Executive Assistant to Founder - Cambridge

Job Description

A highly impressive and successful medical research start up firm is seeking a dynamic EA to support their Founder on their everyday and business strategic needs. Based in their beautiful headquarters in Cambridge, you will be the go-to person and not only support them with traditional EA duties, but you’ll get involved in project work and events too. An incredible role, they offer great benefits and have very exciting plans for the next year.

The role itself:

• Diary and Inbox management
• International Travel
• Legal and Compliance
• Office Management
• Design and Branding
• Relationship management
• Coordinating events and projects

Key things we would be looking for:

• Ideally previous experience working in a start up
• Used to working at a pace and be that true gate keeper
• Muck in attitude, can ideally wear many hats
• Strong time management skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (essential)
• Financial acumen and experience with tools like Xero or similar systems (essential)
• Familiarity with HR practices and employment regulations (desirable)
• Project management skills with a detail-oriented mindset (essential)
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite and collaboration tools (e.g., Teams, Slack) (essential)
• Ability to liaise effectively with internal and external stakeholders (essential)
• Experience with project management platforms like Jira (desirable)

The ideal candidate must be a down to earth, personable with a can-do attitude, who gets a real buzz on about what they do. An incredible culture, you will be working closely with his business EA to ensure for the smooth running of every day. You wouldn't want to miss out and so if you are a career EA, who’s supported at C-suite and based in and around Cambridge, then please apply today.

Bain and Gray is an equal opportunities employer. We continually strive to improve our processes around our diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy.   

Bain and Gray specialise in PA and administration recruitment throughout London.  Typical roles include Team Assistants, Receptionists, PAs, Office Managers and EAs across all industry sectors. We are a boutique agency and as a result, are unable to respond individually to the large volume of applications. If you are already registered with Bain and Gray, please do not hesitate to contact the consultant you deal with directly.