Founders’ Chief of Staff — Strategy, Growth & Execution

Handspring Health; New York (NY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 175,000; Full time

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Job summary

Handspring Health in New York City is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with the founders as a force multiplier for the company. The role combines strategic analysis, cross-functional execution, and hands-on operational work to drive growth and payer partnerships.

The successful candidate will build the operating model, manage budgeting and forecasting, and coordinate care model expansion across states while ensuring follow-through on decisions and initiatives.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience at a healthcare startup or in healthcare investing (VC, growth equity, PE), investment banking, management consulting, corporate development, finance, strategy, or business operations, where you learned to structure ambiguity and solve complex problems.
• Based in New York City; ability to work from the NYC office regularly is required.
• Strong written and analytical communication, with ability to turn discussions into clear documents.

Responsibilities

• Cross-functional Initiatives: take ownership of unassigned work and run key experiments in patient acquisition, operations, and payer strategy.
• Strategic Analysis: build the models guiding pricing, staffing, expansion, and investments, including unit economics and payer contract scenarios.
• Financial Planning: own the operating model, budget, rolling forecast, and link headcount/spend to revenue plans; support fundraising with the model and diligence materials.
• Growth and Expansion: assemble business cases for new service lines from market sizing to financial modeling and coordinate related workstreams for state launches.
• Board and Operating Execution: prepare board decks and investor updates, track goals, and maintain leadership alignment as the company scales.

Job description

Handspring Health in New York City is seeking a Chief of Staff to partner with the founders as a force multiplier for the company. The role combines strategic analysis, cross-functional execution, and hands-on operational work to drive growth and payer partnerships.

The successful candidate will build the operating model, manage budgeting and forecasting, and coordinate care model expansion across states while ensuring follow-through on decisions and initiatives.