Overview

Danaher Corporation

Danaher (NYSE: DHR) is a global science and technology innovator committed to helping customers solve complex challenges and improve quality of life around the world. It’s portfolio of operating companies and world class brands have unparalleled leadership positions in some of the most demanding and attractive industries, including life sciences, medical diagnostics, environmental and applied solutions. With over 25 major operating companies, Danaher drives growth both organically and inorganically through M&A.

Danaher has a diverse team of over 80,000 associates united by a common culture and operating system, the Danaher Business System (DBS). DBS serves as our ultimate competitive advantage and has evolved from a collection of manufacturing improvement tools into a philosophy, set of values, and series of management processes that collectively define who we are and how we do what we do.

In 2022, Danaher generated ~$31.5B in revenue. The company is ranked #130 on the Fortune 500 and during the past 20+ years, Danaher stock has outperformed the S&P 500 Index by more than 2,000 %. For additional company details, see www.danaher.com.

The New Company - Veralto

On September 14, 2022, Danaher announced its intention to separate its Environmental & Applied Solutions segment to create an independent, publicly traded company. The new company will be called Veralto and will be comprised of an outstanding collection of market-leading brands in Danaher's Environmental and Applied Solutions (EAS) segment: Hach, ChemTreat, Trojan, OTT HydroMet, and McCrometer from Danaher's Water Quality Platform and Videojet, Esko, X-Rite Pantone and Linx from the Product Identification Platform. The EAS segment generated revenue of approximately $4.8 billion in 2022 and has a global team of approximately 16,000 associates. As stewards of the world's most vital resources, Veralto will help ensure billions of people have safe food, water, and medicines every day. With a strong Danaher heritage, the Veralto team will continue to deliver trusted expertise to solve its customers' most complex workflow challenges. Its culture of continuous improvement will be codified in the Veralto Enterprise System, which is derived from the Danaher Business System. Veralto will be headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, and intends to apply to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol VLTO.

ROLE OVERVIEW:

Provides administrative services to executives and teams in the Veralto’s Corporate Legal organization. Responsible for handling meeting scheduling, travel arrangements, expense reporting, correspondence, reception, filing, mail delivery and external courier services, data entry, document management services, records management, office security, budget monitoring and office supply orders. May handle special projects of administrative nature.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Heavy calendar management - coordinate all aspects of the Executive’s schedules, including high volume of complex domestic and international travel arrangements; understand Executive’s needs and work to meet them.
• Communicate and coordinate early and clearly with other EA’s supporting the Danaher Leadership Team, staff and external contacts, to effectively plan schedules.
• Serve as gatekeeper of the Executive’s time, schedule, and information while maintaining a courteous manner. Anticipate potential schedule conflicts and proactively deal with them before they become issues. Must be able to maintain complete confidentiality regarding details of schedules and related information.
• General project management assistance, including maintaining and updating action plans and timelines, scheduling meetings and interfacing with project groups as appropriate.
• Manage and reconcile expense reports and purchase requisitions. Manage memberships & subscriptions for executives & team members.
• Maintain files and manage invoice approval, submission, and tracking to assist with monthly budget forecast to Veralto Corporate.
• Produce PowerPoint presentations, Word documents, and Excel spreadsheets.
• and coordinate meetings/gatherings for a variety of group sizes in worldwide locations.
• Set-up video conferencing and other media technology as needed.
• Answer/ screen phone calls, monitor email, and sort mail as requested.
• Understand Executive’s needs and work to meet them.
• Work closely with staff to ensure all deadlines and deliverables are met.

IDEAL EXPERIENCE:

The ideal candidate must have experience providing excellent attention to detail, a demonstrated ability to anticipate the needs of others and exceptional written and oral communication skills. They should be an excellent communicator, problem-solver and have a strong work ethic; the ideal candidate will also be an independent thinker and self-starter with the bandwidth to multi-task and work on several key projects at a given time. It is important that the individual have superior interpersonal skills with an ability to work with people at multiple levels both inside and outside of Veralto. The candidate must be globally minded, able to deal with ambiguity and drive results without direct accountability.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• 3-5 years of Executive Assistant experience required
• Proven track record of performance, results, meeting deadlines, successfully managing administrative processes and maintaining a positive “can-do” attitude
• Polished and professional communication style, both oral and written, including impeccable accuracy in formatting
• Must be highly proficient in Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Sharepoint software
• Self-motivated, proactive, and able to work on projects alone or in a group setting
• Excellent time management and ability to effectively multitask, juggle shifting priorities, deliver quickly and adapt to changing demands in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Ability to handle confidential information with discretion and unquestionable integrity
• Experience in supporting global organizations
• Must be organized and capable of prioritizing and managing multiple projects / tasks
• Demonstrated ability to partner with other administrative professionals to manage competing needs and schedules
• Strong problem-solving skills and reasoning to quickly follow up and solve administrative issues
• Ability to learn the team’s primary business objectives, and through this understanding, anticipate administrative needs

Office Location:

The position to be based at Veralto’s corporate headquarters, Waltham, MA. Onsite with flexibility

When you join us, you’ll also be joining Danaher’s global organization, where 80,000 people wake up every day determined to help our customers win. As an associate, you’ll try new things, work hard, and advance your skills with guidance from dedicated leaders, all with the support of powerful Danaher Business System tools and the stability of a tested organization.