Senior Executive Assistant — Hybrid R&D & Ops Support

BridgeBio Pharma; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Market-leading compensation

401(k) with employer match

Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP)

Pre-tax commuter benefits (transit and

parking

Referral bonus for hired candidates

Subsidized lunch and parking on in‑off

100% employer-paid medical, dental, &

Job summary

BridgeBio Pharma is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to support the Evanesco Program Lead and cross-functional teams in Research & Development, Business Development and Operations, and Patient Advocacy. The role emphasizes calendar and event management, travel logistics, and onboarding support for new hires and vendors.

This hybrid position requires in-office collaboration 1–2x per week in Palo Alto and San Francisco, CA.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of administrative assistant experience.
• Excellent calendar, meeting, and event management.
• Able to manage travel arrangements and expenses.
• Strong communication and confidentiality.
• Experience coordinating with senior leadership.
• Proactive, multi-tasking mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide administrative support to the Evanesco Program Lead and directly reports within Research & Development, Business Development and Operations, as well as the Patient Advocacy Team
• Extensive calendar, meeting, and event management to coordinate internal and external meetings/events, including staff meetings, executive briefings, team meetings, patient advocacy activities, etc.
• Assist with food orders, meeting needs, agenda support, and note-taking
• Proactively manage calendar requests and conflicts
• Apply discipline and rigor around meetings and ensuring agendas, and clarifying context and purpose with senior leaders you support as well as participants
• Handle all travel (flight, hotel, car) arrangements for domestic and international travel
• Expense management duties, which include submitting expense reports and receipts in a timely manner
• Budget management, vendor management, and Coupa support
• Provide onboarding support for new hires within the team and be a point of contact for new hires
• Provide onboarding support for new vendors and agencies when needed, ensuring they have the proper access and documents/enablement required to get them up and running
• Support for cardiovascular patient advocacy team: Meeting planning (summits, fireside chats with patients) and patient conference logistics coordination
• Department financial processing and budget management
• Coordination of the patient-focused grants and sponsorship process
• Additional project work as needed to support the team’s goals

Skills

Administrative experience

Calendar management

Travel arrangements

Budget management

MS Office

Confidentiality

Communication

Tools

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Excel

Job description

BridgeBio Pharma is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant to support the Evanesco Program Lead and cross-functional teams in Research & Development, Business Development and Operations, and Patient Advocacy. The role emphasizes calendar and event management, travel logistics, and onboarding support for new hires and vendors.

This hybrid position requires in-office collaboration 1–2x per week in Palo Alto and San Francisco, CA.