Receptionist

Avantor
Vancouver, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2023 CLOSED ON 6/16/2023

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Receptionist position at Avantor?

Job Summary

At Avantor, people are the most important part of our success because they drive our global performance. That is why our Avantor Lab and Production Services team is a trusted partner in supporting the innovation and growth objectives of labs across the globe.


In this role, you will report to the Onsite Supervisor and will work closely with the Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team of over 1,500 on- and off-site expert personnel – and our customers – to perform customized, mission-based lab work and research protocols that help return time back to science.


What we’re looking for

  • Education: Associate degree in business or secretarial science (two-year program)/ High School Diploma/GED required or equivalent experience

  • Experience: Minimum 2 years of administrative experience is required

  • Collaboration Tool: Microsoft Teams experience preferred.

  • Preferred Qualifications:

  • Extraordinary interpersonal and relationship building skills, with a high degree of discretion and courtesy in dealing with others.

  • Superior communication skills, both verbal and written

  • Adept at developing and maintaining detailed administrative and procedural processes.

  • Ability to manage sensitive, complex, confidential information.

  • Robust digital literacy; knowledgeable of Microsoft Office Suite and G-Suite applications.

  • Detail oriented, with good organizational skills and a high degree of accuracy

  • Ability to multi-task, prioritize tasks to meet deadlines, manage time & problem solve.

  • Professional appearance and presentation

Who you are

A creative, agile, and highly motivated professional seeking to enhance your experience and gain some meaningful professional growth within Avantor’s Lab and Production Services. Apply today if you want to go further in your career and have the following:

  • A strong work ethic and (initiative)

  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.


How you will thrive and create an impact

Avantor’s Lab and Production Services team is a crucial part of the Avantor Services group serving over 500 customers in biopharma, pharmaceutical, educational, industrial, and high-tech industries with customizable, flexible solutions and end-to-end laboratory operations support. In this role you will:

  • Display a professional reputation and provide exceptional service to all customers, potential customers, and associates.

  • Answer and direct phone calls in a well-mannered and expertly.

  • Maintain reception area and other common areas.

  • Operate standard office equipment.

  • Take inventory of office supplies and request replenishment, as needed.

  • Review visitor log at end of day to ensure temporary FOBS are returned and visitors have exited premise.

  • Handle all incoming and outgoing mail.

Why Avantor?

Dare to go further in your career. Join our global team of 14,000 associates whose passion for discovery and determination to overcome challenges relentlessly advances life-changing science.


The work we do changes people’s lives for the better.
It brings new patient treatments and therapies to market, giving a cancer survivor the chance to walk his daughter down the aisle. It enables medical devices that help a little boy hear his mom’s voice for the first time. Outcomes such as these create unlimited opportunities for you to contribute your talents, learn new skills and grow your career at Avantor.


We are committed to helping you on this journey through our diverse, equitable and inclusive culture which includes learning experiences to support your career growth and success. At Avantor, dare to go further and see how the impact of your contributions set science in motion to create a better world. Apply today!

DISCLAIMER:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position.
Avantor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer.

EEO Statement:

We are an Equal Employment/Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state/province, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please contact us by email at recruiting@avantorsciences.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Requests for accommodation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

For more information about equal employment opportunity protections, please view the Equal Employment Opportunity is THE LAW Poster, EEO is the Law Poster Supplement, and Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision using the links below.

EEO is the Law

OFCCP EEO Supplement

PAY TRANSPARENCY NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISION

3rd Party Non-Solicitation Policy:

By submitting candidates without having been formally assigned on and contracted for a specific job requisition by Avantor, or by failing to comply with the Avantor recruitment process, you forfeit any fee on the submitted candidates, regardless of your usual terms and conditions. Avantor works with a preferred supplier list and will take the initiative to engage with recruitment agencies based on its needs and will not be accepting any form of solicitation.

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