The Position

We’re looking for a proactive, highly organized, and resourceful Executive Assistant to support three dynamic leaders: our Chief Strategy and Business Officer, Chief Financial Officer, and SVP of Technical Operations & Supply Chain. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, enjoys juggling multiple priorities, and takes pride in being the go-to person who keeps things running smoothly.

As a key member of our administrative team, you’ll play a central role in coordinating day-to-day operations, managing complex calendars and travel, and helping shape a collaborative and efficient workplace. You’ll be joining a growing biotech company where adaptability, discretion, and a positive attitude are essential.

The Impact You’ll Have

• Provide high-level administrative assistance to three senior executives, including calendar management, travel coordination, and expense reporting.
• Serve as a liaison across departments and with external partners, ensuring timely and accurate communication.
• Support cross-functional initiatives by organizing documents, tracking contracts and invoices, and assisting with presentation development.
• Help maintain a strong team culture by fostering connection, collaboration, and alignment with company values.
• Prepare meeting agendas, take notes, and follow up on action items to keep teams on track.
• Plan and execute team off-sites, leadership meetings, and company-wide events with creativity and attention to detail.

What We’re Looking For

• 6+ years of experience as an Executive Assistant or administrative professional, ideally supporting senior leadership in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience in biotech, pharma, or a startup setting is a plus.
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities with grace, accuracy, and confidentiality.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and a willingness to learn new tools and systems.
• Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills used to build trust, foster collaboration, and drive results.
• A high level of integrity, professionalism, and discretion when handling sensitive information.
• A positive, can-do attitude and a genuine interest in helping others succeed.
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred.
• This position is onsite 4+ days a week, Monday through Friday.

About Maze Therapeutics

Maze Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company harnessing the power of human genetics to develop novel, small molecule precision medicines for patients living with renal, cardiovascular and related metabolic diseases, including obesity. The company is advancing a pipeline using its Compass platform, which allows it to identify and characterize genetic variants in disease and then link those variants to the biological pathways that drive disease in specific patient groups through a process it refers to as variant functionalization. The company’s pipeline is led by two wholly owned lead programs, MZE829 and MZE782, each of which represents a novel precision medicine-based approach for chronic kidney disease. Maze is based in South San Francisco.

Our People

Maze is comprised of a team of passionate and creative professionals committed to discovering and delivering transformative medicines to patients suffering from both rare and common genetic diseases. We are fostering a culture that encourages vision, initiative and the development of talent. Our supportive work environment inspires creative thinking and freedom of expression, resulting in a stimulating atmosphere where people enjoy coming to work. While we have a passion for advanced science and pride ourselves on excellence in execution, ultimately, everything we do is about patients.

Our Core Values

Further Together

Our path is paved with challenges, but with resilience and a team-first mentality, we’ll achieve our mission.

Impact Obsessed

We embrace the bold, take calculated risks, and learn from our mistakes to improve the lives of others.

Stand True

Our integrity is foundational; it guides us no matter the obstacle.

The expected annual salary range for employees located in the San Francisco Bay Area is $137,000 - $167,000. Additionally, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus. Maze performs position-based compensation benchmarking to industry market data to ensure we pay competitive wages. Determination of starting salary will depend upon a variety of job-related factors, which may include professional experience, skills, and job location. The expected salary range for this role may be modified in the future.

Maze offers a robust benefits package to our eligible employees including competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, mental health offerings, equity incentive plan, 401(k) program with employer match and a generous holiday and PTO policy.