{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"f88a608b6d0ce9992b0f8880","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f88a608b6d0ce9992b0f8880","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/f88a608b6d0ce9992b0f8880","title":"Executive Assistant","description":"Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.\nThe Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer provides high-level, confidential administrative and operational support to the CFO, CFO Leadership Team, and broader CFO organization. This role requires strong judgment, professionalism, discretion, and the ability to manage sensitive information related to Board matters, financial reporting, corporate transactions, executive communications, investors, auditors, bankers, and other internal and external stakeholders.\nThe role serves as a trusted partner to the CFO by anticipating needs, managing complex calendars and priorities, coordinating executive and Board-related materials, and supporting the effective operation of the CFO function.\nResponsibilities\nProvide high-level administrative and operational support to the CFO, CFO Leadership Team, and broader CFO organization, including complex calendar management, meeting coordination, travel planning, expense reporting, and prioritization of daily activities.\nSupport the effective operation of the CFO function by coordinating leadership team meetings, agendas, materials, action items, follow-ups, and offsites.\nCoordinate Audit Committee-related activities, including meeting logistics, timelines, materials, approvals, follow-up items, and maintenance of corporate records.\nHandle highly confidential and sensitive information with discretion, including matters related to financial results, corporate strategy, compensation, organizational changes, corporate financings, investor matters, audits, and Board discussions.\nServe as a key liaison between the CFO, CFO Leadership Team, executive assistants, internal stakeholders, Board members, auditors, investors, bankers, consultants, vendors, and other external partners.\nSupport quarterly and annual business processes, including Board and Committee preparation, earnings-related activities, audit timelines, SOX documentation, budget cycles, and other CFO organization deliverables.\nPrepare, edit, format, and proofread executive-level presentations, reports, agendas, correspondence, meeting materials, and other internal and external communications.\nManage logistics for internal and external meetings, including executive meetings, investor meetings, auditor meetings, Board-related sessions, executive offsites, and cross-functional working meetings.\nSupport special projects, due diligence activities, process improvements, documentation management, team engagement, onboarding, and other initiatives that enable the CFO organization to operate effectively.\nExercise sound judgment, discretion, and independent decision-making when managing competing priorities, sensitive matters, scheduling conflicts, and time-sensitive deliverables.\nQualificatio ns\nAA/BA degree is preferred\n10 plus years administrative experience, at least 4 years spent working with executives including direct line responsibility to a “C-level” executive, in a public company\nExperience supporting Board of Directors, Board Committees, auditors, investors, bankers, or other senior external stakeholders preferred.\nPrior experience in biotech, life sciences, pharmaceutical, or another highly regulated/public company environment strongly preferred.\nStrong understanding of confidentiality expectations, including handling sensitive financial, corporate, legal, compensation, and organizational information.\nExcellent calendar management, prioritization, written communication, and organizational skills.\nAbility to operate with professionalism, discretion, urgency, and sound judgment in a fast-paced environment.\nStrong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines, stakeholders, and competing priorities.\nProficiency with Microsoft Office, Teams, Outlook, Box/SharePoint, expense systems, travel tools, and Board portal or governance platforms preferred.\n#LI-HYBRID\nPay Range:\nIn the U.S., the hiring pay range for fully qualified candidates is $128,970-$150,465 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.\nOur employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.\nPlease review our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) policy PRIOR to applying.\nOur passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.\nFraud Warning: How to Identify Impersonated Cytokinetics Job Postings and Offers\nRecently, there have been fraudulent employment offers being sent to candidates on behalf of Cytokinetics. Please be advised that all legitimate offers from Cytokinetics will come directly from our official email domain (Cytokinetics.com) and will only be made after completing a formal interview process.\nHere are some ways to check for authenticity:\nWe do not conduct job interviews through non-standard text messaging applications\nWe will never request personal information such as banking details until after an official offer has been accepted and verified\nWe will never request that you purchase equipment or other items when interviewing or hiring\nIf you are unsure about the authenticity of an offer, or if you receive any suspicious communication, please contact us directly at talentacquisition@cytokinetics.com\nPlease visit our website at: www.cytokinetics.com\nCytokinetics is an Equal Opportunity Employer","company":"Cytokinetics","rawCompany":"cytokinetics","city":"Millbrae","state":"CA","isRemote":false,"isActive":true,"createdAt":"2026-08-06T13:50:34.282Z","occupations":[{"code":"43-6011.00","title":"Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants","slug":"executive-secretaries-and-executive-administrative-assistants"},{"code":"43-6014.00","title":"Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive","slug":"secretaries-and-administrative-assistants-except-legal-medical-and-executive"},{"code":"11-1011.00","title":"Chief Executives","slug":"chief-executives"}],"industries":[{"code":"541714","title":"Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)","slug":"research-and-development-in-biotechnology-except-nanobiotechnology"},{"code":"551114","title":"Corporate, Subsidiary, and Regional Managing Offices","slug":"corporate-subsidiary-and-regional-managing-offices"},{"code":"325412","title":"Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing","slug":"pharmaceutical-preparation-manufacturing"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Executive Assistant","description":"Cytokinetics is a specialty cardiovascular biopharmaceutical company, building on its over 25 years of pioneering scientific innovations in muscle biology, and advancing a pipeline of potential new medicines for patients suffering from diseases of cardiac muscle dysfunction.\nThe Executive Assistant to the Chief Financial Officer provides high-level, confidential administrative and operational support to the CFO, CFO Leadership Team, and broader CFO organization. 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The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors.\nOur employees come from different backgrounds, and we celebrate those differences. We are looking for the best candidates for our open roles, but do not expect applicants to meet every qualification in order to be considered. If you are excited about what you could accomplish at Cytokinetics and believe you can add value to our team, we would love to hear from you.\nPlease review our General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) policy PRIOR to applying.\nOur passion is anchored in robust scientific thinking, grounded in integrity and critical thinking. We keep the patient front and center in all we do – all actions and decisions are in service of the patient and their caregivers. We champion integrity, ethics, doing the right thing, and being our best selves.\nFraud Warning: How to Identify Impersonated Cytokinetics Job Postings and Offers\nRecently, there have been fraudulent employment offers being sent to candidates on behalf of Cytokinetics. 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