What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Administrative Assistant position at Alkermes, Inc.?
This position is based in our Waltham, MA office and reports to the Vice President of Commercial Operations. The role serves as a trusted partner to the Vice President and leadership team, providing high-level administrative support, coordinating key business processes, and leading a variety of departmental projects and initiatives.
Operating within Alkermes' hybrid work environment, this position requires 60% on-site presence and 40% remote work.
The ideal candidate is highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities while exercising sound judgment and discretion in a fast-paced environment.
Why join Team Alkermes?
Alkermes applies its decades of deep neuroscience expertise to develop medicines designed to help people living with complex and difficult-to-treat psychiatric and neurological disorders. A global biopharmaceutical company, headquartered in Ireland with U.S. locations in Massachusetts and Ohio, we seek to make a meaningful difference in the way people manage their diseases. We have a portfolio of proprietary commercial products for the treatment of alcohol dependence, opioid dependence, schizophrenia, bipolar I disorder and narcolepsy, and a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates in development for various psychiatric and neurological disorders.
We are proud to have been recognized as an employer of choice by many national organizations. In 2024 and 2025, we were certified as a Great Place to Work in the U.S. and named one of Massachusetts’ Top Places to Work by the Boston Globe, a Best Place to Work in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier and recognized as a Best Place to Work in BioPharma by Fortune Magazine.
Alkermes, Inc. is an equal employment opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any qualified applicant or employee because of race, creed, color, age, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status, application for military service or any other characteristic protected by local, state or federal law. Alkermes also complies with all work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act and IRCA. Alkermes is an E-Verify employer.
Degree LevelBachelor's Degree