Chief of Staff, Science & Strategy

Datavant; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Datavant seeks a Chief of Staff to the CSO to align science strategy with business goals across product, engineering, commercial, finance and operations. You will translate priorities into clear plans, milestones, ownership, and success metrics to accelerate impact for our Life Sciences business and ensure follow-through.

You’ll lead Science Leadership Team operations, manage meetings and decisions, coordinate capacity and budgeting, and prepare presentations for the CSO.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in life sciences, healthcare, or related field.
• Experience with scientific judgment and leadership of complex initiatives across scientific, technical, commercial, and operations functions.
• Strong strategic problem-solving and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define annual and quarterly science priorities.
• Translate priorities into plans, milestones, ownership, and measures of success.
• Lead Science Leadership Team operations, meetings, decisions, and follow-through.
• Coordinate with Finance and Commercial on pipeline forecasts, capacity planning, and budgeting.
• Prepare presentations and decision documents for the CSO and represent the CSO in internal meetings.

Skills

Strategic problem-solving

Leadership

Executive communication

Synthesize complex info

Planning processes

Cross-functional collaboration

Matrix leadership

Education

MPH

MBA

Advanced degree in epidemiology/biostatistics

Job description

Datavant seeks a Chief of Staff to the CSO to align science strategy with business goals across product, engineering, commercial, finance and operations. You will translate priorities into clear plans, milestones, ownership, and success metrics to accelerate impact for our Life Sciences business and ensure follow-through.

You’ll lead Science Leadership Team operations, manage meetings and decisions, coordinate capacity and budgeting, and prepare presentations for the CSO.