Chief of Staff and Founder Associate, Growth

About this role

The Problem

Severe mental illness affects over 15 million adults in the United States. Schizophrenia. Schizoaffective disorder. Bipolar I. Treatment-resistant depression. These are the conditions the rest of healthcare has systematically failed to build for.

What makes this problem different from most of healthcare is that the tools to solve it do not exist. The clinical protocols, the measurement science, the precision medicine, the technology to deliver coordinated longitudinal outpatient care for this population. None of it has been built. This is a frontier problem, and it requires frontier science and care delivery to solve.

We are developing all of it. The care, the science, the technology.

Chief of Staff & Founder Associate, Growth

The Problem

Severe mental illness affects over 15 million adults in the United States. Schizophrenia. Schizoaffective disorder. Bipolar I. Treatment-resistant depression. These are the conditions the rest of healthcare has systematically failed to build for.

That makes this problem different from most of healthcare is that the tools to solve it do not exist. The clinical protocols, the measurement science, the precision medicine, the technology to deliver coordinated longitudinal outpatient care for this population. None of it has been built. This is a frontier problem, and it requires frontier science and care delivery to solve.

We are developing all of it. The care, the science, the technology.

Who We Are

Amae Health is a Series B, venture-backed Public Benefit Corporation delivering specialty outpatient care for people with severe mental illness through high-acuity, in-person clinics nationwide.

Our integrated model brings psychiatry, therapy, primary care, dietitians, and community support together under one roof. Leading health systems—including NewYork-Presbyterian, Cedars-Sinai, Mass General Brigham, Novant Health, and CommonSpirit—partner with us to expand this level of care.

Alongside care delivery, we are building the science and technology the field has long lacked—proprietary clinical protocols, novel measurement, and an AI-driven data platform designed for severe mental illness.

The impact: fewer hospitalizations, greater stability, and more people living meaningful lives in their communities.

The Team

We are clinicians, operators, technologists, and scientists who chose Amae because the problem is hard and the stakes are real. We are not interested in incremental improvements to a broken system—we are redefining it.

Our teams work cross-functionally because the work demands it. The psychiatrist informs the product roadmap. Engineers understand the clinical complexity their technology must solve. Researchers sit alongside the operators running the clinics their work measures.

Every function—finance, product, people, growth, technology—exists to serve one goal: better outcomes for the people we care for.

The Role

This role sits at the center of Amae's leadership team, reporting Co-Founder & CEO, you'll split your time between internal strategic work (special projects, KPI reporting, executive communications, strategic planning) and external growth work (partnerships pipeline, health plan/health system BD, and commercial materials). You will navigate high-priority, sensitive business initiatives across both of our co-founders agendas, operating as a trusted generalist who can move fluidly between the two.

This is a 100% in-person, full-time role based in our San Francisco office (Cow Hollow / Marina).

What You'll Do

Strategy & Executive Support

• Act as an in-house consultant and strategic advisor to the CEO, CGO, and senior leadership team

• Lead development of the long-term strategy and annual strategic plan in collaboration with the C-Suite

• Develop and maintain a KPI dashboard and high-level performance metrics

• Draft and refine strategic communications, memos, and board/investor materials for the founders

Partnerships & Business Development

• Own the BD pipeline: research prospective health plan and health system partners, identify key contacts, and manage outreach from first touch through active conversation

• Prepare decks, one-pagers, and data analyses for partnership meetings, translating Amae's model and outcomes into compelling external narratives

• Coordinate due diligence, follow-up, and relationship management across the pipeline so nothing falls through the cracks

• Track and synthesize market intelligence on payer and health system trends

Sales & Revenue Support

• Support execution of Amae's sales playbook for new market entry

• Identify and help qualify new revenue opportunities, from referral partnerships to value-based care contracts

• Maintain CRM hygiene and pipeline reporting so leadership has a clear view of what's in motion

Special Projects & Operations

• Execute and manage cross-functional strategic projects as a self-starter, from market expansion analysis to grant applications to competitive landscaping

• Establish a centralized insights/analytics process to power decisions and strategy

• Keep workstreams for both founders running smoothly — scheduling, prep, follow-through, and accountability

• Work cross-functionally with clinical, operations, and finance teams to ensure commercial commitments are grounded in operational reality

What We're Looking For

• 3+ years of experience in consulting, investment banking, investing (VC/PE), growth/BD, or a fast-moving startup — with a track record of owning real work and driving it forward

• Strategic and flexible approach to business problem-solving; comfortable moving between internal strategy work and external-facing BD work

• Clear, strong communicator — writes well, thinks in structure, shows up prepared

• Highly organized and reliable — tracks details and follow-ups across multiple concurrent workstreams without things slipping

• Intellectually curious with high intellectual horsepower; an effective thought partner to foun

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