We are Arcadia Science, an evolutionary biology company founded and led by scientists. Our mission is to turn natural innovations into real-world solutions by developing systematic and quantitative approaches to leveraging biology for therapeutics R&D. We share our research as openly as possible to accelerate discovery and make our work broadly useful.
We're seeking an Executive Operations lead for the Office of the CSO at either the Associate or Director level. They will report directly to our Chief Scientific Officer, Prachee Avasthi, and support her across her full work portfolio. Prachee’s portfolio includes a wide array of efforts, including Arcadia's research and scientific vision, spearheading open science at Astera Institute, as well as broader reform efforts for open science, research infrastructure, and the future of scientific communication.
This is a critical role that is fundamentally about operational support and execution. Your primary job is to make the CSO more effective: protecting her attention, keeping work moving, and shaping complexity into clear frameworks that ease decision-making. In practice, that means starting close to the day-to-day. You will be managing her calendar, handling inbound requests, learning the people and problems that surround her. It also means jumping in wherever there's an operational gap, filling new or temporary needs as the organization or work evolves. These activities build the foundation for additional project management and strategic work that this role is ultimately meant to support.
This is the right role for a scientifically trained person who has deliberately moved away from the bench and is most energized by supportive work that amplifies the science and mission that Prachee leads. Promising candidates should thrive in bringing structure to chaos and see themselves as a force multiplier that is most effective when operating behind the scenes on behalf of the team.
An ideal candidate moves with a sense of urgency, has great attention to detail, and biases towards quantitative thinking. They should be excited to leverage cutting edge AI tools to generate nimble data-driven processes, improve communication, and enhance the quality of concrete deliverables. They will ultimately be responsible for building and managing a suite of agents that constitute the core executive operations team for the CSO.
This role is open at two levels depending on incoming operational and scientific experience:
Associate, Office of the CSO ($135–160K)
Director, Office of the CSO ($160–200K)