Executive Assistant

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for an Executive Assistant at UL Research Institutes , based in our Rockville, Maryland office. The Executive Assistant provides administrative support and assistance to the Vice President of Research and the Electrochemical Safety team. Working with minimal supervision, this role oversees complex calendar and travel management, coordinates meetings and events, develops detailed travel itineraries, and prepares sophisticated correspondence and briefing materials. The Executive Assistant also contributes to the development and administration of budgets, records, data, and other documents essential to operational and personnel-related processes.

As a trusted administrative partner to executive leadership, this individual consistently demonstrates exceptional tact, integrity, and discretion UL Research Institutes: At UL Research Institutes (ULRI) , we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Electrochemical Safety teams who conduct the research required to produce that knowledge and put into practice. Electrochemical Safety Research Institute: The Electrochemical Safety Research Institute (ESRI) investigates the safety and performance limits of energy technologies. Through our discovery-driven research, we innovate, test, model, and lay the foundation for electrochemical energy storage that is both safe and reliable.

Our scientific research helps everyone in the energy storage and battery value chain — from cell and battery manufacturers, suppliers, and original equipment manufacturers to recyclers, shippers, and consumers — understand and thereby help minimize the various safety risks associated with batteries in various applications, including electric vehicles and renewable energy storage systems. Collaborating with a wide variety of partners to help meet the world’s energy safety needs, we disseminate information by convening a diverse group of stakeholders at events such as global battery summits and webinars to find data-driven solutions to new and emerging energy storage risks.

What you’ll learn and achieve: As the Executive Assistant , you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you: Represents the Electrochemical Safety’s mission with professionalism while upholding absolute discretion and confidentiality. Supports high‑level, sensitive projects by preparing documentation, presentations, and related materials. Prepares, organizes, and maintains office records, statistics, and reports related to…

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