Why this role

The Chief of Staff works directly with the CEO and senior leadership to keep the company's most important work moving, driving high-priority initiatives that cut across product, science, operations, and partnerships. To achieve this, the Chief of Staff will act as a strategic thought partner to the CEO and leadership team, helping drive the company's most important priorities forward.

This role combines high level strategic planning with hands-on execution, ensuring alignment across teams, streamlining operations, and maximizing the effectiveness of the executive team. You will work closely with leaders across science, engineering, product, business development, and operations in a fast paced, early-stage environment. This means you'll work at both high altitude (helping shaping and sharpening strategy) and low altitude (removing roadblocks, managing cross-functional projects, and making sure decisions stick). You'll also be trusted to handle sensitive, complex topics that require excellent judgment, adaptability, and cross-disciplinary fluency in healthcare and AI.
What you'll do

Strategic Planning & Execution

• Support the CEO and executive team to define, prioritize, and track strategic initiatives.
• Translate high-level vision and goals into actionable plans, timelines, and measurable outcomes.
• Monitor key performance indicators and prepare reports for leadership, investors, and partners.

Leadership Support & Cross-Functional Coordination

• Prepare for and follow up on leadership meetings, ensuring clear decisions and accountability.
• Serve as a communication bridge across departments to ensure alignment and information flow.
• Manage special projects that span multiple teams, often with ambiguous scope and high strategic importance.

Operational Excellence

• Help the leadership team optimize core operating processes, cadences, and decision making frameworks.
• Identify and remove bottlenecks that slow down execution.
• Support CEO and executive team in fundraising, investor relations, and strategic partnerships with research, analysis, and presentation preparation (pre-reads, briefing decks, coordinated follow-ups).

Culture & Team Effectiveness

• Help build and maintain a high-performance, mission-driven culture.
• Lead internal communications, all-hands planning, and key company events.
• Act as a confidential sounding board for leadership and team members.

Minimum qualifications

• 2-6+ years of experience in management consulting, strategy, operations, or Chief of Staff roles in a high-growth company or comparable experience. Healthcare experience required; health tech or AI preferred but not required.
• Strong strategic thinking, organizational, and project management skills.
• Exceptional communication abilities, both written and verbal, with an aptitude for simplifying complex concepts.
• High EQ and ability to build trust quickly.
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• High integrity, sound judgment, and a bias for action.

Salary Range

Knit Health offers a competitive compensation package that includes base salary, equity, and opportunities for advancement. The starting salary range for the Chief of Staff is approximately $120,000 to $150,000 per year.

Benefits

Generous benefits for full-time employees include: medical, dental, and vision coverage with 100% of premiums paid for employees and dependents (full coverage for dental, vision, and our Gold medical plan; employees may choose to buy up to Platinum); coverage begins on the first day of employment. Additional benefits include a 401(k) plan and 24 days of PTO annually.
Final Notes

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.