Strategy & Operations Lead

Neion Bio; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Neion Bio is seeking an exceptional Strategy & Operations Lead to work directly with the CEO and leadership team. You will help build, operate, and scale the company across strategy, operations, fundraising, partnerships, and hiring.

This role requires moving fluidly between strategic thinking and hands-on execution, including building models, preparing board materials, coordinating cross-functional projects, and driving priorities in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in strategy, operations, or related roles.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills.
• Proven ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines.
• Experience building financial models, operating models, dashboards, or internal planning systems.
• Ability to own projects and drive them forward independently in a fast-paced startup.
• Biotech or life sciences background is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with the CEO on strategy, priorities, fundraising, BD, and org planning.
• Drive high-priority strategic initiatives from concept through execution.
• Translate goals into operating plans, milestones, budgets, dashboards, and accountability systems.
• Prepare investor, board, partner, government, and other external materials.
• Support fundraising processes, including diligence materials, data rooms, and financial models.
• Help manage business operations, including budgeting, vendor coordination, and hiring processes.
• Conduct market, regulatory, and strategic analyses to inform priorities.
• Serve as a trusted thought partner for the CEO and executive team.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Analytical skills

Communication

Financial modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

Company Description

Neion Bio is harnessing nature’s best molecular factory, the chicken egg, to make medicine affordable, accessible, and resilient. We turn farms into medicine factories using cutting edge genetic engineering and stem cell technology. These “living bioreactors” are fully autonomous 3D biomolecular printers that operate on existing industrial-scale infrastructure. Our platform can rapidly and scalably produce almost any protein, provide national resilience to drug shortages and de-risk complex supply chains, and ultimately take advantage of novel biological environments to solve unmet medical needs. Biomanufacturing, reinvented. Medicine, democratized.

Role Description:

We are looking for an exceptional Strategy & Operations Lead to work directly with the CEO and leadership team to help build, operate, and scale Neion Bio. This person will serve as a high-leverage generalist across company strategy, business operations, fundraising, partnerships, hiring, investor relations, and special projects.

This is a role for someone who can move fluidly between strategic thinking and operational execution: building models, preparing board materials, managing cross-functional projects, coordinating external relationships, improving internal processes, and ensuring that critical priorities move forward. The ideal candidate is someone who takes full ownership of projects, is proactive, and is comfortable operating in a fast-paced startup environment.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner directly with the CEO on company strategy, operating priorities, fundraising, business development, and organizational planning
• Drive high-priority strategic initiatives and special projects across the company, from conception through execution
• Help translate company goals into operating plans, milestones, budgets, dashboards, and internal accountability systems
• Prepare materials for investors, board meetings, strategic partners, government stakeholders, and other external audiences
• Support fundraising processes, including investor pipeline management, diligence materials, data rooms, financial models, and communications
• Help manage business operations, including company planning, budgeting, vendor coordination, legal/admin workflows, hiring processes, and internal systems
• Conduct market, competitive, regulatory, and strategic analysis to inform company priorities and decision-making
• Serve as a trusted thought partner and force multiplier for the CEO and executive team

Required Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in strategy, operations, consulting, venture capital, investment banking, corporate development, business operations, product, or an operating role at a high-growth startup
• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects with multiple stakeholders and tight timelines
• Strong written communication skills, including experience preparing executive-level memos, presentations, investor materials, or strategic analyses
• Experience building financial models, operating models, dashboards, or internal planning systems
• High degree of ownership, judgment, discretion, and attention to detail
• Ability to operate independently in ambiguous environments and drive projects forward without extensive oversight
• Strong business acumen and comfort working across finance, operations, strategy, legal, fundraising, and partnerships
• Experience in biotech, life sciences, healthcare, industrial biology, or deep tech is a nice to have

Why Neion Bio?

We are on a mission to reimagine the way in which complex biological molecules are produced to transform human health. At Neion Bio you will play a pivotal role in an early-stage, fast-growing company, working alongside leading scientists and entrepreneurs. You will have the opportunity to participate in the enormous potential upside while having a huge impact on the world.

This is a rare opportunity to work at the center of a highly ambitious biotechnology company and help build the operating foundation for a new category of medicine manufacturing.

Compensation: base salary is expected to be $100-150K depending on experience, with additional bonus compensation, equity compensation, and benefits.