Salary Range: 30 to 40 (Currency: USD) (Pay period: per-hour-wage)
More than one million people in the United States today are fighting blood cancer. While a traditional allogeneic stem cell transplant has been the best hope for many, the transplant itself can prove fatal or lead to serious conditions, such as graft vs. host disease. Orca Bio is a late-stage biotechnology company redefining the transplant process by developing next-generation cell therapies with the goal of providing significantly better survival rates with dramatically fewer risks. With our purified, high-precision investigational cell therapies we hope to not only replace patients’ blood and immune systems with healthy ones, but also restore their lives.
The Office Administrator plays a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of daily administrative activities within the office environment. This position involves managing office operations, coordinating administrative support functions, and providing assistance to employees, clients, and visitors as needed. The position will provide support to Orca Bio’s two Sacramento manufacturing facilities.
Responsibilities
- Ensure adequate office supplies and services are available; places and receives orders for supplies as needed
- Greets and manages office visitors and coordinates needed support for office systems and services
- Schedules, prepares and distributes information for meeting appointments, travel and site communications and events
- Arranges catering, logistics and other event requirements
- Coordinates onboarding and offboarding of employees including overall site orientation, computer and badge requests and general on boarding needs
- Assist with the recruitment process by scheduling interviews and coordinating candidate communications
- Liaise with building management and external vendors for office maintenance and services
Education & Experience Requirements
- Minimum of high school diploma or GED
- A.S. degree is preferred, but not required
- Proven experience as an office administrator, office assistant, or relevant administrative role
- Proficiency in office management software (e.g., MS Office Suite, Google Workspace)
- Knowledge of office management procedures and basic accounting principles
Personal Qualities & Physical Demands
- Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities with attention to detail
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to work in a collegial and collaborative manner, independently and part of a team
- Ability to work in a fast-paced start-up environment while following SOPs
- Highly tolerant and respectful of all team members
- A sense of humor is always appreciated
- Strong problem-solving skills with desire to improve upon established processes
- Siting, standing and working at a desk
- Day shift office hours on site in Sacramento 8 hours per day, Monday through Friday
Who we are
We are driven by a passion for science and compassion for patients. We act with urgency to ensure our treatments are one day accessible to all who need them.
We live by our core values of passion, courage, and integrity. Excellence in our work means the chance to unlock a better quality of life for our patients, and with that comes tremendous responsibility.
We innovate on a path that hasn’t been paved. We embrace an entrepreneurial spirit and take calculated risks to achieve our mission. We aren’t afraid to ask “why not” and challenge the status quo.
We maintain a start-up culture of camaraderie and leadership by example, regardless of title.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and recognize that celebrating our differences creates stronger, lasting solutions that better serve our team, our patients and their healthcare providers.