Chief of Staff to the CEO

The Role

We are looking for a Chief of Staff to work as the right-hand to the CEO and be immersed in strategic and operational analysis, as well as taking a lead role in driving large projects within the business, maximizing the organizational strategy and direction of the Company. The Chief of Staff must be adept at compiling information and reports for the CEO, enabling the CEO to quickly understand where the business is and the issues it faces. This position will be expected to give opinions on such findings, and proactively design and implement action and project plans.

As a Chief of Staff to the CEO, you will need to understand how the senior management team operates and how important decisions are made. You will be responsible for ensuring that there is a process for information to come to the CEO, and will ensure that this information is thorough and accurate, making sure that the executive decision-making process is effective.

You will be responsible for executive meetings, for planning Board meetings, CEO presentations internally and externally, and other projects as assigned. As a Chief of Staff, you will also have project work critical to the organization’s growth and development as well as to the Company’s ability to effectively scale as it grows. You will gain experience and be able to grow into a management role that encompasses the strategic, financial, and operational aspects of leading a global, complex biotechnology organization.

Main Responsibilities

  • Understanding the nature of each functional area of the Company, including Research & Development, Commercial, Product Development, Technical Operations, Legal and Regulatory Affairs
  • Attending business meetings with the CEO and providing action items and executive minutes
  • Preparing critical meeting agendas and sending out pre-meeting documentation
  • Participating in meetings and responsible for tracking outcomes and deliverables
  • Working closely with the CEO to identify and prepare for critical thought leadership engagements
  • Become aware of issues from an integrative, executive leadership perspective
  • Obtain an up close and personal understanding of leadership and decision-making related to the simultaneous execution of a complex organizational growth strategy
  • Review and analyze the company’s financial reports as well as other departments’ reports, flagging issues to the CEO
  • Financial due diligence on internal departments and external competitors
  • Access to executive developmental opportunities that augment their responsibilities
  • This role provides privileged access to the inner workings of DNA Script and to highly sensitive information

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, Vision. Company pays 80% of premiums for employees and dependents. We have lots of plans available including HMOs, PPOs, HDHPs, etc.
  • Life insurance
  • 401(k) with 4% match
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Other employee-funded plans including pre-tax commuter, HSA, and FSA
  • EAP

Qualifications and Education Requirements

  • MBA or equivalent business degree with 5 years of experience working in the life sciences industry, which may include management/strategy consulting/investment banking
  • Ideally, Engineering MS/PhD in Science

Preferred Skills and Abilities

  • Must be discreet, agile-minded, strategic, proactive, highly-organized and committed to the vision and values of DNA Script Mission-driven
  • Willingness to work hard and take direction, ownership and accountability and creatively solve problems
  • Ability to demonstrate initiative, suggest improvements to current systems. as well as establish new processes
  • Highly developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy
  • Results and action-orientation
  • Excellent project management skills
  • Outstanding organizational and negotiation skills
  • Unquestionable personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity and trust
  • Able to successfully navigate within varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong strategic and financial analysis skills
  • Excellent analytical skills and strategic agility
  • Meticulous attention to detail and accuracy
  • Willing to get involved in ad hoc projects with a can-do attitude
  • Ability to both influence key stakeholders as well as drive for decisions and outcomes when necessary
  • Able to thrive in a highly dynamic, fast paced, continuously changing environment with minimal oversight/direction

Recruitment process

  1. Initial screening with the hiring manager
  2. Day interview at the office (or remote) with the manager, cofounders, HR and the rest of the team
  3. Reference Checks
  4. Timing: 2-3 weeks