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AKASAAKASANew York, NY

Chief of Staff

AKASA is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with the COO and CEO, driving strategic and operational initiatives. This role requires strong analytical skills, business acumen, and a passion for AI to accelerate the company's growth in healthcare.

200k – 240k
Hybrid7+ YOEExecutive Leadership

About the role

What You’ll Do

  • Serve as a thought partner and right hand to the COO and CEO — helping set priorities, structure decisions, and ensure the most important work moves forward with clarity and accountability
  • Lead high-priority strategic and operational initiatives from inception through execution, spanning multiple functions across the organization
  • Synthesize complex information — from market dynamics to internal performance data — into crisp analyses, decision memos, and executive-ready materials
  • Identify and remove organizational roadblocks, process bottlenecks, and cross-functional misalignments before they escalate
  • Act as a force multiplier for executive bandwidth: keep leadership focused on the highest-impact areas and ensure nothing critical falls through the cracks
  • Drive special projects. For example: competitive strategy, product bundling analysis, partnership evaluation, organizational design, and operational scaling
  • Represent the COO’s voice and priorities in meetings and workstreams across the company

Skills & Qualifications

  • 7+ years of professional experience with a demonstrated track record of exceptional performance and rapid advancement
  • Deep strategic and analytical horsepower — ability to structure ambiguous problems, synthesize complexity, and develop crisp recommendations
  • Genuine passion for AI, with hands-on experience using AI tools extensively in your work; you’re not just AI-curious, you’re already operating differently because of it
  • Strong business acumen with working knowledge of healthcare — ideally healthcare provider operations, health IT, or healthcare AI
  • Extraordinary execution orientation: you don’t just advise, you get things done
  • Outstanding written and verbal communication; you can turn a half-formed idea into a polished memo without hand-holding
  • Proven ability to influence cross-functionally without direct authority and build trust quickly at all levels

We’d love to see one or more of:

  • 4–6 years in healthcare-focused investment banking, private equity or consulting, ideally followed by an operating role
  • MBA from a top-tier program with 2–5 years of post-MBA operating experience
  • Fast progression at a leading technology company (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Meta, Amazon, or similar) with ambitions to step into a COO or similar role
  • Current or recent COO, CEO, or founder of an early-stage AI or technology company looking for a larger stage

What We Offer

  • Flexible paid time off (PTO)
  • Expansive coverage for health, dental, and vision
  • Employer contribution to Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
  • Generous parental leave policy
  • Full employee coverage for life insurance
  • Home office stipend
  • Cell phone/internet reimbursement
  • Commuting benefits
  • Company-paid holidays
  • 401(K) plan

Compensation

Based on geo, market data, and other factors, the salary range for this position is $200,000–$240,000 + Equity. However, a salary higher or lower than this range may be appropriate for a candidate whose qualifications differ meaningfully from those listed in the job description.

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we’ll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

Skills

Strategic PlanningAnalytical SkillsAI ToolsBusiness AcumenHealthcare ItExecutionWritten CommunicationVerbal CommunicationCross-Functional LeadershipOrganizational Design
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