Sr. Administrative Assistant - G&A

Kyverna Therapeutics is a patient-centered, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing cell therapies for patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. The Kyverna therapeutic platform leverages advanced T cell engineering to suppress and eliminate autoreactive immune cells at the origin of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. Be at the forefront of cell therapy innovation by joining scientists, industry veterans and healthcare visionaries and help transform how autoimmune diseases are treated

Kyverna is seeking a highly motivated Sr. Administrative Assistant who will provide analytical and specialized administrative support to the Chief Financial Officer. The ideal individual will have the ability to exercise good judgment in a diversity of situations, with strong written and verbal communication, administrative, and organizational skills, and the ability to maintain a realistic balance among multiple priorities. All while living our core values: bring intellectual rigor, elevate each other, and stay true to why.

Title: Sr. Administrative Assistant

Reports to: Chief Financial Officer

Location: Emeryville, CA (hybrid twice a week) 

Responsibilities

• Provide admin support to the CFO.
• Calendar management, planning of domestic and international travel.
• Process expenses and facilitate reimbursement in a timely manner.
• Share information with the CFO and act as a point of contact between CFO and employees or partners. 
• Plan and organize meetings, off-sites, department meetings, team bonding events, as well as assisting in holiday events. Attend meetings to coordinate logistics and sourcing vendors for activities and event locations.
• Prepare presentations, meeting notes, liaise with other assistants, manage deadlines, and handle communications.
• Support key employee programs and events to help bring our Kyverna culture to life.
• Handle highly confidential and sensitive issues in a professional manner.
• Assist in generating Purchase Orders when needed.
• Assist in candidate interviews and new hire onboarding logistics.
• Assist office management and administrative support to ensure the office is running smoothly for staff.  Prepare for continuous onsite visitors including vendors and senior executives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree and 4+ years of administrative assistance experience
• Experience supporting executives, preferably in a start-up hyper growth environment.
• Previous Biotech or Life Sciences experience.
• Exceptional organization skills.
• Attention to detail and excellent multitasking and time management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Previous experience managing confidential and/or highly sensitive information.
• Demonstrated capacity to think creatively when addressing complex situations. 
• Self-starter, strong collaborative skills working in cross-functional teams.

The base salary range for candidates residing in the Northern California Area for this position is $84,000 to $100,000 annually. This salary range is an estimate of what we reasonably expect to pay for this posted position, and the actual salary may vary based on various factors that may include but are not limited to quality and length of experience, education, geographic location and alignment with market data.

Kyverna is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. Kyverna is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identify, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other legally protected status. EOE/AA/Vets