Executive Assistant

The role

The Executive Assistant will serve as the primary partner to the Chief Scientific Officer and provide support to two other executives. You will manage complex calendars, coordinate domestic and international travel, and triage inbound requests to protect executive focus.

What you will do

• Serve as the primary Executive Assistant to the Chief Scientific Officer and provide support to two other executives.
• Develop a strong understanding of executive priorities and ongoing work.
• Own complex, frequently changing calendars across multiple time zones.
• Triage inbound requests and determine what should be scheduled, redirected, delegated, or escalated.
• Anticipate needs and act proactively to protect focus time or surface issues.
• Coordinate complex domestic and international travel including flights, accommodations, ground transportation, and visas.
• Provide occasional personal-assistant support for the Chief Scientific Officer and Co-Founder.
• Partner with the EA & Chief of Staff to the CEO to coordinate leadership schedules and shared priorities.
• Support cross-functional projects, People initiatives, and company offsites.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of experience supporting senior leaders in an early-stage, hypergrowth, or similarly fast-moving company.
• Technically curious and context-driven.
• AI-first in how you work.
• Proactive and decisive.
• Calm under pressure.
• A trusted partner and clear communicator.
• Organized and adaptable.
• Discreet and principled.

Nice to have

• Experience within AI, data, or tech
• Experience supporting scientific, research, data, or product leaders

About the company

Protege is building a platform to facilitate the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data. The company is a lean, fast-moving, high-trust team of builders.