Executive Assistant to CEO
This is an onsite position. We are open to this being a full-time or part-time role for the right candidate.
We are combining the best of human and machine intelligence to accelerate the discovery of advanced medicines.
At LabGenius, headquartered in London, our mission is to accelerate the discovery of next-generation therapeutic antibodies. To do this, we’re pioneering the development of a smart robotic platform that’s capable of designing, conducting and, critically, learning from its own experiments.
We believe this approach will radically improve the drug discovery process, making the generation of advanced antibody therapeutics faster.
LabGenius’ highly multidisciplinary team brings together the very best minds from the fields of data science, robotic automation, protein engineering and synthetic biology.
We are looking for an Executive Assistant to perform a variety of administrative tasks and support our company’s CEO.
The Executive Assistant’s responsibilities include managing calendars, making travel arrangements and ensuring the CEO and the wider Senior Management are held accountable to their deliverables. To be successful in this role, you should be well-organised, have great time management skills and be able to act without guidance.
Ultimately, you will contribute to the efficiency of our business by providing personalised and timely support to executive members.
What you’ll do in this role
- Act as the point of contact among executives, employees, clients and other external partners
- Supporting Business Operations with secretarial duties, e.g. CH filings, governance, stock options administration
- Manage information flow in a timely and accurate manner
- Manage the CEO’s calendar and set up meetings
- Make travel and accommodation arrangements
- Take minutes during meetings
- Facilitating communications between the CEO and other team members
- Participating in the planning and execution of events and projects
What we’re looking for from you
- Previous experience in a similar role supporting at CEO level
- Background of working with investors, HNW individuals and C-suite executives
- Previous experience working within a startup, VC-backed environment
- Outstanding time management and organisational skills
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent knowledge of G-Suite
How you enjoy working
- You thrive in a dynamic environment, and enjoy a rapid pace of work
- You’re happiest working in a collaborative context. If you love flying solo, this isn't the right role for you
- You’re equally comfortable challenging as you are with being challenged
- You are enthusiastic, with a positive attitude. We’re a friendly bunch who enjoy spending time together
- You pride yourself on your flexible approach, and can accept great over perfect!
Systems we use:
- G-suite (Google: Docs, Slides, Sheets, Mail)
- Cap Desk
- PocketLaw
- Notion
- DocSend
- Dashlane
- Pleo
- Dext
What you’ll receive from us
Aside from being part of our brilliant, purpose-driven team, you’ll also enjoy:
Financial 💸
- A generous stock option plan
- 3x Salary Life Insurance with YuLife
- Health Shield Cash Back Plan on day-to-day health expenses
- 5% pension, with an additional top up on tax savings from us
- Free Will-writing Service
- Workplace Nursery Scheme to save on childcare costs
Health 🍏
- Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical (currently with AXA)
- Discounted gym membership through either AXA or HealthShield
- 24/7 access to GP Services
- Access to the Cycle to Work scheme: to make your commute cheaper, healthier and a whole lot greener
- Easy access to the on-site gym and climbing wall to break a sweat or indulge your inner monkey available at competitive rates
Time-Off ✈️
- 25 days annual leave (plus the bank holidays)
- Up to 20 days paid sick leave (including mental health days - no questions asked)
- 3 days paid emergency leave so it doesn’t eat into your relaxation time
- 1 week paid bereavement leave plus 1 day to attend a funeral
- 1 day paid for moving home
Wellbeing 💛
- 1:2:1 Coaching Support from PrimeCoach: 'because everyone deserves to be the best version of themselves'.
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to coaching and CBT sessions
- Bereavement & Probate Support through YuLife
Development 📚
- Self-study budget via Sunlight (Levels 1-3). Plus sponsored education opportunities, books, courses and events. We encourage personal development in every form - basically we love learning
Team-building 🤝
- Regular team lunches from Feedr.
- A programme of social events both company-wide and within your own teams
Diversity & Inclusion
We believe that diversity makes for innovative, exceptional teams.
We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on gender, race, colour, religion or belief, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
If you don't feel you don’t meet every single requirement of this role, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply, have a discussion with us about the role or others that we may have at LabGenius either now or in the future, together we can build more inclusive workplaces.
- Locations
- London
London
Perks
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Learn well
Uniting expertise is essential to making our work effective.
Whether you're nutty about neural networks or mad about management, we do all we can to enable growth across disciplines, from weekly talks to workshops with external experts.
We also offer a self-service learning budget via Sunlight and are cultivating a burgeoning in-house library!
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Live well
Time invested in wellbeing is time well spent.
You can stay active at the on-site gym and climbing wall which are available at competitive rates, or enjoy a lunchtime stroll in the greenery of nearby Southwark Park.
We offer free 1-on-1 sessions with a PrimeCoach mental health coach plus a Cycle2Work scheme to make your commute cheaper, healthier, and greener.
Every month we have Town Halls on a Friday with a 4pm finish for all. Spend this extra time socialising, training or volunteering.
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Work well
Based in the brilliant Biscuit Factory in Bermondsey, we share our home with a vast array of plants, robots, and a state-of-the-art wet lab.
We work a 40 hour week with core hours of 10am-4pm so you have flexibility around when you start and finish.
Every Friday we pause the hard work and gather for team lunch from Feedr; a company where for every meal we order, they donate another to a child in need.
We have generous time off policies including 3 days for emergencies that don't eat into your annual leave, bereavement leave, standard & mental health sick days (no questions asked) and an additional day off if you're moving home.
Workplace & Culture
LabGenius' highly multidisciplinary team is passionate about combining the latest innovations in science and technology to crack some of the hardest protein engineering problems out there.
Health matters to us, whether that is physical, mental, financial or emotional. Our policies and benefits help and support our employees when they need it the most. With flexible working patterns, training, mental health coaching and excellent time off benefits - we truly care about the health and wellbeing of our employees and the people whose lives we are aiming to improve with our work.
About LabGenius
Headquartered in London, LabGenius is a leading machine learning-driven protein engineering company. The company’s core technology platform, EVA™, enables the rapid discovery of novel therapeutic antibodies. LabGenius’ highly multidisciplinary team brings together the very best minds from the fields of computer science, robotic automation and synthetic biology.
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