Chief of Staff (Office of the CEO)

Join to apply for the Chief of Staff (Office of the CEO) role at ANNA (Allied Network for Neurodevelopmental Advancement) ANNA Autism Care is a fast-growing autism services organization committed to clinical excellence and family-centered care. We operate in a complex, regulated healthcare environment and are scaling across markets. Our vision is to create a future where every autistic child has access to comprehensive, evidence-based, and neuroaffirming care. Opportunity This is a high-trust role sitting in the Office of the CEO. The Chief of Staff will serve as the CEO's strategic and execution partner — a force multiplier responsible for advancing CEO-level priorities from idea to outcome. You'll own high-priority, cross-functional initiatives, bring structure to ambiguity, and ensure follow-through across the company. The scope will evolve, but consistently include work like: AI-enabled operational and clinical improvement, corporate development and M&A support, new market evaluation and launches, strategic procurement and vendor optimization, performance insights, and special projects requiring senior judgment and fast execution. What You'll Do CEO Partnership & Strategic Execution: act as the CEO's right hand to scope, drive, and close strategic priorities. Pick up initiatives directly from the CEO and own them end-to-end: framing the problem, building the plan, driving execution, and delivering a finished outcome. Initiative Lifecycle Management: define objectives and success metrics, map stakeholders and dependencies, design the plan and timeline, drive execution across teams and vendors, and measure impact. Cross‐Functional Special Projects (CEO-level): lead critical projects that don't sit cleanly in one function, such as clinical infrastructure, systems integrations, strategic initiatives for scale, and performance improvement programs tied to CEO priorities. AI Strategy & Productization: identify high-impact AI use cases across operations and clinical support, lead end-to‐end lifecycle from ideation to rollout, partner with clinical leadership, and own vendor evaluation or build‐vs‐buy analysis for AI tools. Corporate Development, M&A & Deal Execution Support: build and manage the inorganic growth funnel in partnership with the CEO; support end-to‐end deal execution across clinical, ops, finance, legal, HR, and RCM; coordinate post‐close integration roadmaps. New Market Evaluation & Expansion Launches: evaluate and prioritize new market opportunities, drive market launch planning in partnership with ops, clinical, and RCM, and ensure expansion work moves fast while maintaining quality and compliance. Strategic Procurement & Vendor/Advisor Management: lead sourcing, evaluation, and management of high‐impact vendors and advisors; negotiate terms, maintain a contract calendar, and ensure renewals reflect current needs. Operating Cadence, Alignment & Organizational Feedback Loops: run CEO/leadership rhythm, maintain lightweight systems for priorities, surface misalignment early, and help resolve it quickly. Finance, Analytics & Value‐Creation Support: build and maintain core business models, create decision‐grade financial cases, own or co‐own deal financial diligence and modeling, develop investor/board reporting, and maintain performance dashboards. Who You Are You're a rare blend of strategic thinker, deal‐minded operator, and execution driver. Comfortable in ambiguity, you quickly get smart, form a view, and push toward outcomes. You thrive as a trusted extension of a CEO — and you want to build the future of autism care at scale. Essential Traits High ownership / high initiative. Strategic and practical mindset. Fast, structured, and reliable execution. Analytical and business‐literate. Systems thinker with ability to turn chaos into durable process. Executive communicator with clear writing and credible presence. Cross‐functional airflow, building trust and momentum across teams. Qualifications 6–10+ years in Chief of Staff, BizOps, corporate development, consulting or senior generalist roles with significant impact, especially in healthcare/services. Strong preference for experience in healthcare services, multi‐site operations, and/or regulated environments. Proven record leading complex cross‐functional initiatives end‐to‐end. Financial fluency: modeling, KPIs, diligence analysis, and investor/board materials. Strong vendor/procurement and negotiation experience. Demonstrated ability to ideate, pilot, and scale technology/AI workflow improvements. Location & Working Style Remote. Some travel required for key meetings, leadership rapport, and local market/site work. What Success Looks Like (First 6–12 Months) CEO consistently focused on highest‐leverage strategic priorities. AI ideated, piloted, and implemented across operations and clinical support, with measurable impact. Clean inorganic deal funnel with active target tracking, disciplined diligence, and priority execution. New markets evaluated and launched efficiently, with hiring, licensing, contracting, credentialing, and early monitoring. Vendor and procurement decisions become more rigorous, cost‐effective, and aligned with scaling needs. Organization feels more aligned: cross‐functional work moves faster with fewer dropped balls. Compensation & Benefits Competitive salary + performance bonus + equity. Health insurance and 401(k) match. Unlimited PTO. High‐impact seat with exposure to strategy, AI/product, finance, and market expansion. ANNA is an equal opportunity employer. We're committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, and supportive workplace. If you're passionate about our mission but don't meet every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. Your unique perspective might be exactly what we need. #J-18808-Ljbffr