Business Operations & Strategy

Ataraxis is an AI precision medicine company working at the intersection of multi-modal artificial intelligence and oncology. We develop and deploy AI-native tools to assist physicians in selecting the most optimal treatments for their patients.

Our mission is to change how cancer is treated and impact at least 50% of new cancer cases by 2030. We have already launched our first products, including the Ataraxis™ Breast platform for breast cancer, and help cancer patients get the most appropriate treatment every day. We work with the best academic institutions in the United States as well as small community clinics to deliver better care with frontier technology.

At Ataraxis, you will have a unique opportunity to shape not only the future of our company, but also the future of healthcare. You will join an exceptional team at the forefront of healthcare-focused AI research and deployment. As a frontier AI lab, we bring together leading AI researchers, medical doctors, and industry veterans. Our advisors include AI pioneers such as Yann LeCun and distinguished oncologists from top cancer research institutions, all united by the mission to redefine precision medicine.

Ataraxis has raised $24 million in funding, including a $20.4 million Series A in early 2025 led by top venture capital funds such as AIX Ventures (Hugging Face, Perplexity), Thiel Capital, Founders Fund (OpenAI, SpaceX, Palantir, Oscar Health), and Obvious Ventures (Recursion).

We are an company with a flat organizational structure, where every team member is empowered to actively contribute. Leadership roles are earned by those who demonstrate initiative and consistently deliver exceptional results. Strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize ruthlessly are essential.

Responsibilities

• Partner with the Chief of Staff and CEO on financial planning, budgeting, and business operations, providing visibility into company performance and growth opportunities.

• Build the models, dashboards, and KPI frameworks that drive decision-making across the company, identifying opportunities, risks, and areas for improvement.

• Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions through market research, financial analysis, and strategic assessment, delivering clear recommendations to leadership.

• Identify operational bottlenecks and design scalable processes that enable the business to grow efficiently alongside the technology.

• Lead complex, cross-functional special projects from concept to execution (e.g., evaluating new market entry strategies, optimizing customer pipelines, or structuring vendor opportunities).

• Take ownership of the company’s highest-priority operational challenges, stepping into whatever the business needs as we scale.

Qualifications

• 1-3+ years in consulting, investment banking, or other analytical/strategy roles

• Advanced Excel skills; financial modeling is second nature

• Comfortable building dashboards and doing lightweight data analysis

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple priorities without dropping anything

• Clear, concise written communicator; can produce a clean report or memo with minimal editing

• Thrives in ambiguity; can take an unclear ask and turn it into a finished work product with minimal hand-holding

• High ownership, low ego: no task is beneath you if it moves the company forward

• Bias for action: you move fast, follow through, and default to doing rather than waiting

• Experience at a startup or early-stage company is a plus