Human Resources Operations Specialist and Office Assistant

We seek a detailed-oriented and motivated HR Operations Specialist/Office Assistant. The ideal candidate will be experienced in general human resources and administrative duties and thrive in a dynamic, collaborative and energized environment. This position will report to the Associate Director, Human Resources and offers a unique opportunity to be a vital member of an organization dedicated to moving a novel gene therapy drug candidate into the clinic. This position will support Human Resources as well as partner with our Executive Assistant to provide the organization with office support. It offers extensive opportunity to learn and grow in human resources and administrative operations. Join us and be part of building a company revolutionizing the reach and access of the curative power of genomic medicines for patients with serious diseases. 

Responsibilities:

Human Resources responsibilities:

• Coordinate recruitment activities including scheduling interviews and debriefs and support onsite interviews
• Provide feedback about interactions with Ensoma candidates to the recruiting team to assist with hiring decisions
• Ensure new employees are ready to start on day one with their laptops, desk ready, and set up in applicable systems
• Oversee and ensure accuracy in all HR administrative tasks: Maintain our HRIS (Paycor), employee files, immigration paperwork, company organization charts (Organimi)
• Coordinate Ensoma’s co-op and internship programs
• Support payroll administration and data entry in collaboration with finance team
• Support all aspects of our benefit program: benefit enrollment, leave of absences, compliance and be the point of contact on all benefit questions
  
  

Office Management responsibilities:

• Coordinate catering for weekly all-company lunches, interviews, events and meetings as needed
• Arrange meetings, A/V, and room setups for large meetings and company-wide events
• Maintain common areas, conference rooms, and office equipment
• Work alongside our Executive Assistant to:
• Provide leadership team with support in scheduling large cross functional group meetings
• Ensure coffee and office snacks are adequately stocked
• Provide back-up support for the Ensoma executive team with scheduling and coordination
• Validate parking
• Greet visitors at reception for meetings, interviews and other events
• Proactively supply office, kitchen, copier room, and other necessities
• Support company culture events and celebrations
  
  

Qualifications:

• 2 years of experience in human resources
• Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred 
• Experience utilizing technology such as Office Suite, specifically Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint HRIS and benefits administration platforms
• Ability to come onsite 4 days per week
  
  

Who you are: Skills we’re looking for in an ideal candidate:

• Prior experience maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive employee information and HR-related matters, ensuring compliance
• Thrives in a fast-paced and innovative environment
• Has strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail – someone with excellent organizational skills and an aptitude to innovate our processes and systems
• A proactive and self-motivated individual who can work independently, while also being a team player who fosters collaboration 
• Displays a high degree of maturity, honesty, trust, and integrity 
• Role models an inclusive and welcoming environment
• Exhibits patience, respect, and grace under pressure and can prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
  
  

About Ensoma:

Ensoma is a place where you can ask the big questions. We look at gene therapy today and ask: What if we could eliminate the patient burden? What if we could treat diseases that affect millions? What if we could treat people anywhere around the world?

Ensoma was founded to answer these questions. Our platform is the most advanced in vivo hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engineering technology. It combines an off-the-shelf, in vivo delivery system with an advanced gene engineering toolkit. Through its HSC engineering platform, Ensoma can selectively and durably modify any cells of the entire hematopoietic system to treat diseases with unprecedented versatility – all with a one-time therapy. We believe the future of medicine lies within us – and this bigger, bolder vision for gene therapy needs incredible people to make it a reality.

For our team, realizing this vision is personal. Founded and guided by leaders drawn from the top of the cell, gene therapy and gene editing field, we feel an urgency and passion for our work driven by its potential global impact.

A meeting at Ensoma is a space where curiosity, trust, authenticity, problem-solving and professional development are celebrated. A career at Ensoma is an opportunity to be part of the team building the future of medicine.

Ensoma is supported by top-tier investors, strategic partners, and a passionate team committed to a bold global vision for genomic medicines. Ensoma is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.ensoma.com.