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Administrative Assistant

Spectraforce Technologies
Oct 06, 2025
Position Title: Administrative Assistant

Work Location: Mettawa, Illinois, USA, 60045

Assignment Duration: 12 months (possible extension)

Work Arrangement: Hybrid (3:2)

Position Summary: Provide advanced administrative support to VP of Patient Services and her team.

Background & Context:

  • AbbVie provides a vast array of opportunities for an individual looking for an organization with whom they can flourish and develop their careers in a variety of directions.
  • In addition to a beautiful environment and a positive corporate employee culture where contingent staff are embraced as an integral part of their staffing to meet their business objectives.
  • Various technology and training are available for anyone looking to expand and improve their current skill levels.
  • Leadership support to drive your career into areas of interest to meet your passion and career goals.
  • Flexible schedules in many cases, dependent on specific team.
  • Collaborative team environment, creating a positive experience for those working at our organization.
  • Inter-campus shuttles to get you from building to building with on-demand service to allow you to make the most of your workday.
  • Complimentary shuttle service from the Metro to the campus (depending on the region/campus).
  • Complimentary coffee service throughout locations (depending on the region/campus).



Key Responsibilities:

  • Provides Advanced admin support to the team leaders. May provide back-up support to other team staff, as needed.
  • Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures. Follows purchasing and requisition procedures, Corporate Security and Privacy Rules, Corporate Branding Guidelines, and Copy Center procedures (if applicable).
  • Interact with high-level executives and handles confidential or business-sensitive information.
  • May include some support for tracking budget expenditures.
  • Coordinates and maintains departmental files, as assigned, in compliance with corporate and government regulations.
  • Uses and understands Microsoft Office Suite and other business-specific software, including the Corporate Travel and Expense website and employee performance management systems (as applicable).
  • Coordinates new employee office set-ups and onboarding.
  • May train/coordinate work for new administrative assistants.
  • Responsible for all administrative functions for AbbVie Patient Services, such as:

    • Answering phones.
    • Calendar management, proactively solving conflicts.
    • Handling Teams/Zoom and general Telepresence setups and acting as liaison for remote access issues.
    • Scheduling travel and processing expense reports.
    • Managing correspondence and scheduling couriers as well as preparing FedEx labels and managing shipments.
    • Ordering office supplies.
    • Processing invoices.
    • Meeting/event planning and catering.
    • Creating or modifying business documents.
    • Preparing presentations from source materials.
    • Preparing binders and other large copy requests.
    • Requesting publications/articles.
    • Onboarding various contracted vendors.


  • Operates with general instruction and some supervision.
  • Safeguard's our organization confidential information.



Qualification & Experience:

  • Some college preferred.
  • Some leadership or supervisory experience desired.
  • Experience working in pharmaceutical company or CRO strongly preferred.
  • 7+ years of previous administrative experience supporting executives.
  • Must have intermediate-to-advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, Concur, SharePoint, Visio or OrgPlus and understanding of business processes and requirements.
  • "Make it happen" spirit and attitude as well as persistence.

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