Administrative Assistant – Inorganic Materials Support

Job Description

Administrative Assistant | Corning Incorporated

The Tone:
This is an Administrative Assistant role at Corning Incorporated, located in Corning, NY, specifically at Sullivan Park. Corning is a global leader in glass, ceramic, and materials science, known for its breakthroughs in various sectors like life sciences, mobile consumer electronics, and optical communications. This position is crucial for enabling the efficiency and smooth day-to-day operations of the Inorganic Materials organization, supporting a capability leader and team within a highly technical research environment.

The TL;DR
• Role: Administrative Assistant
• Location: In-person, Corning, NY
• Pay: $62,786–$78,483 hourly
• Team: Provides direct administrative support to the capability leader and team within the Inorganic Materials organization at Sullivan Park.
• Mission: This person enables team efficiency and supports day-to-day operations in a highly technical research environment, contributing to a collaborative and innovative organization.
• Tech Stack: Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint

What You’ll Actually Do
• Support: Provide comprehensive administrative assistance to the capability leader and team, managing calendars, scheduling meetings, and coordinating various activities.
• Travel: Arrange all travel logistics and accurately prepare expense reports for the team.
• Financial: Assist with budget tracking and monitoring, including the submission of eTad forms.
• Content: Compile, edit, and prepare essential team reports, presentations, and other documents for internal and external communication.
• Logistics: Prepare meeting spaces, support logistics for small and large team events, and coordinate general administrative activities for the department.

The Must-Haves
• Background: An Associate’s degree is required for this position.
• Experience: A minimum of 2 years of administrative or related office experience is necessary, including prior experience supporting calendars, meetings, travel arrangements, expense reporting, and general administrative functions.
• Skills: Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint is essential, along with strong writing, editing, verbal, and written communication skills, organizational abilities, and attention to detail. The role requires the ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic work environment and work independently with limited supervision.
• Bonus: Preferred qualifications include experience supporting leaders or teams in a technical, research, or professional environment, the ability to anticipate needs and take initiative without frequent direction, strong judgment, problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, comfort in supporting highly technical professionals, and experience preparing materials or presenting updates to larger audiences.