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Operations Lead

Convergent Research
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San Francisco, CA$159k - $183kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Operations Lead at Arbor Neuroscience (San Francisco, CA) focused on building and running the operational backbone of a growing nonprofit research organization, interfacing with Convergent Research, coordinating HR, finance, contracts, vendors, recruiting, partnerships, reporting, and internal systems.

Responsibilities

  • Interface with Convergent Research on finance, HR, contract, and vendor relations
  • Run recruiting, including some sourcing, owning scheduling and candidate experience, and onboarding
  • Own the operational side of our partnerships with hardware and research collaborators, alongside the scientific leads
  • Help prepare board materials, funder reports, and proposal packages, and keep the commitments in them tracked
  • Set up internal systems, processes, and documentation that streamline our work
  • Take on open-ended problems: evaluate an opportunity, research a question, unblock a project, and come back with a recommendation
  • Help build Arbor’s culture

Qualifications

  • Evidence you've built something operational where nothing existed, and made it work
  • The judgment to know which problems need a system and which just need someone to handle them
  • Strong writing ability
  • Enough technical curiosity and knowledge to follow a scientific or engineering conversation and know what matters
  • Directness without friction – you say what you think, ask when you don't know, and aren't looking to compete with your colleagues
  • You don't need a neuroscience background. You do need to want one.

Skills

Required:Operational leadershipRecruiting and onboarding

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision – most plans fully covered for you and your dependents
  • 401(k) with up to 6% match
  • Company-paid life and AD&D, with voluntary supplemental options
  • 15 holidays plus a floating day for your birthday
  • 3 weeks PTO increasing with tenure, and separate sick leave
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Convergent Research

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