Executive Assistant

About Harbinger Health

Harbinger Health, a Flagship-founded company, is pioneering early cancer detection. Harbinger aims to detect cancer, at the earliest stages, to save lives. Our platform leverages proprietary biological insights and artificial intelligence to enable high-resolution, molecular views on cancer from blood. We are a highly dynamic, entrepreneurial, and innovation-driven organization seeking collaborative, passionate, and dedicated people to join our team.

Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category bioplatform companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has, through its Flagship Labs unit, applied its unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $200 billion in aggregate value. To date, Flagship has deployed over $2.5 billion in capital toward the founding and growth of its pioneering companies alongside more than $19 billion of follow-on investments from other institutions. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises 42 transformative companies, including Axcella Health (Nasdaq: AXLA), Codiak BioSciences (Nasdaq: CDAK) Denali Therapeutics (Nasdaq: DNLI), Evelo Biosciences (Nasdaq: EVLO), Foghorn Therapeutics (Nasdaq: FHTX), Indigo Ag, Kaleido Biosciences (Nasdaq: KLDO), Moderna (Nasdaq: MRNA), Omega Therapeutics (Nasdaq: OMGA), Rubius Therapeutics (Nasdaq: RUBY), Sana Biotechnology (Nasdaq: SANA), Seres Therapeutics (Nasdaq: MCRB), and Sigilon Therapeutics (Nasdaq: SGTX).

The Role: 

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Executive Assistant (EA) to join a fast-paced, growing biotech startup. The EA will provide high-level support to the CFO, and other C-Suite hires. The ideal candidate will leverage a broad range of skills including a high degree of professionalism and discretion when handling a wide variety of responsibilities. The successful candidate will be a detail-oriented, critical thinker with strong organizational and interpersonal skills. Requires the ability to proactively build organizational knowledge and relationships and thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment. This is an office-based role (work from office 3 days a week) at our Cambridge, MA location.

Key Responsibilities:

The Executive Assistant’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing complex calendar support and coordination of CFO’s work-related meetings and day-to-day activities
• Managing and making travel arrangements, accommodating frequent changes and updates as needed
• Organizing and planning team meetings and investor meetings ( e.g., board meetings, business development and investor interactions) by assisting with the production of materials and pre-reads, taking notes, and tracking action items
• Managing and processing expense reports
• Working with administrative and operations colleagues on employee appreciation events and other project initiatives, when needed
• Operate with integrity and work on various tasks with a high degree of confidentiality

Requirements:

• 5+ years of administrative experience providing support to executives at the “C-Suite” level
• Exceptional organization skills, with keen attention to detail and a strong ability execute
• Demonstrated ability to handle sensitive information and situations with care and confidence
• Ability to work across various roles and teams in a dynamic, demanding, and fast-paced environment while remaining flexible, proactive, resourceful, and efficient
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills; outstanding verbal and written communication skills
• Strong work ethic and ability to manage multiple priorities
• Proficient in MS Office
• Office-based role (expectation is to be in the office 4-5 days a week) 
• High level of commitment, availability after hours and on weekends, as needed

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become th