Director of Office of the CEO, Founder in Residence
BillionToOne · Menlo Park, CA · 1 mo ago
Business Development$204k–$225k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Own CEO-Priority Projects: Lead one or more of BillionToOne's highest-priority strategic and operational initiatives each quarter, sourced directly from the CEO and Office of the CEO. Project types span new product launch support, commercial and go-to-market strategy, business development, operational excellence, competitive response, and the incubation of new business lines.
- Find Broken Things and Fix Them: Identify under-performing processes, workflows, or functions. Diagnose root cause, design the fix, and drive execution end-to-end with cross-functional teams.
- Cross-Functional Leadership: Lead and influence cross-functional teams across Sales, Product, Lab Operations, Compliance, Reimbursement, Finance, BD, Legal, and HR. Build deep working knowledge of how each function operates through the projects you lead.
- Operate with AI: Drive results in ambiguous, fast-moving environments. Use first-principles thinking and AI-native fluency to move faster than the company would otherwise be able to.
- CEO and Executive Partnership: Participate in CEO meetings, present to the executive team on an ongoing basis, and serve as a trusted thought partner to the CEO and Chief of Staff on company-shaping decisions.
Qualifications
- 6-10+ years of building or operating experience, with a track record of exceptional impact in entrepreneurial or builder-oriented environments
- One of the following backgrounds: founder of a company that has since been acquired, wound down, or moved on from; senior executive (COO, CPO, VP-level) who joined a top scaleup as one of its first 5 to 10 employees; or top-tier management consultant from MBB or a top boutique firm with healthcare or life sciences exposure, with some operational experience under your belt.
- First-principles thinker with exceptional analytical horsepower
- BUILDER mentality — bias to action, comfort with ambiguity, ability to operate without a playbook
- AI-native fluency in using AI tools to move faster and amplify individual leverage
- Strong written and verbal communication, including with executives and the Board
- Genuine interest in molecular diagnostics and the BillionToOne mission
Benefits And Perks
- Working alongside brilliant, kind, passionate and dedicated colleagues, in an empowering environment, toward a global vision, striving for a future in which transformative molecular diagnostics can help millions of patients
- Open, transparent culture that includes weekly Town Hall meetings
- The ability to indirectly or directly change the lives of hundreds of thousands patients
- Multiple medical benefit options; employee premiums paid 100% of select plans, dependents covered up to 80%
- Extremely generous Family Bonding Leave for eligible employees (16 weeks, paid at 100%)
- Supplemental fertility benefits coverage
- Retail savings program including a 4% Company match
- Increase paid time off with increased tenure
- Latest and greatest hardware (laptop, lab equipment, facilities)
- Free daily on-site lunches provided from top eateries
- A variety of perks on campus (state of the art gym, restaurant)
- Free on-site EV charging (compatible with all EVs, including Tesla)