Executive Assistant Commercial (Onsite in Sunnyvale, CA)

Bring more to life.

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology?

At Cepheid, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.

At Cepheid, we are passionate about improving health care through fast, accurate, molecular diagnostic systems and tests. As a member of our team, you’ll get to make an immediate, measurable impact on a global scale, within an environment that fosters career growth and development. Our mission drives us to develop groundbreaking solutions for the world’s most complex health challenges. Together, we bring MORE change to the world.

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The Executive Assistant is responsible for providing critical executive support to Cepheid’s Chief Commercial Officer, operating with the highest level of confidentiality, judgment, and autonomy. This is a high-impact role supporting a global commercial organization and requires understanding of business operations, commercial priorities, executive rhythms, and strategic planning to enable effective decision-making and execution.

This position reports to the Chief Commercial Officer and is part of the Cepheid Commercial Organization located in Sunnyvale, CA and will be an on-site role. There is a preference for candidates who can work on-site in Sunnyvale, CA, ST. While this req is posted as on-site in the US, applications from qualified candidates in other US locations will be considered equally.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Partner with senior leaders and cross-functional teams to support achievement of key commercial business objectives.

• Lead executive operations, including complex calendar management, global travel, meetings, expenses, and other business-critical activities.

• Drive strategic projects and events by managing timelines, logistics, and deliverables to ensure successful execution of commercial priorities.

The essential requirements of the job include :

• High school diploma or equivalent experience with 8+ years of executive administrative support experience, including support of C-suite leaders.

• Minimum 3 years of project management and event planning experience, including executive meetings, conferences, and business events.

• Advanced proficiency with Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Copilot, and other AI-enabled productivity tools.

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

• Ability to travel internationally and domestically per business needs.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Executive administrative support for a senior Commercial, Sales, Marketing, Business Development, or General Management leader in a global organization.

Cepheid, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info.

The hourly range for this role is USD $50.00 – $55.00. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Join our winning team today. Together, we’ll accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life.

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