Prior experience of providing comprehensive administrative support to a range of Executives, across a variety of disciplines and functions
  • Evidence of ability to manage relationships both internally and externally and at all levels e.g. with colleagues, customers, contractors, suppliers etc.
  • High level of proficiency with IT, using Microsoft Office applications and Outlook for organisation and prioritising workloads.
  • Prior experience with a collaboration tool like Confluence (not essential, as training will be provided).
  • Experience of working with Salesforce or another CRM ideal, but not essential.

Where: This role will be office/home based (remote and hybrid working options are available).
Contract Type: This is a Full-time, Permanent position

 

Why Join us?

At MRN we offer a number of benefits designed to promote your work-life balance and make your time at MRN enjoyable and rewarding. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training, mentoring and career development opportunities.

Our core benefits include:

  • generous paid leave (including an additional day off for your birthday)
  • medical and life insurance cover
  • pension scheme
  • discretionary annual bonus scheme

We also know how important health and wellbeing are and offer free independent 24/7 help and advice for work and home related challenges: as well as physical wellbeing support and online 24/7 access to healthcare professionals. MRN respect people’s different working preferences and the need for a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working hours and remote working.

 

So, what’s next… If this sounds like you and you’d like to learn more, we would love to hear from you! Please click ‘Apply Now’ or email careers@themrn.co.uk.

 

MRN is proud to be an equal opportunities employer

We are an equal opportunity employer who values diversity. Our aim is to work simultaneously to promote a more inclusive and safer environment for everyone, which attracts all candidates and portrays our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity. Our aim is to ensure your application, interview process and transition to MRN is simple and personal. If you require any adjustments for any part of the application process, or to perform the essential functions of a position, please get in touch.

Data Protection – Your Rights

Should you apply for a job opportunity at the MRN, we wish to inform you that it is our intention to retain the personal data provided by you for up to 2 years from the date it is received, at which point you will be asked to provide new consent. If you have any questions or concerns regarding our processes and how your personal data will be stored, please contact us for further reassurance.

DBS Disclosure

DBS Disclosure may be requested in the event of being offered the position. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the position and the circumstances and background of the offence(s).