Lila Sciences

Chief of Staff to the CEO

Cambridge, MA USA · Exec · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$204k-$315kDetected 9 days ago

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About the role

It sharpens the CEO's thinking and prep and does not replace the technical judgment of the CTO, CPO, or other technical leaders.
The role combines strategic counsel, technical judgment, and high-trust communication, and requires sound judgment, technical fluency, and the ability to navigate ambiguity at the pace of an early-stage, science-driven company.
This position is based at Lila's Cambridge headquarters at One Charles Park, in person and onsite with the CEO, with willingness to travel as the role requires.

Own the prep for board meetings, investor updates, and fundraising. Turn the company's scientific and technical progress into materials that land, and make sure the CEO walks in ready.
Drive the hardest calls to closure. Cut through competing priorities to the few decisions that matter, and make sure they stick.
The instinct to push back. You challenge the CEO and the executive team on priorities, strategy, org design, and execution quality, and you get teams to commit and move.
High emotional intelligence. You build trust fast across scientists, operators, and executives, and you drive outcomes across a leadership team that doesn't report to you.
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges. We believe science is the most inspiring frontier for AI. Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.
Lila Sciences is building Scientific Superintelligence™ to solve humankind's greatest challenges.
Rather than hard-coding expert knowledge into tools, LILA builds systems that can learn for themselves.

You make complex, technical work legible, and you can draft in another executive's voice, from a board deck to an all-hands.

Serve as a sounding board for the CEO on the company's hardest scientific bets, from which research directions to pursue to how much weight to put on an early result.
Pressure-test scientific and technical tradeoffs with the CEO before they reach the executive team or the board.
Sharpen the reasoning so the decision that comes out is a better one.
Work with the strategy function and the technical leadership team to turn the company's hardest scientific questions into clear plans and priorities.
Prepare the CEO for high-stakes scientific conversations with the board, investors, and outside collaborators.
Make sure the reasoning behind each decision holds up under scrutiny.
Turn the company's scientific and technical progress into materials that land, and make sure the CEO walks in ready.
Act as the connective tissue between the CEO, the executive team, and the wider company.

We offer competitive base compensation with bonus potential and generous early-stage equity. Your final offer will reflect your background, expertise, and expected impact.
International Benefits. Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region. USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions
Expected Base Salary Range
$204,000 - $315,000 USD
USD salary ranges apply only to U.S.-based positions; international salaries are set to local market.

U.S. Benefits.
Full-time U.S. employees receive a comprehensive benefits program including medical, dental, and vision coverage
employer-paid life and disability insurance
flexible time off with generous company wide holidays
paid parental leave
an educational assistance program
commuter benefits, including bike share memberships for office based employees
International Benefits.
Full-time employees outside the U.S. receive a comprehensive benefits program tailored to their region.

al employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status

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