Executive Assistant - Avidity Biosciences

Job Title:

Executive Assistant

Location:

San Diego, CA

Position type:

FLSA:

Full time

Exempt

Department:

Human Resources

Finance ID:

6601-2025-N1

Strive to Bring a Profound Difference to our Patients

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. 

Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA. For more information about our AOC platform, clinical development pipeline, and people, please visit www.aviditybiosciences.com and engage with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.

The Opportunity

The Executive Assistant will work directly with high-level executives within the Human Resources and Legal Teams and will be responsible for performing several administrative duties. This pivotal, multi-tasking role requires strong leadership skills and the ability to think on your feet. The Executive Assistant must be able to assess situations quickly, find solutions, and take decisive action, often under pressure of deadlines and sometimes unpredictable workloads.

What You Will Contribute

• Prioritize and direct incoming business matters in a timely and efficient manner.
• Coordinate daily schedules, meetings, agendas, and presentations for multiple members of the CMC Leadership team.
• Provide support in meeting activities such as organizing and planning meetings (e.g., functional, project, and team meetings) and providing meeting minutes.
• Independently manage complex calendar & travel schedules (domestic and international).
• Coordinate team schedules, travel arrangements, meeting logistics, onsite lunches, and group events as required.
• Prepare and produce various routine and ad-hoc reports of a standard to complex nature as assigned, utilizing independent judgment, analysis, and innovation regarding format layout. Ensure reports are distributed to all required individuals.
• Facilitate governance, group, and departmental meetings (attendance, agenda, meeting materials, minutes).
• Create documents and presentations as required and complete and manage projects as assigned.
• Provide lunch coverage and back-up support to the Front Office Coordinator.
• Work collaboratively with other Executive and Administrative Assistants.

What We Seek:

• More than 5 years’ experience as an Executive Assistant supporting executive-level management.
• Preference to candidates with a bachelor’s degree in business (or equivalent).
• Experience working with senior-level managers, exercising professionalism, discretion and confidentiality.
• Outstanding communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills; strong customer service.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task and meet deadlines.
• Attention to detail and great problem-solving skills.
• Can prioritize tasks and manage time effectively.
• Proactively manage tasks and workloads; flexible, able to adapt/adjust with short notice.
• Capable of making good judgments, anticipating needs, and the ability to work independently.
• Maintain positive, professional relationships with personnel at all levels of the organization.
• Expert knowledge and proficiency with Smartsheet, Microsoft Outlook, Zoom, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS Project preferred.

What We Will Provide to You:

• The base salary range for this role is $95,000 - $130,000. The final compensation will be commensurate with relevant experience, skillset, internal equity, and market factors.
• Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits, including the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options, RSUs, and a 401(k) with an employer match. In addition, the comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD and four weeks of time off.
• A commitment to learning and development, which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program.

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