Office Assistant

With over 35 nationalities and a range of backgrounds represented in our Benevolent team, we aim to build an inclusive environment where our people can bring their authentic selves to work, be respected for who they are and the exceptional work they do. We welcome and actively encourage applications from all sections of society and are committed to offering equal employment opportunities regardless of sex, race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, parental status, disability, age, citizenship, or any other basis. We see our diversity as an asset as we tackle challenging problems that bridge the gap between drug discovery and technology.

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The Role

The Office Assistant is responsible for maintaining a clean, organized, and well-run office environment where we can all best deliver on our goals. We are seeking a friendly and enthusiastic individual to take on this role on a six-month basis, ideally 9am EST–1pm EST, Monday through Friday.

Our office is open now at a limited capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The expectation would be to work in the office three days a week (the other two days work from home), and later in the year would likely gradually amp up to five days a week in the office. You should be able to start as soon as possible.

There are thousands of diseases with no treatments today. Help us meet this challenge!

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Primary Responsibilities

Be creative to provide the best working environment for the team
Act as an ambassador for the company with all visitors and vendors, helping in a professional and pleasant manner, providing a reliable and dedicated service.
Work with key stakeholders to run facilities and office projects
Be the on-site head of Health and Safety: make sure there are first aid supplies available, lead the fire evacuation plan, ensure and monitor compliance with safety regulations
Assist in onboarding new employees as they join; conduct the office onboarding and first day tour
Be the point person for on-site IT in collaboration with the London-based IT team: Ensure WiFi, video conferencing units, and laptops are operational and repaired if malfunctions arise. Load new laptops with company software and track all the locations of all local IT inventory.
Ensure the security of the office space and make sure doors are locked at the end of the day.
Maintain in-office records: labor law posters, HR documents, Health and Safety records, etc.
Keep the office facility in good standing; ensure it is clean, organized, and well-stocked with supplies and snacks

Additional Responsibilities

Care for and maintain office plants
Receive and unpack all mail, packages, and deliveries
Implement and manage policies and procedures for optimal use of the space in collaboration with HR, Comms, and Office teams
Work with People and Comms functions on the development of wellbeing practices at work.
Other miscellaneous tasks, as directed by the Office Manager and Head of Office Services

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We are looking for someone with

A friendly, confident, and approachable manner; able to put people at ease and to work with people from different backgrounds and experiences
Eager about hands-on work and pitching in wherever needed; willing to get your hands dirty
A positive outlook, and an energetic style
Excellent time management skills
High standards in everything you do
The ability to work autonomously and run tasks solo
Proactive and able to anticipate issues/risks and plan accordingly; take preventative action
Capacity to deal with a wide variety of different tasks, and come up with innovative solutions to challenges
Passion for making an impact through creating a work environment where people can thrive.

Qualifications/Experience

Start-up experience – worked in a multi-dimensional support role with lots of moving parts for a growing and ever-changing environment
Experience in dealing with the public in a customer-facing or hospitality role
Experience providing a high level of service in an office environment

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We share a passion for being part of a mission that matters, and we are always looking for curious and collaborative people who share our values and want to be part of our journey. If that sounds like a fit for you, hit the apply button and join us.

About us

BenevolentAI unites AI with human expertise to discover new and more effective medicines. Our unique computational R&D platform spans every step of the drug discovery process, powering an in-house pipeline of over 25 drug programmes. We advance our mission to reinvent drug discovery by harnessing the power of a diverse team, rich with different backgrounds, experiences, opinions and personalities. In our offices in London and New York and research facility in Cambridge (UK), we work in highly collaborative, multidisciplinary teams, harnessing skills across biology, chemistry, engineering, AI, machine learning, informatics, precision medicine and drug discovery.

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