Med-Life Discoveries Hiring for Administrative Assistant Job at Saskatoon Full Time

Med-Life Discoveries, a biotechnology company in Saskatoon, is seeking an ambitious administrative assistant to join its team. This position reports to both the CEO and VP of Therapeutics. This is a diverse position that involves typical office administrative work such as answering phones, photocopying, filing and documentation management etc, but will also has a customer service angle as it will require booking travel and handling travel logistics for a small paediatric clinical trial participants. Because of this, the role involves being on call to address potential travel issues if they were to occur. The ideal candidate will be someone who as experience booking flights, car rentals, accommodations, and must have excellent personal communication skills, as the employee will be speaking directly to trial participants.

Duties include:

• Answering phones
• Scheduling for corporate meetings and assisting with the planning of corporate events
• Booking and scheduling travel logistics for clinical trial participants and families
• Acting as point of contact for MLD’s customers (primarily for analytical services)
• Photocopying and scanning documents
• Filing paperwork
• Supporting other departments such as communications, finance, quality assurance, as needed
• Ability to work independently and remotely after hours if required
• Typing reports and filling out forms
• Organizing corporate documents such as patents, clinical files, etc.

Qualifications:

• Min 1 year as an administrative assistant
• Certificate in Office Administration
• Demonstrable experience booking travel
• Excellent verbal communication skills
• Highly motivated and fun to work with!

Application deadline: 2021-09-15

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $32,000.00-$38,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• On-site gym
• On-site parking
• Vision care
• Wellness program
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday
• On call

COVID-19 considerations:
MLD follows the Covid polices of Innovation Place research park.

Work remotely:

• No