Core Operations, part-time

About the role

We're hiring a Core Operations (part-time) team member to act as a force multiplier for the founders, helping us operate faster and more effectively across the company. This is a high-trust, high-ownership role at the center of Tamarind. You'll work directly with the founders across day-to-day execution and strategic projects, while helping build the operational backbone of the company. The scope is intentionally broad - spanning founder support, business operations, people ops, and special projects. You'll be the person who sees what needs to get done and makes it happen.

Responsibilities

• Founder Support & Strategic Ops
• Act as a force multiplier for the founders - owning scheduling, prioritization, and day-to-day operational support
• Drive special projects across the business (investor updates, customer workstreams, internal initiatives)
• Build decks, reports, and materials for internal and external use
• Business & Financial Ops
• Support AP/AR organization, tracking, and lightweight financial workflows
• Maintain internal reporting and operational tracking
• Bring structure and clarity to fast-moving parts of the business
• People & Office Operations
• Own the office environment and team experience
• Coordinate events, meals, and day-to-day logistics
• Support onboarding and general people ops workflows
• Candidate & External Experience
• Serve as point of contact for onsite interviews, hosting candidates and visitors
• Ensure a high-quality, seamless experience for anyone interacting with Tamarind
• Week in the Life
• Partner with founders to manage priorities, scheduling, and execution
• Run point on an onsite interview day - coordinating candidates and logistics
• Build a deck or report for an investor or customer update
• Organize internal ops (finance tracking, hiring coordination, vendor management)
• Identify gaps in how we operate - and fix them
• Ideal Qualifications
• 2-6 years in operations, startups or similar
• BS/BA degree required
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Comfortable working in ambiguity and moving quickly
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
• High ownership mindset - proactively takes things off others' plates
• Location
• San Francisco - in-person, ~5 days/week

Additional Information

About Tamarind Bio We enable any scientist to access AI-powered drug discovery. Thousands of scientists from large pharma companies, top biotechs, and academic institutions use Tamarind to design protein drugs, improve industrial enzymes, and create cutting edge molecules that weren't feasible until now. New AI models are quickly eclipsing physics-based tools in computational drug discovery. Scientists often struggle to fine-tune, deploy, and scale these models, leaving breakthroughs on the table. Tamarind provides a simple interface to the vast array of tools being released daily.

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