Chief of Staff - VP of Strategy and Operations

Company Overview 

1910 Genetics is a Series A stage biotechnology company that is pioneering a novel Input-Transform-Output (ITO™) platform as the first ever horizontal AI infrastructure for drug discovery. 

In a crowded space with hundreds of AI drug discovery companies, 1910’s ITO™ platform is differentiated by: 

• Modality agnostic drug discovery: our platform is capable of designing both small molecule and large molecule therapeutics across all disease areas, with an initial focus on neuroscience, oncology, and autoimmune diseases.
• Proprietary massive multimodal data, which overcomes the data scarcity problem that prevents frontier AI models from being utilized for drug discovery.
• Multi-AI agent systems that include a robust collection of frontier AI/ML models, each of which works in a task-oriented manner to achieve the multi-parameter optimization problem of drug discovery and development.
• A state-of-the-art (SOTA) fully-automated, high throughput wet laboratory in the premier Boston Seaport District for both data generation for AI model training as well as validation of the safety and efficacy of drug candidates that are outputted by our frontier AI models.
• An unprecedented partnership with Microsoft, which positions 1910 as the only biotech/pharma company leveraging Azure Quantum Elements, a groundbreaking, AI-driven, high performance computing (HPC) cloud architecture for advanced AI.
• Bespoke conversational AI chatbots that provide a customer friendly UI/UX to access our platform for specific drug discovery tasks.
• Being the only biotech company helping pharma companies integrate 6 core areas of AI infrastructure.

Role Description 

• Partner with the CEO and other members of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to harmonize departmental goals, working with the leaders of the following groups – AI Research, Engineering, Product, Computational Chemistry, Medicinal Chemistry, Biology, Business Development, and Operations 
• Collaborate with the senior leadership team (SLT) to develop and implement strategic plans that align with 1910’s mission and long-term objectives 
• Oversee the development and implementation of operational processes to enhance organizational efficiency, including the creation of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and metrics to measure and optimize performance at the function and company level 
• Implement change management strategies to drive adoption of new processes and ways of working 
• Act as a liaison between the CEO, Executive team, and other stakeholders to ensure effective communication 

Strategy 

• Support planned and ad hoc discussions with existing and prospective investors in 1910 Genetics  
• In collaboration with functional teams and leadership, prepare presentation materials for investors, including pitch decks and conference presentations 
• Participate in and support CEO’s preparation for negotiations with potential partners  
• Support development of commercial forecasts and valuations, including scenario-based modeling  
• Conduct secondary and primary research as necessary to assess commercial opportunities 

Operations 

• Develop and implement analytics capabilities to provide real-time insights on operational performance and progress 
• Optimize performance across 1910’s vision, hiring, fundraising, and business development 

Qualifications 

• 5+ years of progressive experience as a high achiever at venture-backed biotechnology or technology startups 
• Previous experience in management consulting (i.e. McKinsey/Bain/BCG), venture capital, or private equity 
• MBA from a top business school is ideal for this role 
• In addition to an MBA, a PhD in the life sciences is a strong plus but not required 
• 99th percentile energy, 1st percentile ego; this job is too collaborative to have an ego 
• Supreme sense of ownership – this job is firs