Administrative Manager

Description

JOB TITLE: Administrative Manager

LOCATION: Cambridge, MA

REPORTS TO: CEO

SALARY RANGE: $63,000 to $94,000. The midpoint of the range is $81,000. The ideal candidate would be hired at or around the midpoint.

ABOUT THE POSITION

The Administrative Manager is a newly created role at Aurion Biotech, providing high-level support across a range of key functions. Acting as executive assistant, meeting planner, website administrator, conference coordinator, and internal communications lead, this individual plays a central role in ensuring operational excellence. Reporting to the CEO, the Administrative Manager is proactive and highly organized, with a strong ability to anticipate needs, manage competing priorities, and execute tasks efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide calendar management and scheduling support for the Senior Leadership Team
• Record and distribute meeting minutes for Senior Leadership Team meetings
• Organize company town halls and other company meetings
• Secures and Coordinate venues, accommodations, and travel logistics for company meetings, offsites, and team events.
• Manage relationships with website vendors and consultants to ensure content is timely, accurate, and aligned with Aurion’s external communication strategy.
• Responsible for conference registration of company employees
• Participates in developing and drafting internal communications
• Manages Senior Leadership Team SharePoint site
• Welcome new employees, ensuring they have the tools and resources needed to succeed
• Collaborate with the Facilities Manager to ensure the Cambridge office is fully supplied and functional

ABOUT AURION BIOTECH 

With offices in Seattle, Boston, and Tokyo, Aurion Biotech is a clinical-stage biotech company, whose mission is to restore vision to millions of patients with life-changing regenerative therapies. The Company’s first candidate is for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to endothelial dysfunction, and one of the first clinically validated cell therapies for corneal care; it was recently granted regulatory approval from Japan’s PMDA. Aurion Biotech is the recipient of the prestigious Prix Galien award for best start-up in biotech. The Company is preparing for clinical trials in the U.S. We are growing rapidly and seek to hire highly motivated candidates from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and experiences, who share our values:

• Stewardship: We make the world a better place for our patients, our communities, our clinicians, and our colleagues. We act responsibly as individuals, as employees, and as a company. 
• Transformation: We embrace our challenges, our successes, and our failures. We are curious, we take risks, and we collaborate. 
• Grit: We break down walls and strive to achieve the impossible. We are persistent and resilient, and we deliver on our commitments. 

Aurion Biotech has a lot to accomplish in the next few years and this role is key to our success. Privately held, Aurion Biotech is backed by Alcon, the global leader in eye care. To learn more about Aurion Biotech, visit www.aurionbiotech.com

LIFE AT AURION BIOTECH

We want our people to wake up every morning excited and energized for work. We value employees, which is why we invest in making life at Aurion Biotech healthy, fun, and rewarding:

• Robust Benefits: We offer full health insurance to employees and their families, and all the acronyms: 401(k) matching, EAP, FSA, and generous PTO.
• Total Rewards: We offer competitive compensation packages to ensure all Aurion employees are rewarded for their hard work.
• Perks and Fun: Paid parking, subsidized commuter passes, in-office catered lunches, team events, and community projects are just a few ways that we bond, celebrate each other, have fun, and live our values.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EDUCATION

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Associate or bachelor’s degree required. Focus on marketing, communications, business preferred
• 2+ years of experience as an Administrative Assistant; experience in the biotechnology field is preferred
• 2+ years of experience in meeting planning
• Strong organizational, customer service and problem-solving skills; ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication (written and oral) and interpersonal skills; able to collaborate effectively with internal stakeholders and external partners.
• A strong alignment with, and commitment to, Aurion Biotech’s mission, vision, and core values.