# Chief of Staff to the CEO

**Company:** [TetraScience](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/tetrascience)
**Location:** Cambridge, MA
**Role:** Executive Leadership
**Skills:** Scientific Research, Life Sciences, Strategic Planning, Stakeholder Management, Executive Communication, Project Management, Policy Analysis, Business Strategy, Data Synthesis, Relationship Management
**Posted:** 2026-04-10

> Supports the CEO by coordinating executive engagements with biopharma, tech partners, and government; owns follow-through on alliances and initiatives; crafts science-business-policy narratives. Requires MS/PhD in life sciences plus business/policy experience, high judgment, and flexible schedule.

## Job Description

## What You Will Do

**Amplify the CEO in the market**
- Coordinate and support Patrick’s engagement with executives at biopharma companies, major technology partners, and key government agencies and consortia.
- Prepare briefing materials, talking points, and post-meeting summaries that capture objectives, decisions, and next steps for every high-stakes interaction.

**Own follow-through on critical relationships**
- Turn meeting notes, emails, and Zoom discussions into clear action plans with owners, deadlines, and measures of success—and ensure they are executed.
- Track progress on strategic accounts, alliances, and public-sector initiatives, surfacing risks and opportunities early so Patrick can intervene where he adds the most leverage.

**Connect science, business, and policy narratives**
- Help craft compelling, concise narratives and materials for senior audiences on themes such as Scientific AI, the value of industrialized scientific data, and sovereign scientific AI.
- Synthesize input from scientists, commercial leaders, policymakers, and investors into options and recommendations that support CEO-level decision-making.

**Support a disciplined operating rhythm around the CEO**
- Collaborate with Patrick and his executive team to maintain a simple, effective operating cadence that aligns Patrick’s time with TetraScience’s most important priorities.
- Protect his schedule and attention, streamline information flow, and ensure he always walks into critical conversations fully prepared.

## Requirements

**Who You Are**
- Scientifically fluent, commercially committed, and outcomes oriented.
- Advanced training in a life sciences discipline (**MS or PhD required**), plus meaningful exposure to business, strategy, or policy (e.g., consulting, banking, corporate development, VC, or senior operating roles in science-driven organizations).
- Comfortable engaging credibly with R&D leaders, business executives, and public-sector stakeholders on topics that span science, economics, and regulation.
- **High-judgment operator with range**: Proven ability to manage complex, multi-stakeholder workstreams with a mix of structure, urgency, and calm under pressure, thriving in a fast-paced, often ambiguous environment. Willing and able to maintain a flexible schedule, respond quickly to emerging priorities, and travel in support of CEO and company needs.
- **Exceptional written and verbal communication skills**; you can move seamlessly from a quick email recap to a polished deck or memo for a C‑suite or agency audience.
- **Low-ego, high-standards teammate**: Drawn to doing the unglamorous but essential work—note-taking, follow-ups, logistics, synthesis—that makes high-profile outcomes possible. Known for humility, discretion, and trustworthiness; you handle sensitive information and relationships with care.
- **Aligned with The Tetra Way**: Motivated by a mission with real stakes for patients and society, and energized by working in an elite, high-feedback, high-accountability environment. Willing to read, internalize, and live The Tetra Way—rigorous first principles thinking, radical transparency, and extreme ownership as non-negotiables.

## Benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Stock options in a VC-backed Series C company
- 100% employer-paid benefits for all eligible employees and immediate family members
- 401(k)
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Company-paid Life Insurance, LTD/STD

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