Chief of Staff to CEO

Cambridge, MA - USA

Monthly Salary: $ 220000 - 275000

Posted on: 5 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research to transform patient outcomes. The Iterative Health Site Network is a premier network of 70 clinical research sites across US and Europe accelerating the path to market for gastrointestinal (GI) and hepatology novel therapies. Our focus is on driving the success and growth of our partner sites by empowering them with tech-enabled services. By combining deep expertise in clinical trials with cutting-edge AI we empower research teams and study sponsors to expand and expedite access to novel therapeutics for patients in need.

About the Role

The Chief of Staff (CoS) will work closely with the CEO serving as a trusted advisor gatekeeper problem solver and strategic partner to develop and implement strategies that advance our mission. It is a fast-track role to become an Executive in the company and you will be a member of the Executive this role you will have both internal and external-facing responsibilities and will provide strategic oversight to operational and communication needs across the company.

As the CoS you will have to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously mixing long term projects with the urgency of immediate demands. This role is a front seat to all the action in getting a startup off the ground and a terrific opportunity to leverage your broad visibility into the organization to identify challenges develop solutions and be an integral part of executing critical workflows. This is an ideal role for a top-performer who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution enjoys solving ambiguous problems and wants accelerated exposure to executive-level decision making.

This role is part of the Office of the CEO and will directly manage the current Strategy and Operations team. Youll be onboarding with the current Chief of Staff and reporting to our CEO once ramped.

Responsibilities

Strategic Partnership to the CEO

Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic thought partner helping the CEO prioritize sequence and drive the companys most critical decisions
Act as an extension of the CEOs capacity - amplifying insight synthesizing information and ensuring the CEOs time is leveraged for the highest-impact activities
Prepare executive communications board narratives leadership offsites and strategic briefings.

Organizational Alignment & Operating Rhythm

Own the companys operating cadence including Executive Team meetings quarterly planning reviews and cross-functional forums
Ensure organizational alignment on priorities metrics and accountability frameworks
Drive clarity across teams by translating strategic goals into executable plans

Decision Support & Insight Generation

Structure analyses that distill complex data into actionable insights for the CEO and leadership team.
Provide decision support for strategic opportunities including market assessments product expansion initiatives partnership evaluation or financial modelingIncrease the quality and speed of decision-making across the company through high-quality strategic research

Execution Leadership for Strategy and Operations function

Lead and project manage multi-threaded high-stakes company initiatives that span clinical operations site network growth product development commercial strategy and people operations.
Build frameworks workflows and playbooks that improve organizational performance and scale
Lead and manage the Strategy and Operations team (currently 1 direct report)

Internal and External Communications

Support CEO communication with employees the Board investors partners and key customersEnsure information flows seamlessly across teams and that the CEO is prepared for all engagements

What Were Looking For

Required Qualifications

6-8 years of experience in management consulting strategy business operations or a comparable high-performance environment.
Strong business acumen with familiarity in healthcare life sciences digital health or tech-enabled services
Proven ability to structure problems build analytical frameworks and generate concise insight-rich recommendations
Exceptional project management skills: ability to run multiple initiatives align stakeholders and drive outcomes independently
Strong executive presence with the ability to earn trust quickly and communicate with clarity and influence
Experience thriving in fast-paced high-growth ambiguous environments
Willingness to be in our NYC or Cambridge office 2 days per week
Willingness to travel 15% for customer partner or conference engagement

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in health-tech clinical research or AI-driven healthcare solutions
Exposure to C-suite advising board engagement or executive-level decision support
Prior experience working inside a scaling startup or operator role

New York pay range

$220000 - $275000 USD

At Iterative Health were actively working towards creating an environment that is representative of the diversity of patients our technology serves. We are focused on building an equitable and inclusive culture and by extension hiring process. If you require any accommodations to make the application process or interviewing experience more accessible to you please contact

Required Experience:

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