About Activate Global

Activate empowers scientists and engineers to reinvent our world by bringing their research to market. We partner with leading funders and research institutions to offer the Activate Fellowship, providing the funding, community, mentorship, network, and time that scientists need to become entrepreneurs.

The results are game changing: Activate Fellows have launched 197 new companies since 2015. These companies have raised $4B in follow-on funding, created more than 2,800 U.S.-based jobs, and defined several new market categories. Activate supports fellows in Berkeley, CA; Cambridge, MA; New York, NY; Houston, TX; and across the U.S. through Activate Anywhere.

Position Summary

Our Boston team is looking for a new Fellowship Associate.

As Activate Boston's Fellowship Associate, you will support the operations of our fellowship including managing our office and in-person events, providing administrative support for our local team, and recording and communicating data. There will also be frequent opportunities to work independently on core parts of our fellowship. You will work closely with deep-tech science entrepreneurs throughout their two-year Activate fellowship as they build world-changing technologies in fields like climate tech, biomanufacturing, and aerospace.

Each Activate community is run by a three-person team:

The Managing Director is an experienced entrepreneur who leads the community and mentors the fellows.
The Fellowship Manager reports to the Managing Director and is responsible for the community's program and operations.
The Fellowship Associate (this role) reports to the Fellowship Manager and is responsible for the community's daily operations.

All three roles benefit from Activate's national peer group of individuals performing similar work in other communities. For the Fellowship Associate this means working closely with the leaders of fellowship operations and program optimization, as well as the other Fellowship Associates across our 5 communities.

Primary Responsibilities

Events: Plan and execute Fellowship events including bi-weekly local programming, quarterly social activities, national educational programming, and large annual events.
Data and calendar management: Keep accurate fellowship records and support the national Fellowship Team in managing fellow data. Manage Boston’s community calendar and the Managing Director's individual calendar.
Office management: Manage the Activate Boston office: coordinate visitors, stock supplies, set up and break down in-office events, and maintain a welcoming environment.
Project Coordination: Support cross-functional projects. For example, scheduling and coordinating Fellow selection and onboarding.
Process improvement: Identify and act on opportunities for process improvement by analyzing your own work and learning from colleagues

The Ideal Candidate

Can demonstrate experience with project management, data management, or administrative duties.
Can prioritize effectively to meet multiple deadlines on different timescales.
Gets the details right and takes pride in being organized and prepared.
Brings people together and finds creative ways to build community.
Works to make an event successful from the initial idea to the last thank-you note.
Takes the initiative to advance projects and improve processes.
Builds systems for smoother workflows.
Writes and speaks clearly and confidently.
Can commit to supporting our fellows relentlessly because the technologies needed to solve global challenges depend on them.
Loves science and is ready to learn a lot of it.
Is excited to grow within this role over multiple years.

About the Role

This is a full-time position with a competitive salary range of $70,000-$75,000 with a generous benefits package that includes professional development, $2,000 in annual wellness funds, unlimited paid time off, healthcare premiums covered for employees and dependents at 90%, and the opportunity to join a retirement plan with a 3% match beginning after 3 months at Activate. This role is located in Cambridge, MA. As an in-person community, we work from our office more than 80% of the time, with as much flexibility as is practical.

Encouraging Applications from All Backgrounds

We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating a welcoming workplace for all employees. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Activate Global, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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