Durham has moved from tobacco to biotech and startups. A virtual assistant helps its founders and researchers spend less time on admin.
Virtual Assistant gives Durham businesses a dedicated virtual assistant from $300 a month, working Eastern time. You choose the role and the hours, and a US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days.
Why Durham businesses hire a virtual assistant
Duke University and its health system, Research Triangle Park and a strong startup scene downtown shape the city. Young companies must run lean, and clinics and professionals here deal with a steady workload.
The roles Durham businesses should hire first
Executive Assistant
Founders can hand off scheduling and grant logistics.
Your calendar reflects your priorities. Meetings get protected, grouped and prepared for, so your best hours go to decisions and not to logistics.
- Plan your week ahead and flag conflicts early
- Write briefs and agendas for important meetings
- Screen calls and requests before they reach you
- Track projects and follow up with your team
Executive assistant packages start at $320 a month for 20 hours. Hire an executive assistant for your Durham business.
Medical Virtual Assistant
Practices can hand off scheduling and authorizations.
Fewer gaps in the schedule. Reminders and quick rescheduling help keep appointments filled.
- Schedule, confirm and reschedule patients
- Enter data into your EHR
- Follow up with insurers
- Report outstanding items to your team
Assistants do not give medical advice. Clinical decisions stay with your staff. Medical virtual assistant packages start at $300 a month for 20 hours. Hire a medical virtual assistant for your Durham business.
Website & Tech Assistant
Startups can hand off website upkeep and automation.
Your website stays healthy. Regular updates, backups and uptime checks lower the risk of a site going down when customers need it.
- Update plugins and themes
- Update content, images and menus
- Document each automation for your team
- Manage Google Workspace and Microsoft 365 users
Website & tech assistant packages start at $360 a month for 20 hours. Hire a website & tech assistant for your Durham business.
What it costs in Durham
You pay the same clear price wherever you are, and you see the exact total before you order. Skilled VA prices for the roles above:
- Executive Assistant: $320 for 20 hours, $608 for 40 hours or $1,152 for 80 hours a month
- Medical Virtual Assistant: $300 for 20 hours, $570 for 40 hours or $1,080 for 80 hours a month
- Website & Tech Assistant: $360 for 20 hours, $684 for 40 hours or $1,296 for 80 hours a month
Senior Specialists, with 5+ years in the field, cost 35% more. US-Based Specialists, who live and work in the United States, cost 90% more. If you would rather not commit to a monthly package, pay-as-you-go hours start at $18.00 an hour and stay valid for 90 days.
Why hire your Durham assistant from Virtual Assistant
Your assistant works remotely and keeps Eastern time business hours, so your day and theirs line up. You get a person who learns your business, with a team behind them when something needs fixing.
- Experience with senior leaders: Choose a Senior Specialist with 5+ years of experience, or a US-Based Specialist when your role calls for one.
- Works in your EHR: Epic, athenahealth, eClinicalWorks, DrChrono, Tebra, SimplePractice, Dentrix and more.
- Bigger builds are quoted first: Order a full website as a one-time project, and we confirm the hours before starting.
- Free replacement: If your assistant is not the right fit, we match you with a different one at no extra cost.
- Clear prices, no lock-in: See your exact price before you order. Month-to-month packages can be cancelled any time, and unused hours roll over within your package limit.
- A US account manager: One person matches you, runs your kickoff call and stays your contact if anything needs fixing.
A virtual assistant or an in-house hire?
An in-house hire makes sense when the job needs someone physically on site. For work done on a screen or a phone, a virtual assistant usually costs far less, because you pay only for working hours, with no recruiting, desk, equipment or payroll taxes to arrange. You can also start with 20 hours a month and grow, instead of committing to a full-time salary before you know how much work there is.
How to get started this week
- Build your package: choose a role, your hours and an experience level, and see your price straight away
- Pay your itemized invoice by card or crypto
- Your US account manager matches you within 1 to 3 business days and runs your kickoff call
- Your assistant starts on a written checklist of your first tasks for your Durham business
Towns and districts we serve around Durham
Your assistant works remotely, so you get the same service in Durham and nearby, including Chapel Hill, Research Triangle Park, American Tobacco, Brightleaf, Hillsborough and Downtown Durham. If your town or district is not listed here, we still serve it. Just enter it on the order form.
More for North Carolina businesses
See virtual assistant services and prices in Durham or our guide to hiring in North Carolina. Other North Carolina guides: Fayetteville, Concord, Gastonia, Raleigh, Wilmington, Charlotte.