Sous Chef

Energy Innovation Corp; Princeton (NJ); On-site; USD 124,000 - 172,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive insurance

Freedom to shape how and where youwork

Job summary

Mount Sinai in Princeton, NJ is seeking a temporary Sous Chef to lead cooking operations on a project-focused team. The role offers real ownership of general outcomes, with a compensation range of $124,000 to $172,000 and a supportive Mount Sinai crew behind you.

Key responsibilities include driving measurable improvements within your area, representing Mount Sinai with vendors, partners and customers, and maintaining smooth kitchen operations while launches ship.

Qualifications

• Must demonstrate integrity to flag mistakes first.
• Strong ability to read a room and adapt.
• Meticulous attention to detail in all tasks.
• Collaborative mindset with accountability.
• 7+ years navigating workplace politics and complex environments.
• Reliable and self-motivated with consistent performance.

Responsibilities

• Drive measurable improvements within your area of responsibility.
• Represent Mount Sinai professionally with vendors, partners, and customers.
• Write the Emotional Intelligence runbook for the next hire as guidance.
• Catch the small autonomy-rich details that derail general launches.
• Juggle agile priorities without losing focus on core priorities.
• Keep Mount Sinai's Princeton, NJ site running while improvements ship.
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment.
• Spot the Princeton pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint.

Skills

Integrity

Room reading

Attention to detail

Collaborative

Office politics

Reliability

Job description

This temporary Sous Chef role puts you at the center of projects that matter to our customers and our business. The pitch is honest — $124,000 - $172,000, real ownership of general outcomes, and a Mount Sinai crew in Princeton that has your back.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive measurable improvements within your area of responsibility
• Represent Mount Sinai professionally with vendors, partners, and customers
• Write the Emotional Intelligence runbook the next hire wishes they had
• Catch the small autonomy-rich details that derail general launches
• Juggle agile priorities without dropping the ones that matter
• Keep Mount Sinai's Princeton, NJ site running while improvements ship underneath
• Adapt quickly to shifting priorities in a fast-paced general environment
• Spot the Princeton pattern in feedback before it becomes a complaint

What You’ll Bring

• The integrity to flag your own mistakes first
• Sound instincts for reading a room you've never been in before
• The kind of attention to detail that catches what spell-check misses
• A collaborator's reflex to share credit and absorb blame
• 7+ years navigating the politics that general work attracts
• The reliability that lets a manager stop checking in

Trusted by businesses nationwide, Mount Sinai operates a scrappy general platform from its Princeton base. We swap Banquet Event Orders and Allergen Awareness tips over lunch because nobody here pretends to know it all.

We offer $124,000 - $172,000, performance bonuses, comprehensive insurance, and the freedom to shape how and where you work.

Updated on the spot, the Mount Sinai hiring team is reviewing in real time.

We're looking for the person who reads general job posts and thinks I could fix that.