Technical Chief of Staff, Apheris

• 3-5 years of experience in fast-paced, high-output environments such as strategy consulting (e.g., MBB), venture capital, or high-growth startups or scaleups
• Strong technical background (e.g. computer science, engineering, sciences, or related field) with the ability to understand and communicate complex systems end-to-end, across infrastructure, ML models, data flows, and product workflows
• Ability to build a solid working understanding of the full technical stack and communicate effectively with infrastructure engineers, ML engineers, scientists, and product managers
• Strong capability to distill complex and fragmented technical input into clear summaries, structured options, and decision-ready recommendations for leadership and customers
• Ability to operate with ambiguity, proactively propose initial solutions, and use structured drafts (e.g. architecture diagrams, workflows, outlines) to accelerate alignment and progress
• Strong proficiency in core tools, including Atlassian suite, PowerPoint, product prototyping tools like Lovable/Bolt and ability to build high-quality materials fast, using modern AI and productivity tools
• Excellent execution skills, organization, and attention to detail, with a strong ownership mindset and focus on outcomes rather than tasks
• High ownership mindset; you take responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• Comfort working in a remote-first environment across distributed teams
• Curiosity and willingness to learn about AI-driven drug discovery, the broader life sciences ecosystem, and Apheris’ customers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence in customer-facing settings. English: C2 level; German optional

Desirable

• We are hiring a Technical Chief of Staff to the CTO to act as a force multiplier for our technical and product organization
• This is a hands-on, execution-focused role at the center of product development, customer engagement, and cross-functional delivery
• You will work directly with the CTO to ensure technical priorities translate into high-quality customer outcomes, clear internal execution, and reduced iteration overhead
• You will serve as the CTO’s proxy across customer preparation, technical follow-ups, and internal coordination
• You will operate with significant autonomy and discretion from day one
• You will be expected to anticipate issues, surface trade-offs, and keep the organization focused and moving at pace
• This role is designed for someone with a strong technical foundation who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys turning ambiguity into concrete outputs, and is comfortable operating in front of customers
• Enable technical leadership and execution
• Act as a force multiplier for the CTO by translating priorities and expectations into concrete actions, deliverables, and timelines
• Reduce iteration overhead by working with owners across engineering and product teams to clarify next steps, raise quality, and ensure outputs meet expectations before CTO review
• Proactively identify where work is getting stuck and drive progress through structured proposals, clear scoping, and follow-through
• Customer preparation and engagement
• Own preparation for technical customer meetings, including:
• Understanding end-to-end technical stacks and (machine learning) workflows
• Creating clear, compelling customer-facing narratives and presentations
• Coordinating inputs across teams
• Ensure strong follow-ups after customer meetings:
• Coordinate internal ownership and track execution
• Prepare materials and agendas for subsequent sessions
• As soon as possible: be able to run technical customer meetings, bringing in subject-matter experts as needed and ensuring high-quality outcomes
• Drive cross-functional outcomes
• Keep cross-functional product and engineering initiatives moving by:
• Clarifying goals and expected outputs
• Helping owners break down complex tasks into actionable steps
• Proposing initial drafts (e.g., architecture diagrams, workflows, or outlines) to accelerate feedback and decision-making
• Support process improvements that increase execution speed and clarity, while respecting clear ownership boundaries
• Drive technical scoping and enhance product communication across teams
• Enable teams through shared frameworks, templates, and best practices to improve alignment, speed, and quality across technical and product work
• Contribute to customer-facing materials, proposals, and internal documents to raise overall quality
• Translate high-level feedback into concrete improvements in preparation, narrative, and execution
• Strategic and ad-hoc initiatives
• Support early scoping of new opportunities or special projects by
• Structuring initial workflows and technical approaches
• Coordinating early inputs from product, engineering, and computational drug discovery
• You will operate as an execution partner and force-multiplier, ensuring the right things happen quickly and to a high standard