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Executive Assistant

Karuna Therapeutics

Karuna Therapeutics

Administration
Princeton, NJ, USA
Posted on Jun 8, 2025

Working with Us
Challenging. Meaningful. Life-changing. Those aren’t words that are usually associated with a job. But working at Bristol Myers Squibb is anything but usual. Here, uniquely interesting work happens every day, in every department. From optimizing a production line to the latest breakthroughs in cell therapy, this is work that transforms the lives of patients, and the careers of those who do it. You’ll get the chance to grow and thrive through opportunities uncommon in scale and scope, alongside high-achieving teams. Take your career farther than you thought possible.

Bristol Myers Squibb recognizes the importance of balance and flexibility in our work environment. We offer a wide variety of competitive benefits, services and programs that provide our employees with the resources to pursue their goals, both at work and in their personal lives. Read more: careers.bms.com/working-with-us.

Summary:

This position reports to the Executive Director, U.S. Pricing and Reimbursement Operations. The department provides pricing and contract administration, order-to-cash, government contracting, government price reporting and rebate processing services to the U.S. Pharmaceuticals business. Provide superior administrative and project coordination support to Executive Director and team members based in Princeton Pike, Tampa, and Madison.


Responsibilities:

  • Coordinate meeting logistics including meeting scheduling, reserving location, preparation of meeting materials and coordination of video conferences and teleconferences

  • Manage scheduling of monthly and quarterly pricing certification meetings. Assist with coordination of federal and state pricing submissions

  • Manage calendar and travel arrangements of Executive Director and direct reports

  • Coordinate interview and meeting schedules between candidates and hiring managers

  • Handle confidential information in an appropriate manner and with discretion

  • Draft, proofread and refine management presentations and communications

  • Design and implement office processes and systems

  • Manage flow of information by showing good judgment around looping in appropriate functional stakeholders and escalating issues

  • Manage T&E completion and budget tracking

  • Other ad hoc responsibilities as assigned including researching questions related to BMS SOPs to ensure the team follows BMS Processes and Procedures. Lead onboarding and offboarding of consultants supporting the team.


Qualifications:

  • High school diploma, BS degree preferred and /or advanced technical training

  • Minimum 5 years administrative experience with significant experience in office administration for executive level management

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

  • Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Concur

  • Works both independently and with management staff to prioritize multiple tasks and manage ambiguity to meet or exceed project deadlines

  • Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail

  • Deep understanding of BMS policies and procedures

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If you come across a role that intrigues you but doesn’t perfectly line up with your resume, we encourage you to apply anyway. You could be one step away from work that will transform your life and career.

Uniquely Interesting Work, Life-changing Careers
With a single vision as inspiring as “Transforming patients’ lives through science™ ”, every BMS employee plays an integral role in work that goes far beyond ordinary. Each of us is empowered to apply our individual talents and unique perspectives in a supportive culture, promoting global participation in clinical trials, while our shared values of passion, innovation, urgency, accountability, inclusion and integrity bring out the highest potential of each of our colleagues.

On-site Protocol

BMS has an occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

BMS is dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities can excel through a transparent recruitment process, reasonable workplace accommodations/adjustments and ongoing support in their roles. Applicants can request a reasonable workplace accommodation/adjustment prior to accepting a job offer. If you require reasonable accommodations/adjustments in completing this application, or in any part of the recruitment process, direct your inquiries to adastaffingsupport@bms.com. Visit careers.bms.com/eeo-accessibility to access our complete Equal Employment Opportunity statement.

BMS cares about your well-being and the well-being of our staff, customers, patients, and communities. As a result, the Company strongly recommends that all employees be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and keep up to date with Covid-19 boosters.

BMS will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records, pursuant to applicable laws in your area.

If you live in or expect to work from Los Angeles County if hired for this position, please visit this page for important additional information: https://careers.bms.com/california-residents/

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