Office Coordinator/Administrative Assistant

Location

Onsite in Newton, MA office

Role Description

Acumen Pharmaceuticals is seeking an Office Coordinator/Administrative Assistant in our Newton, MA location. Ideal candidates can work at least 30 hours each week.  Reporting directly to the Executive Assistant, this role will be the primary facility and administrative contact for our Newton, MA office, and will ensure efficient day-to-day operations of this office space.  In addition, this role will provide administrative support to management and members of their respective teams.

Responsibilities

• Provides day-to-day administrative support at our Newton, MA office location to ensure the office environment is set up for employees to work efficiently and effectively; collaborates closely with other administrative support team members to support the needs of leadership and employees.
• Greets scheduled visitors and directs them to appropriate area or person.
• Manages incoming and outgoing Company mail to include maintaining process for mail distribution throughout the Company and outgoing mail through USPS, FedEx, and other shipping vendors.
• Maintains centralized office services such as setting up and re-stocking office and kitchen supplies, office space access, maintenance, cleaning, catering, waste disposal and recycling.
• Assists with and helps troubleshoot office technology needs and issues; collaborates with the IT team to address any office specific IT needs.
• Provides day-to-day direct administrative support to management and members of their respective team(s), including but not limited to calendar management, expense reporting and processing, travel support, vendor collaboration, conference preparation and corporate event oversight.
• Supports preparation for onsite office meetings and meetings in the Boston area.
• Works with leadership, vendors and employees to maintain and ensure safe and compliant workspace that meets the needs of the organization.
• Assists in corporate meeting planning, both on and off-site, to include travel arrangements.
• Participates in initiatives and/or other activities as directed and may assist in ad-hoc projects across the organization.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability and willingness to perform a wide range of tasks including working with confidential information
• Must have a positive “can do” attitude, be a consummate team player, and show excellent judgment
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented
• Demonstrated ability to set example and maintain a positive culture and environment for company

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work with little or no supervision, but with the good judgment to know when to involve others or ask for guidance
• Proficient in Microsoft Office including Word, Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Previous office management and administrative experience preferred

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive base salary, eligibility for an annual incentive bonus and eligibility to participate in company stock option plan. Competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life insurance, short and long-term disability, 401(k) and paid time off.

About Acumen Pharmaceuticals

Acumen, headquartered in Newton, MA, with offices in Indianapolis, IN and Charlottesville, VA, is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing a novel therapeutic that targets toxic soluble amyloid beta oligomers (AβOs) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Acumen’s scientific founders pioneered research on AβOs, which a growing body of evidence indicates are early and persistent triggers of Alzheimer’s disease pathology. Acumen is currently focused on advancing its investigational product candidate, sabirnetug (ACU193), a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively targets toxic soluble AβOs. Acumen is currently conducting the ALTITUDE-AD study, a Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial currently enrolling at sites in the United States and Canada, with plans for additional study centers in Europe and the UK, following positive results in INTERCEPT-AD, a Phase 1 clinical trial involving early Alzheimer’s disease patients.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Acumen Pharmaceuticals provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, (or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to lactation), physical disability, mental and/or intellectual disability, age, military status or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition (including, but not limited to, cancer related or HIV/AIDS related), genetic information, sexual orientation or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law.

Accommodation Of Disabilities

Acumen Pharmaceuticals is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified applicants and employees with a disability (including veterans with a disability), unless such accommodation would cause an undue hardship.