Debbie Dechristopher Email & Phone Number

United States

Assistant to COO of U.S. Operations and SVP, Commercial Operations

United States

United States

Support the Vice President and several senior/executive directors, directors and their project managers and overall department in Global Drug Safety and Risk Management. Assures a high performance and high functioning team. Responsible for deliverables for all department team meetings. Record retention legal policies and record keeping compliancePrepares and serves as communicator on initiatives and enhance flow of communication.Assures project coordination and communication with team in the deployment and execution process of department initiativesFacilitate new hire orientationLead projects as requestedPreparation of presentation materials.Heavy calendar managementTravel arrangements and logistics for conferences/meetings

Executive Assistant – Contract Position 8/2016 - 12/2016Global Head Oncology Business Development & Strategy• Provide high quality administrative and operational support to the Global Head Oncology Business Development & Strategy• Complex calendaring which involves coordination with global counterparts• Travel arrangements• Expense reports• Arrange video conferences and teleconferences for internal/external meetings.• Maintain a high level of confidentiality and handle sensitive information with the appropriate constituencies• Compose correspondence and communicating information on behalf of the Global Head Oncology Business Development and Strategy• Build and maintain strong working relationships across the senior administrative community within Novartis.• Assist the Global Head Oncology Business Development & Strategy leadership team members on administrative logistics. • Exhibit excellent interpersonal and written/oral communication skills

Cit Group, Livingston, Nj

Executive Assistant to Senior Vice President, Business Capital Information Technology and Operations •Administrative management for the leadership teams and staff in a department of 145 + employees.•Exposure to very high levels of senior management.•Extensive Calendar management •Domestic and International travel arrangements (Passport & Visa applications)•Extensive Expense Reporting •Process payments for contractor/vendor invoices.•Prepare for upcoming meetings.•Create and revise documents on Microsoft Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, Project.•Set ups for new employees/contractors.

Prudential Financial, Corporate Technology Services, Roseland, NJ Executive Assistant to Vice President of Information SystemsDirector of Enterprise Systems ManagementDirector of E-Commerce Systems•Administrative management for a Vice President, two Directors, their leadership teams and staff in a department of forty employees.•Exposure to many different levels of employees and confidential/sensitive information, which requires use of tact, diplomacy, discretion and judgment. •Managed the “paymaster duties” for the forty employees. This included working through payroll and disability issues, as well as attendance. •Security Coordinator for the Enterprise Systems Management Team, Systems Services and Middleware Development Support. Input Security requests to give access to global groups, servers, set up new accounts, etc.•Managed the inputting of all procurement requests for the department. •Managed the monitoring and expediting of Enterprise Systems Management related Remedy Service, Change and Problem tickets. Made sure they are assigned to an individual; are being worked on with status maintained in a timely fashion; are completed by the predefined delivery date.

•Supported the management team and staff, maintained calendars on Lotus Notes 4.5 and Microsoft Outlook; prepared correspondence on Microsoft Office (Word for Windows, Excel, PowerPoint); updated project plans on Microsoft Project; created/revised documents and presentation materials; prepared for upcoming meetings (conference room scheduling, conference room set-ups, audio/visual equipment set-ups); travel arrangements (air, car, hotel); ordering p.c. hardware/software through Procurement Services; ordering of pager and cellular phones; new employee set-ups (phone, p.c. equipment, office supplies); sorted incoming mail.• team member of the Human Resources Training Department. Developed lunchtime training sessions. The topics ranged from Stress Management to Information Technology. Responsible for choosing a topic, lining up the appropriate resources/speakers, introducing them at the sessions and making sure the sessions ran smoothly.• Supervised one clerical assistant.

Business Administration, Management And Operations, A

Activities and Societies: International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) - member 2000-2004

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