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Lila Sciences · 1 day ago

Chief of Staff, Revenue and Product

Cambridge, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Director/Executive

$148K/yr - $224K/yr

Lila Sciences is the world’s first scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous lab for life, chemistry, and materials science. The Chief of Staff will act as a force-multiplier for the Chief Revenue and Product Officer, enhancing organizational clarity and execution in a high-ambiguity, AI-driven environment.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Life ScienceSoftware

Responsibilities

Create leverage for the CRPO by structuring priorities, decisions, and information flow

Increase organizational coherence across execution teams

Translate strategy into execution through clear charters, operating rhythms, and accountability

Surface reality early—risks, misalignment, and second-order effects

You will be successful when: Decisions are made faster and with higher quality

Teams understand priorities and how their work ladders to strategy

Leaders operate effectively without your constant involvement

You’re ready to do your next tour of duty in a different role at Lila (~12-24 months)

Partner with CRPO on strategy formation, tradeoff framing, and decision prep—pressure-test assumptions, clarify options, document rationale

Ensure strategic intent translates into concrete priorities and simple rules

Own Lila's Science and Platform chartering system; drive portfolio reviews and decision cadence

Ensure teams have clear What / Why / Proof of Success with defined owners

Maintain operating rhythm across Product, Commercial, Science, and Operations. Connect strategy forums to execution forums

Actively shape the CoS Network (Nucleus)—surface misalignment early, reduce coordination drag, and accelerate organizational learning

Lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives where ownership is unclear. Create structure, then hand off cleanly

Build trust across Lila by asking questions, seeking to understand the science, and recognizing how teams work together

Qualification

Scientific trainingOperating structure buildingTechnical complexity navigationHigh-stakes environment experiencePh.D in scientific domainSoftware / AI experienceJudgmentClear communicationTeamworkCustomer focus

Required

Scientific training

Track record of building operating structure in ambiguous systems

Comfort navigating technical, scientific, or product complexity

Strong judgment under pressure; bias toward action without recklessness

Clear, direct, and calm

Low ego, high accountability. This is a close-knit team that values camaraderie and teamwork

Willing to say the uncomfortable thing early but in the right settings. You will have influence— always be mindful of your audience

Optimizes for organizational outcomes, not personal visibility

Value and customer focused

Preferred

Experience operating close to senior executives in high-stakes environments

Ph.D in a scientific domain

Experience in a software / AI centric organization

Benefits

Bonus potential

Generous early equity

Company

Lila Sciences

Lila Sciences creates a scientific superintelligence platform and autonomous labs for life sciences, chemistry, and materials science. It is a sub-organization of Flagship Pioneering.

Founded in 2023