Chief of Staff & Research Operations

The Role

Part Chief of Staff, part Technical Program Manager, part office lead - you'll be the operational backbone of our SF office and a right hand for our Chief Research Officer. You'll stay close enough to the research to keep track of what the team is working on, coordinate day-to-day logistics, and help shield their time for the research itself.

What You'll Work On

Office & Operations

• Own day-to-day operations for the SF office: vendors, equipment, facilities, etc..
• Manage onboarding logistics for new hires - equipment, access, first-day schedule
• Keep operational admin running: compliance paperwork, subscriptions, insurance, and other essentials alongside our HR and PEO

Chief of Staff

• Act as the Chief Scientist’s proxy when they're out, represent priorities, unblock people, make judgment calls on smaller decisions
• Run the internal rhythm: weekly syncs, all-hands prep, decision tracking, and following up so things actually close out
• Decide what needs the Chief Scientist's direct attention versus what you can handle or route elsewhere

Research operations and project management

• Track project status across the team: what's blocked, what's shipping, what needs input from outside the team
• Own the research blog end-to-end - working with researchers to turn results into posts, drafting or editing copy yourself
• Use basic technical tools (Claude Code, light scripting, dashboards) to automate workflows and prepare PoCs

Who We're Looking For

• You've likely done research-adjacent PM, chief of staff, or ops work before - at a lab, a technical startup, or supporting a technical executive directly.
• You actually like the operational grind, not just tolerate it on the way to something else.
• You're comfortable with ambiguity, biased toward action over process, and trustworthy with sensitive information.

Even if you don't check every box above but you're eager to grow into this, we want to hear from you! We are not looking for the most senior person in the room, rather somebody who sees deepfakes as the threat they are and is willing to learn a couple of things!

What We Offer

• A front-row seat to core AI research at an early-stage company with real traction
• Direct, high-trust partnership with our founding team
• Competitive comp
• Small, founder-led team with minimal process, maximum trust
• Unlimited PTO
• Healthcare package - including medical, dental and vision