About the role
The Executive Assistant will provide high-level, professional support to the UK & Ireland leadership of two core business units: Waters Biosciences and Waters Advanced Diagnostics.

This role extends beyond traditional administrative duties, combining executive assistance with strategic organisational and business coordination. You will play a critical role in enabling senior leaders to operate effectively across both businesses—ensuring seamless prioritisation of agendas, alignment of key initiatives, and efficient day-to-day operations.

By proactively managing administrative, organisational, and cross-functional activities, the role allows leadership to maintain focus on strategic priorities, commercial execution, and team leadership. The position requires strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to operate in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, supporting decision-making and driving alignment across both business units.

Main responsibilities will include:

• Provide comprehensive diary, travel, and meeting management for two senior leaders across UK & Ireland.
• Prepare agendas, briefings, presentations, and follow‑up actions for leadership, commercial, and cross‑functional meetings.
• Manage expense processing, approvals, and general administrative governance.
• Act as a central coordination point across Biosciences and Advanced Diagnostics for key business activities and rhythms (QBRs, MBRs, planning cycles).
• Support preparation of business updates, internal business unit communications.
• Track actions, milestones, and deliverables across leadership initiatives and strategic projects.
• Providing effective event management/workshops or co-ordination of events
• Coordinating and preparing agendas and information for meetings, organising catering and venues when required.
• Serve as a trusted interface with internal stakeholders (sales, marketing, finance, HR, operations) across both business units.
• Coordinate communication across leadership teams, ensuring alignment and timely information flow.
• Handle confidential and sensitive information with discretion and professionalism.
• Support planning activities such as strategy reviews, offsites, town halls, and leadership meetings.
• Help streamline processes, improve ways of working, and introduce structure across leadership operations.
• Maintain key documentation, trackers, and governance materials.

About you:

• Proven experience in PA/EA supporting a Senior Leader.
• GCSE English and Maths (minimum GCSE Grade C/4-9), further education and/or a University degree is a distinct advantage.
• Good working knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Comfortable working across multiple leaders, priorities, and business areas simultaneously.
• Highly organised, proactive, and detail‑oriented with strong follow‑through.
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage effectively at all levels of the organisation.
• Strong business acumen and ability to understand commercial and operational context.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft 365 (Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams) and emerging AI tools.

Becton, Dickinson, and Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital or domestic or civil union status, familial status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, disability, military eligibility or veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics.