Our mission is to make biology easier to engineer. Ginkgo is constructing, editing, and redesigning the living world in order to answer the globe's growing challenges in health, energy, food, materials, and more. Our bioengineers make use of an in-house automated foundry for designing and building new organisms.

　　The CEO of Ginkgo Bioworks is looking for an Executive Assistant to support him in our fast paced, exciting environment. We are seeking someone who is well seasoned, dynamic, with extensive organizational savvy and knowledge/ experience working with senior level executives who have complex scheduling needs.

　　The ideal candidate is a skilled multi-tasker and eloquent communicator who is comfortable working in an ambiguous environment with several competing priorities. In addition, we are looking for someone who is passionate about what we do and passionate about learning and utilizing advanced technologies and cutting edge techniques such as AI to advance and heighten the work within the role. This position is full time, in office to greet / represent the CEO to high level government officials and executives from global companies at our headquarters in Boston.

　　Responsibilities:Build and support relationships throughout the organization to support, coordinate and manage happenings related to all CEO/organizational initiatives as needed.Schedule meetings and conference / Zoom calls: Coordinate with external EAs, Commercial and Business Development teams for onsite customer meetings. Oversee lists of attendees and requisite correspondence, send calendar invitations, maintain meeting agendas, and manage logistics such as conference room bookings, parking, phone/video conferencing technology, and meals (as necessary).Maintain the CEO's complex calendar: Calendar "gymnastics" at its finest. Ensure all details are up to date, anticipate conflicts, resolve scheduling issues, and prioritize items based on their needs. Some arranging of personal tasks and coordination with personal calendaring will also be required.Monitor the CEO's email: organize and prioritize emails, draft responses that need to be addressed directly by CEO and respond to any emails that can be handled without the CEO being directly involved.Anticipate executive's needs: Be extremely knowledgeable of individual preferences and expectations, and work proactively to prevent problems before they develop.

　　Prepare background research and materials such as background notes for customer meetings, handouts, and presentations for meetings and conferences.Coordinate and plan various events and onsite meetings: Gather and assemble slides from necessary team members, coordinate meeting space and A/V equipment, work with caterers to supply food.Board Meeting and Earnings Calls support: Work with the executive team to prepare for and execute Board meetings - work with the other Board member EAs to determine Board dates; send calendar invitations; coordinate practice sessions; help prepare board slide deck; arrange day-of logistics like conference rooms, meals, transportation, etc. Working knowledge of BoardVantange application a plus. Work with Communications and Investor Relations teams to coordinate earnings calls.Other Administrative Tasks: Book global travel, process expense report, timesheets and more.Minimum Requirements:High School Diploma with at least 15+ years of experience or Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of experiencePrior experience supporting C suite level employeesMust be proficient in all G Suite applicationsWillingness to learn and utilize advanced techniques (AI) to improve the way we work; getting it done in cutting edge ways. Preferred Capabilities and Experience:Outstanding written and verbal communication skillsExceptional ability to ruthlessly prioritize and have a bias for actionExceptionally organized with keen attention to detailAbility to communicate and work well with a wide range of team members and their respective work styles, and a genuine enjoyment of relationship-buildingTo learn more about Ginkgo, visit www.ginkgobioworks.com/press/ or check out some curated press below:What is it really like to take your company public via a SPAC? One Boston biotech shares its journey (Fortune)Ginkgo Bioworks resizes the definition of going big in biotech, raising $2.5B in a record SPAC deal that weighs in with a whopping $15B-plus valuation (Endpoints News)Ginkgo Bioworks CEO on scaling up Covid-19 testing: 'If we try, we can win' (CNBC)Ginkgo raises $70 million to ramp up COVID-19 testing for employers, universities (Boston Globe)Ginkgo Bioworks Redirects Its Biotech Platform to Coronavirus (Wall Street Journal)Ginkgo Bioworks Provides Support on Process Optimization to Moderna for COVID-19 Response (PRNewswire)The Life Factory: Synthetic Organisms From This $1.4 Billion Startup Will Revolutionize Manufacturing (Forbes)Synthetic Bio Pioneer Ginkgo Raises $290 Million in New Funding (Bloomberg)Ginkgo Bioworks raises $350 million fund for biotech spinouts (Reuters)Can This Company Convince You to Love GMOs? (The Atlantic)We also feel that it's important to point out the obvious here - there's a serious lack of diversity in our industry, and that needs to change. Our goal is to help drive that change. Ginkgo is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all of its practices, especially when it comes to growing our team. Our culture promotes inclusion and embraces how rewarding it is to work with people from all walks of life.

　　We're developing a powerful biological engineering platform, so we must remain mindful of the many ways our technology can - and will - impact people around the world. We care about how our platform is used, and having a diverse team to build it gives us the best chance that it's something we'll be proud of as it continues to grow. Therefore, it's critical that we incorporate the diverse voices and visions of all those who play a role in the future of biology.

　　It is the policy of Ginkgo Bioworks to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees, employment applicants, and EOE disability/vet.

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