At Inceptive, you will help pioneer the next generation of AI-designed drugs, with the potential to positively impact billions of people, as part of a collaborative, antedisciplinary team building our biological software.
This is a unique opportunity to work closely with our CEO and be part of one-of-a-kind experiences that you wouldn’t encounter in most jobs. You will collaborate with him to prioritize, seek solutions, and optimize his life through effective administrative and creative support.
You are a proactive and highly organized person who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment with a variety of tasks at hand. You are a communicator and problem-solver who is ready for whatever situations come your way, big and small.
People are your thing. You appreciate all kinds of humans and have a tendency to help and support. You realize that if you help make the CEO’s life smoother and easier, your impact can be tremendous.
Tech is also your thing. You use all kinds of tools and apps with ease, are good at getting the details right and clear, and have a thirst for learning more about what’s on the cutting edge.
Put more simply: you’ll get to do cool things.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it- Holistic time optimization, including agenda and travel management across multiple engagements
- Vigilance in protecting the CEO’s time and focusing his attention where it matters most
- Tracking internal and external demands, prioritizing in collaboration with the CEO, and communicating decisions and priorities to various stakeholders
- Communication and coordination across a wide range of projects
- Finding ways to make things happen. When you hit an obstacle, your instinct is to figure out what would make it possible and come with options and a recommendation
- Coordinating local and international travel and logistics
- Frequently traveling with the CEO when useful to provide support and assistance
- Willingness to work varying time-zone hours, depending on CEO’s needs as appropriate
- Ad hoc projects and tasks
- A proactive, CAN DO mindset: “where there is a will, there is a way.”
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Excellent project management skills — excels in logistics, details and coordination
- An organized, autonomous and proactive approach
- The adaptability and agility to perform in a fast-paced environment, manage competing demands and priorities, and know when and how to say no
- Great communication skills, with the ability to manage expectations and build trust
- Tech savvy and fast at learning to use new tools
- Comfort working in an international and multicultural environment
- A high level of integrity and an understanding of the importance of confidentiality
- Have a nothing is impossible attitude
- Fluent in English and German
- Availability to travel internationally, including to the United States on short notice without needing advance visa arrangements
- Legal authorization to work in Germany and a valid driver’s license
Previous Executive Assistant experience is important, but the number of years is not. We care much more about what you have done and what you are capable of. If you think you would be great at this job, we encourage you to apply.
Compensation$108K + Bonus + Equity
What we offer
- A competitive compensation package
- 30 days paid vacation per year
- Comprehensive health insurance for US based Beginners
- 401K with company match for US based Beginners and Direktversicherung for German Beginners
- Quarterly company-wide retreats
- Monthly wellness benefit
- Budget for multiple visits per year to our offices in Berlin, Palo Alto or Switzerland
- Learning & Development budget to attend conferences, take courses, or otherwise invest in your professional growth
- A buddy to help you get settled
*Varies by country and does not apply to internships
At Inceptive, we are creating tools to develop increasingly powerful biological software for the rational design of novel, broadly accessible medicines and biotechnologies previously out of reach. Our team brings together vast expertise in molecular biology, machine learning, and software engineering, and we are all working towards becoming antedisciplinary, meaning we deepen the knowledge we have in our area of expertise while also expanding our knowledge of completely new fields.
We approach our goals with a Beginner's mind, humbly and with fresh eyes, and aim to become the pioneers of a new discipline rooted in biology as much as in deep learning, whose impact will be realized together with out-of-the-box thinkers in business and entrepreneurship, defying established categorizations. We are building a company culture centered around growth, learning, and discovery. We believe in humility and open-mindedness in how we approach each other, as well as problems we don't yet have solutions for.
It is the policy of Inceptive to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, national origin, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Inceptive prohibits any such discrimination or harassment.
Inceptive is also committed to welcoming and providing accommodations to people with disabilities. Please let us know if you need any accommodations throughout your application process.
Skills Required
- Proactive can-do mindset
- Creative problem-solving skills
- Excellent project management, logistics, detail, and coordination skills
- Organized, autonomous, and proactive approach
- Ability to adapt and manage competing demands and priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills, expectation management, and ability to build trust
- Tech savvy and able to learn new tools quickly
- Comfort working in an international and multicultural environment
- High integrity and understanding of confidentiality
- Fluency in English and German
- Availability for international travel, including short-notice travel to the United States without advance visa arrangements
- Legal authorization to work in Germany
- Valid driver's license
- Previous Executive Assistant experience
What We Do
Biological Software is one or more synthetic molecules that execute complex functions, specified from a program, in a biological system. We are creating tools to develop increasingly powerful biological software for the rational design of novel, broadly accessible medicines and biotechnologies previously out of reach. Our antedisciplinary team of scientists, machine learning researchers, engineers and entrepreneurs is growing. If you are excited to learn, teach, discover, and create together in pursuit of learning life's languages to improve the lives of billions of people around the world, please visit our website.
