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Salary: USD 120,000 - 160,000 / annual
COMPASS Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS) is a biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking new treatment options in mental health care. Headquartered in London with a U.S. office in New Jersey, the company is developing COMP360, a proprietary investigational synthetic psilocybin treatment under evaluation for treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). COMP360 has received Breakthrough Therapy designation from the FDA and Innovative Licensing and Access Pathway (ILAP) designation in the UK for TRD.
The Senior Executive Assistant will provide comprehensive executive support to the Chief People Officer, helping maximize effectiveness, productivity, and impact of the People organization. This role operates with a high degree of professionalism, discretion, judgment, and autonomy while managing complex priorities across a global, fast-paced environment.
Key responsibilities include:
**Executive Support:** Manage the Chief People Officer's complex and frequently changing calendar across multiple time zones. Prioritize requests from Executive Team members and key stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives. Coordinate domestic and international travel arrangements, including itineraries, logistics, and expense reporting. Prepare meeting agendas, briefing materials, presentations, and follow-up documentation. Track action items and ensure timely completion of deliverables. Support the People Team leadership team with administrative and coordination activities.
**Strategic Partnership:** Act as a trusted business partner to the CPO, helping manage priorities and advance key initiatives. Anticipate issues, identify solutions, and proactively remove obstacles to execution. Support planning and coordination of People Team objectives, leadership meetings, offsites, and key organizational initiatives. Monitor critical deadlines and ensure appropriate follow-through across stakeholders. Support People initiatives, including employee events across various hubs, HR communications, and preparation of presentations and materials.
**Executive Team & Board Support:** Coordinate materials and logistics related to Executive Team meetings and Board level Committee activities. Assist with preparation of executive communications, presentations, reports, and leadership updates, which may involve drafting communications from the CPO and liaising with the in-house Communications team. Support confidential projects involving organizational design, talent strategy, succession planning, and leadership initiatives.
**Stakeholder Management:** Serve as a primary point of contact for internal and external stakeholders interacting with the CPO. Build strong relationships across the business and facilitate effective communication and decision-making. Partner closely with the Executive Assistant community to align priorities and coordinate executive activities.
**Operations & Administration:** Support budget tracking, purchase orders, and vendor coordination for the People function. Manage contracts, invoices, and administrative workflows in partnership with the internal People team. Improve and document processes to drive operational excellence and efficiency. Maintain highly sensitive information with the utmost confidentiality and professionalism.
**Requirements:**
- 8+ years of executive support experience, including support of C-suite executives
- Experience supporting senior leaders within biotechnology, healthcare, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or high-growth organizations
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Strong business acumen and ability to understand organizational priorities
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Proven ability to manage multiple competing priorities with minimal supervision
- Ability to work at pace
- High degree of discretion and experience handling confidential information
- Advanced proficiency with Microsoft 365, including Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Experience supporting a Chief People Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer, or senior HR executive
- Experience working in a global environment with distributed teams
- Experience coordinating executive meetings, leadership offsites, and board-related activities
- Familiarity with HR processes, talent management, organizational development, and employee lifecycle practices
