Chief of Staff to CEO of BridgeBio and GondolaBio
BridgeBio
13 hours ago
On-site
Palo Alto, CA
Corporate Functions
What You'll Do (Chief of Staff)
The Chief of Staff reports directly to the CEO of BridgeBio and GondolaBio. The primary objective is to increase the leverage of the CEO, facilitate interactions and information flow across the executive leadership team, take on key cross-functional strategic initiatives, and serve as a strategic thought partner to help manage and direct strategic decisions going forward.
Responsibilities
- Ensure cross-functional alignment and harmonization of strategy with operational activities across commercial launches, clinical programs, and new R&D.
- Organize and interpret incoming data; discuss findings of relevant strategic analyses with senior leadership and relevant external stakeholders.
- Help define/lead strategic initiatives (e.g., evaluate new scientific and information technologies, incubate new Affiliates or other ventures, and reduce rate-limiting steps in clinical development).
- Conduct weekly reviews of literature associated with ongoing and new programs of interest.
- Manage key meetings with Board members and other senior leaders; sometimes serve as a proxy/delegate for the CEO.
- Question assumptions and challenge how things are done in service of the patient mission.
- Respond to urgent issues and coordinate cross-functional efforts.
- Perform other strategic analyses and projects as needed.
- Manage the operating rhythm of the Office of the CEO.
- Ensure participants are prepared prior to meetings with CEO.
- Support representation of BridgeBio to external parties (patients, physicians, investors, media, partners, vendors, candidates, etc.).
Qualifications / Skills
- Patient-focused.
- Clear and structured communication; distills complexity into concise insights and recommendations.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity; able to create clarity.
- Influential without formal authority; aligns senior stakeholders and drives follow-through.
- Detail-oriented; maintains enterprise-level priorities.
- Biased toward action; strong ownership and accountability.
- Resilient and adaptable.
- Passion for delivering life-changing treatment options to patients.
- Familiarity with the drug discovery & development process.
- Proven scientific and business acumen.
- Demonstrated communication skills; exceptional written communication and presentation skills.
- Structured, analytical problem-solving.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Comfort working independently and as part of a diverse team.
- Highly empathetic and emotionally intelligent; self-starter.
Experience (Required/Preferred)
- 3 to 6+ years of relevant business development / operations / strategy experience in biopharma.
- 2 to 3 years of experience in a top-tier professional services firm (e.g., consulting or banking) strongly preferred.
- PhD, MD, MBA with a biopharmaceutical focus, or other graduate degrees in the life sciences strongly preferred.
Benefits (as explicitly stated)
- 401K with 100% employer match on first 3% and 50% on the next 2%.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Referral program with a $2,500 award for hired referrals.
- Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered (no cost to you and dependents).
- Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions).
- Unlimited flexible paid time off.
- Paid parental leave (4 months for birthing parents; 2 months for non-birthing parents).
- Flex spending accounts; company-provided group term life & disability.
- Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from the office.
- Career pathing and professional development via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health, and BetterUp Coaching.
Work Location / Travel
- In-person requirement: 5–6 days/week. Primarily Palo Alto, CA; 1–2 days/week in San Francisco, CA.
- Domestic and international travel as required.
Compensation (as stated)
- Salary: $222,800 - $274,800 USD
The Chief of Staff reports directly to the CEO of BridgeBio and GondolaBio. The primary objective is to increase the leverage of the CEO, facilitate interactions and information flow across the executive leadership team, take on key cross-functional strategic initiatives, and serve as a strategic thought partner to help manage and direct strategic decisions going forward.
Responsibilities
- Ensure cross-functional alignment and harmonization of strategy with operational activities across commercial launches, clinical programs, and new R&D.
- Organize and interpret incoming data; discuss findings of relevant strategic analyses with senior leadership and relevant external stakeholders.
- Help define/lead strategic initiatives (e.g., evaluate new scientific and information technologies, incubate new Affiliates or other ventures, and reduce rate-limiting steps in clinical development).
- Conduct weekly reviews of literature associated with ongoing and new programs of interest.
- Manage key meetings with Board members and other senior leaders; sometimes serve as a proxy/delegate for the CEO.
- Question assumptions and challenge how things are done in service of the patient mission.
- Respond to urgent issues and coordinate cross-functional efforts.
- Perform other strategic analyses and projects as needed.
- Manage the operating rhythm of the Office of the CEO.
- Ensure participants are prepared prior to meetings with CEO.
- Support representation of BridgeBio to external parties (patients, physicians, investors, media, partners, vendors, candidates, etc.).
Qualifications / Skills
- Patient-focused.
- Clear and structured communication; distills complexity into concise insights and recommendations.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity; able to create clarity.
- Influential without formal authority; aligns senior stakeholders and drives follow-through.
- Detail-oriented; maintains enterprise-level priorities.
- Biased toward action; strong ownership and accountability.
- Resilient and adaptable.
- Passion for delivering life-changing treatment options to patients.
- Familiarity with the drug discovery & development process.
- Proven scientific and business acumen.
- Demonstrated communication skills; exceptional written communication and presentation skills.
- Structured, analytical problem-solving.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.
- Comfort working independently and as part of a diverse team.
- Highly empathetic and emotionally intelligent; self-starter.
Experience (Required/Preferred)
- 3 to 6+ years of relevant business development / operations / strategy experience in biopharma.
- 2 to 3 years of experience in a top-tier professional services firm (e.g., consulting or banking) strongly preferred.
- PhD, MD, MBA with a biopharmaceutical focus, or other graduate degrees in the life sciences strongly preferred.
Benefits (as explicitly stated)
- 401K with 100% employer match on first 3% and 50% on the next 2%.
- Employee stock purchase program.
- Pre-tax commuter benefits.
- Referral program with a $2,500 award for hired referrals.
- Comprehensive health care with 100% premiums covered (no cost to you and dependents).
- Mental health support via Spring Health (6 therapy sessions & 6 coaching sessions).
- Unlimited flexible paid time off.
- Paid parental leave (4 months for birthing parents; 2 months for non-birthing parents).
- Flex spending accounts; company-provided group term life & disability.
- Subsidized lunch via Forkable on days worked from the office.
- Career pathing and professional development via LinkedIn Learning, LifeLabs, Spring Health, and BetterUp Coaching.
Work Location / Travel
- In-person requirement: 5–6 days/week. Primarily Palo Alto, CA; 1–2 days/week in San Francisco, CA.
- Domestic and international travel as required.
Compensation (as stated)
- Salary: $222,800 - $274,800 USD