Executive Assistant, R&D

Erasca; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Equity grant

401(k) plan with company contribution

Medical, Dental and Vision Plans

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Erasca, Inc. is seeking an experienced Executive Assistant to support the President, R&D, CSO, and CMO, helping manage high-level schedules, meetings, and strategic initiatives.

This role offers hybrid work options in San Diego or South San Francisco or remote eligibility anywhere in the United States, with a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits aligned with a fast-paced biotech environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or relevant work experience.
• 10+ years progressively related administrative experience including support for scientific or medical executives.
• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Extensive calendar and meeting planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide complex and diverse administrative support for the President R&D, CSO, CMO, and R&D functions.
• Assist in prioritization, time management, and maintaining deadlines.
• Coordinate and maintain calendars with complex meetings across multiple time zones.

Skills

Executive support

Calendar management

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Discretion

Multi-tasking

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Erascais a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing medicines for the benefit of patients with cancer. Our programs take novel approaches to shutting down one of cancer’s most commonly mutated signaling cascades, the RAS/MAPK pathway, which affects approximately 5.5 million lives each year worldwide. The name “Erasca” has an important embedded meaning: it is a contraction of our audacious hope to “erase cancer” that drives our mission and everything that we do on behalf of patients with cancer.

Reporting to thePresident, R&D, the EA forResearch & Developmentwill provide executive administrative support to thePresident R&D, CSO,andCMO, as well as supportingDevelopment-wide activities and meetings. They will alsopartnerwiththe Administrative, Human Resources,andOperationsfunctionsin San Diego and South Franciscotosupportand cultivatetheculture ofErascaoverall.The successful candidate will be organized,resilient,motivated,andhighlydetail-orientedwith the ability toprioritizecompetingand evolving activities.Additionally, they will bring energy and creativity todrive and support their own professional development and the creation of a happy and productive community ofErascals.

Note that this position can be hybrid in San Diego, CA or South San Francisco, CA or fully remote anywhere in the United States.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide complex and diverse administrativesupportfor thePresident R&D,CSO,CMO,and R&Dfunctions
• Assistin prioritization, time management, and maintainingdeadlines
• Coordinate andmaintaincalendars by scheduling complex meetings with multiple competingpriorities
• Organizea variety of internal and external meetings, conference calls, and web meetings across multiple time zonesandstakeholders
• Coordinate and execute varied domestic and international travelitineraries, including flights, hotels, ground transportation, etc.with the ability torespond to changing priorities and schedules successfully and withgrace
• Coordinate with otheradministrativestaffto facilitateErascaconferencepresence, including planning,registration,travel, and internal and externalmeetings
• Appropriately handle information of a highly confidential and critical nature
• Process expense reportsin a timely manner
• Work collaborativelyand liaisewithErascaemployees,members of the executive team, board members, external partners, andinvestors
• Communicate with and representErascaandR&D leadershipexternally with investigators, partners,health authority administrative staff,and other keystakeholders
• Demonstrate professional confidence inone’sown abilityandconvictions
• Utilizeintuitionfrompreviousexperience working through complexsituations
• Maintainthorough knowledge of company operations, policies,andprocedures
• Create and update complex PowerPoint presentations, as well as other documents and correspondencein Word and Excel
• Collect and prepare information for use in discussions/meetings of executive staff and outsideindividuals
• Collaborate with and supportPresident R&D, CSO, andCMO onindividual and ongoing projects and activities asassigned
• EnsureErascais presented in an ethical, professional, and positive manner whilemaintaininghigh levelofconfidentiality
• MayprovidebackuptoEA to CEO, asappropriate, and receive reciprocal support
• Cultivateanenvironment of collegiality, innovation, and fun
• Perform all duties in keeping with the Company’s core values,policiesand all applicableregulations

Required Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or relevant work experience
• 10+years progressively related administrative experience including supportingscientific or medical executives
• Must have a working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite
• Extensive calendar and meeting planningexperience
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize with effective timemanagement
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Detail oriented
• Experience managing confidentialandhighly sensitiveinformationwith highest degree ofdiscretion
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment handling a wide range of administrative tasks with little supervision oroversight
• A sense of urgency and abilityto respond to internal and external correspondence ina timelyand professionalmanner
• Discretion and good judgement areamust
• Friendly, team-oriented, collaborative with a positive \"can-do\" attitude
• Strong learning orientation, curiosity, and commitment to science and patients

The anticipated salary range for this position is $120,000 - $140,000 . The final salary offered to a successful candidate will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, education, etc etera. In addition to base salary, the h ired applicant will be eligible to receive an annual bonus and an equity grant at hire and annually in the form of the option to purchase stock in the future for a specified price.

Along with our casual, collaborative , and fun work and the chance to make your mark in our mission to erase cancer, Erasca offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package that includes: Paid Time Off , Holiday , and Sick Leave , Medical, Dental and Vision Plans , Short- and Long-Term Disability , Basic and Voluntary Life/AD&D Coverage , Flexible Spending Account s (FSA , HSA, and Commute ) , Critical Illness and Accident Coverage , Pet Insurance, Employee Assistance Program , 401(k) Plan with Erasca contribution , and the opportunity to participate in an E mployee S tock P urchase P rogram.

Erasca, Inc., is an Equal Opportunity Employer and takes pride in maintaining a diverse and inclusive environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices for reasons of sex , race, religion, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, sexual orientation, military and veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law or ordinance or regulation.