Chief of Staff
Independent nonprofit research institute building AI-and-biology tools and conducting biomedical research on complex diseases.
About Arc Institute
Arc Institute is a Palo Alto-based independent nonprofit founded in 2021. It supports long-term biomedical research and develops experimental, computational, and machine-learning technologies, including virtual-cell and genomic foundation models, in partnership with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UCSF.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will act as a scientific and strategic partner to the Executive Director. You will synthesize complex scientific inputs into decisions and recommendations, lead high-priority programs and collaborations, organize meetings and offsites, translate technical work for varied audiences, and manage confidential information with discretion.
Requirements
- Ph.D. or equivalent research training, or comparable technical depth from consulting or a founder path
- 5–12+ years of experience
- Background in genome or transcriptome engineering, functional genomics, neuroscience, molecular or cell biology, multi-omics, or computational biology
- Technical information gathering, stakeholder mapping, dependency management, and scientific synthesis experience
- Experience managing complex cross-functional research projects from inception through execution
- Experience translating technical or scientific work for non-specialist audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience designing and facilitating meeting pre-reads, agendas, and follow-ups
Responsibilities
- Serve as a scientific and strategic thought partner to the Executive Director
- Manage the Executive Director's operating rhythm, schedule, and competing priorities
- Synthesize technical information into options, trade-offs, and recommendations
- Design meeting and offsite pre-reads, agendas, and follow-up
- Drive scientific programs, collaborations, and special projects through execution
- Help define annual and long-term strategic goals
- Organize scientific collaborations and connect people, data, platforms, and reagents
- Translate technical work for scientific staff, leadership, funders, and public-facing audiences
- Handle confidential scientific and organizational information with discretion
Benefits
- Annual discretionary bonus