Epitome Therapeutics is an early-stage biotechnology company based in Vienna, focused on developing a next-generation epigenome editing platform to transform the way we understand and treat disease. As a spin-off of Europe’s leading life science institution EMBL, the company brings together bold ideas, cutting-edge technologies, and a collaborative team spirit. 

We are seeking an ambitious and highly proactive Founder’s Associate – Operations & Finance (full-time or part-time) to work directly alongside the CEO and support the company across investor relations, finance, operations, and strategic initiatives. This is a unique opportunity to gain broad exposure to company building in a fast-growing biotech startup while helping shape key processes, stakeholder relationships, and operational structures. The role combines strategic projects with hands-on execution and offers attractive career development opportunities. 

Founder’s Associate - Operations & Finance (f/m/x)

Full-time or Part-time (min. 24 hours/week) | Vienna, Austria

WHAT YOU'LL DO 

• Partner closely with the CEO on investor relations, fundraising activities, and stakeholder communication with investors, board members, EMBL, and strategic partners. 
• Prepare high-quality investor updates, board materials, pitch decks, presentations, and partnership documents with exceptional attention to detail. 
• Manage grant administration, including grant tracking, budget monitoring, and the preparation of interim and final reports for funding agencies such as FFG and AWS. 
• Act as the key interface with our external finance and accounting partners, supporting financial administration, invoice processing, and monthly management reporting. 
• Leverage and further develop AI-supported workflows while identifying opportunities to automate processes and improve operational efficiency across the organization. 
• Conduct market research and competitive intelligence to support company positioning, fundraising activities, and strategic decision-making. 
• Coordinate conference participation, partnering activities, stakeholder meetings, travel arrangements, and day-to-day business operations. 
• Drive process optimization initiatives and help build scalable systems and workflows as the company continues to grow. 

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR 

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Management, or a related field. 
• Financial literacy, including the ability to understand budgets, profit and loss statements, balance sheets, and financial reports. 
• Previous exposure to start-ups, venture capital, consulting, project management, or investor-facing environments is an advantage. 
• Excellent communication skills in both German and English. 
• Affinity for AI tools, digital workflows, and process automation, with the curiosity to continuously explore new technologies. 
• Strong numeracy, conscientiousness, and attention to detail, in particular for financial documents and reconciliation. 
• Discretion and reliability in handling confidential financial, investor, and company information. 
• A flexible, entrepreneurial mindset, comfortable working in a fast-moving environment, collaborating across teams, balancing administrative and investor-facing tasks, and growing with the company. 
• A hands-on ownership mindset: you take pride in getting the operational details right, and you consider no task too small when it keeps the company running. 

WHY JOIN OUR CLIENT 

• Work directly with the CEO and gain exposure to investors, funding bodies, board members, and strategic decision-making. 
• Take on broad responsibilities across investor relations, finance, operations, and business development. 
• Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team in Vienna, one of Europe’s leading life science hubs 
• Enjoy exceptional learning and development opportunities, attractive career growth prospects, and competitive compensation.  

If you are an ambitious generalist looking for real ownership, a steep learning curve, and the opportunity to contribute to a transformative biotech company, we would love to hear from you. 

The yearly salary for this position starts at EUR 45,000 gross based on full-time employment (40 hours per week). Depending on relevant experience and qualifications, there is a willingness to overpay. 

ARE YOU INTERESTED?

We are looking forward to receiving your application (English CV & cover letter incl. salary expectations) over the application-dashboard. Our responsible consultant will contact you immediately after receipt.We kindly ask you to support us in handling your application according to the GDPR regulation more effectively and refrain from applying via e-mail.