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Director of Office of the CEO, Founder in Residence

Menlo Park - 1035Full-time$204k2026-07-22 → 2026-11-12
Hybrid · United States

Core

Strategic and operational leader working directly with the CEO to execute high-priority initiatives, fix broken processes, and incubate new business lines in the molecular diagnostics industry.

Role type

Senior IC Director of Operations / Strategy (Founder in Residence Program)

Builds

High-impact strategic projects, new product launches, commercial strategies, and operational turnarounds for a publicly traded molecular diagnostics company.

Domain

Healthcare / Life Sciences / Molecular Diagnostics

Required skills

First-principles thinking, AI-native fluency, cross-functional leadership, root cause analysis, strategic project management, executive communication

Preferred skills

Founder experience, 0-1 product building, MBB consulting background, healthcare/life sciences domain expertise

Technologies

AI tools, cell-free DNA technology, liquid biopsy platforms

Responsibilities

Lead CEO-priority strategic and operational projects; diagnose and fix under-performing processes; lead cross-functional teams across Sales, Product, Lab Ops, Finance, and Legal; present to the executive team and serve as a thought partner to the CEO.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with executive exposure