Executive Assistant to BUH

Executive Assistant to BUH Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.   Every day we perform better because of how we work together, as one team, each the best at what we do. We bring together talented experts across a broad spectrum of business critical corporate functions. Every role plays an essential part in enabling our customers to achieve their goals. Our teams are agile, collaborative, and committed to delivering—for each other, for our customers, and ultimately for the people who rely on the services we support. Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:   Why Syneos Health • We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program. • We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life.  • We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress.

Job Description The Executive Assistant (EA) to the Business Unit Head (BUH) is a trusted executive partner who provides comprehensive, high-level administrative and operational support in a fast-paced, complex, and highly visible environment. This role requires exceptional organizational capability, discretion, and judgment, combined with strong executive presence and a service-oriented mindset. The EA acts as a central point of coordination for the BUH, enabling focus on strategic priorities by anticipating needs, resolving issues independently, and ensuring seamless execution of day-to-day and long-range activities. The role includes responsibility for executive administration, global meeting and event management, stakeholder coordination, and preparation of high-quality business materials. The role is ideally UK-based to ensure maximum time-zone overlap and effective collaboration.

Executive & Administrative Support Provide comprehensive executive administrative support to the BUH and their direct reports, as needed. Proactively manage a complex and dynamic calendar, prioritizing meetings and ensuring optimal use of executive time. Coordinate domestic and international travel, including itineraries, logistics, and contingency planning. Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, managing communications and meeting logistics as required. Manage delegation of approvals for timesheets, expenses, and other administrative workflows. Handle highly sensitive and confidential information with discretion and professionalism. Meetings & Event Management Arrange, coordinate, and host large-scale global virtual meetings, including: Driving Microsoft Teams meetings Opening and closing calls Managing attendance records Fielding and coordinating Q&A Plan, coordinate, and deliver in-person meetings and events end-to-end, including logistics, venues, agendas, materials, and on-site coordination. Ensure meetings are well structured, professionally delivered, and aligned with executive objectives. Business & Presentation Support Translates the BUH’s high-level direction, notes, and concepts into clear, concise, and executive-ready PowerPoint presentations aligned to standard formats and messaging.