[Hiring] Growth & GTM Operations Associate @Absentia Labs

Role Description

As we continue building toward enterprise readiness and early partner engagement, the Growth & GTM Operations Associate will play a foundational role in keeping our external presence, outreach, CRM, and commercial workflows running with discipline and consistency.

This role is foundational: not in setting strategy, but in ensuring execution happens consistently, cleanly, and at high velocity. You will serve as the operational backbone of our early growth efforts, managing the systems, workflows, and day-to-day execution that keep our external motion running.

This is a high-visibility role with direct exposure to founders and company-building at an early stage.

Qualifications

• 3/4 years of relevant work experience (startup, biotech, consulting, or similar high-performance environments preferred)
• Proactive and self-directed
• Interested in biotech / AI
• Comfortable using AI tools to support research, writing, and workflow automation
• Communicate clearly, manage ambiguity well
• Operate with high trust, low ego, and strong personal accountability
• Demonstrate sound judgment, curiosity, and high emotional intelligence

Requirements

• Demonstrates consistent, high-quality execution across multiple workflows
• Nothing falls through the cracks, especially in communication, follow-ups, and CRM management
• Able to write clearly and effectively across formats, including emails, LinkedIn posts, newsletters, and internal updates
• Highly structured in how work is managed
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, early-stage environment with limited structure
• Takes initiative, moves quickly, and does not wait for perfect direction
• Takes responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• Clear, timely communicator, both internally and externally
• Maintains professionalism across all interactions with partners and stakeholders
• Comfortable navigating shifting priorities and evolving workflows
• Resourceful and able to build structure where none exists
• Interest in biotech, AI, and drug development
• Willingness to learn quickly and engage with technical subject matter over time

Benefits

• A front-row seat to the future of drug development and regulatory science
• Collaboration with world-class scientists, engineers, and regulatory experts
• Flexible work structure, deep autonomy, and a high-trust culture
• Direct exposure to company-building, founder-led BD, and early GTM strategy
• The opportunity to help define a new market category in AI toxicology

Success Measures

Within the First 3–6 Months, You Will Have:

• Established a clean, reliable CRM system with full visibility into all active conversations
• Ensured consistent follow-up and communication across all prospective partners
• Supported execution of outbound campaigns and content initiatives
• Helped create a steady cadence of qualified meetings, follow-ups, and external engagement
• Successfully supported logistics for at least 3 major industry events
• Built trust with the founding team as a reliable execution partner

Within 6–12 Months, You Will Have:

• Enabled a consistent flow of high-quality conversations and meetings
• Built repeatable workflows for outreach, follow-ups, and engagement
• Helped scale Absentia’s external presence across content and marketing channels
• Maintained a highly organized and actionable pipeline system
• Become a core operational partner to the founding team

Compensation

This role is structured with a competitive base salary and performance-based bonus tied to execution quality, operational impact, and growth support.

• Base Salary: $90,000 – $115,000
• Bonus: $10K–$20K annual target bonus, paid semi-annually or annually based on execution quality, CRM/pipeline discipline, and growth support

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and a few words about why this role resonates with you. If you have personal projects, writing samples, or even GitHub links—please include them!

Our Commitment

We believe diverse teams build better solutions. Absentia Labs is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, identities, and experiences.