Chief of Staff

Cerus • Concord, CA

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Chief of Staff serves as a strategic partner to the CEO helping to prioritize initiatives, drive alignment, and ensure follow-through on key strategic objectives. The role combines operational rigor, executive support, communications, and program management to translate priorities into actionable plans.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a minimum of 10 years’ experience in executive operations, program management, or Chief of Staff roles
• Executive presence and the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Experience leveraging AI tools for productivity
• Strong project management and organizational skills
• Ability to perform duties of a highly confidential nature that require knowledge of organizational policies
• Experience supporting C-suite executives in complex environments
• Sound judgment and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead all aspects of CEO office operations, including scheduling, travel, communications, and administrative infrastructure
• Ensure seamless execution of daily operations while protecting CEO focus on strategic priorities
• Establish processes and systems to improve efficiency and scalability
• Participate in executive leadership meetings to take minutes and assist with driving execution of high-priority initiatives and special projects across the organization
• Track deliverables, timelines, and accountability across leadership teams
• Manage competing priorities with strong organizational discipline
• Oversee logistics and execution of board meetings, leadership offsites, and corporate events
• Manage vendors, budgets, agendas, and communications
• Prepare presentations, memos, and correspondence on behalf of the CEO
• Support corporate communications and alignment across teams
• Act as liaison between CEO, ELT, board, and external partners
• Partner across departments to ensure alignment and execution
• Introduce AI tools to improve workflow efficiency, reporting, and communication
• Continuously refine processes for speed, clarity, and impact

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• domestic partner benefits
• paid maternity and paternity leaves
• healthcare and dependent care flexible spending
• life and accidental death insurance
• long-term and short-term disability insurance
• matching 401(k)
• RSUs
• EAP
• legal and financial services
• health club membership discounts
• tuition reimbursement

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive