A Note on Integrity and Your Candidate Experience
At Zivian, our mission is to expand access to high-quality healthcare, and that starts with a foundation of our core value of Trust and being Trusted. We are committed to providing a transparent, supportive, and welcoming experience for every candidate.

To protect that experience, and to ensure the security of our providers and partners, we maintain a rigorous verification process. We want to ensure that every conversation we have is authentic. To that end, please keep the following in mind as you move through our process:

• Authenticity Matters: Zivian participates in E-Verify and utilizes advanced identity validation tools. We require all candidates to have cameras on during video interviews to ensure we are connecting with you directly. And, we may ask questions to further verify this authenticity. 
• Your Privacy is Paramount: We will never ask you for sensitive personal data (such as social security numbers, bank details, or for any sort of fees) during the interview process. Our official communication will only come from @zivianhealth.com email addresses.

These steps aren't just about compliance; they are about protecting you and protecting our organization. By validating every member of our team, we ensure that when you join Zivian, you are joining a community of verified, high-talent professionals who are all here to Lift as we Climb. We appreciate your partnership in keeping our hiring process secure, authentic, and focused on what matters most: building the future of healthcare together.

About Zivian:
Zivian’s mission is to expand access to high-quality healthcare. Our expert guidance and software solutions simplify compliance, improve clinical quality, and streamline management of healthcare teams. This helps independent providers and healthcare organizations stay focused on their core competence: patient care.

We believe that a successful consumer product begins with a great experience for our users, and we are dedicated to building innovative tools and platforms that empower healthcare professionals and consumers alike, providing seamless access to resources, removing administrative burden, increasing compliance and insights that enhance health outcomes.

About the role:
We're a seed-stage startup looking for our Founder's first hire in the office of the CEO - a sharp, versatile operator who wants to learn how a company is built from the ground up.

This is not an administrative role. It's an apprenticeship in entrepreneurship.

As a Founder's Associate, you'll work side-by-side with the CEO across every function of the business: strategy, fundraising, operations, product, and growth. One day you'll be building a financial model for a board meeting; the next you'll be researching a new market vertical or sitting in on a call with a lead investor. You'll also handle the operational rhythm that keeps the CEO focused - managing priorities, preparing for meetings, and making sure nothing falls through the cracks.

We're specifically looking for recent graduates or early-career professionals from business, finance, economics, computer science, or engineering backgrounds who want a front-row seat to company growth.

This role has the opportunity to grow path into a Chief of Staff or Operations Lead.

Who you are:

• Ambitious and entrepreneurial. You want to build something, not just support something. You see this role as a launchpad, not a landing pad.
• Analytically sharp. You're comfortable in spreadsheets, can build a financial model or parse a dataset, and you think in frameworks. A background in business, finance, CS, or engineering is a strong plus.
• An exceptional communicator. You write clearly and concisely - whether it's a board memo, a Slack message, or an email sent on behalf of the CEO. You can translate complex ideas into clean slides and compelling narratives.
• Relentlessly organized. You build systems, not just to-do lists. You create processes that ensure nothing falls through the cracks - and you hold yourself and others accountable to them.
• High EQ, low ego. You can read a room, anticipate needs before they're spoken, and handle sensitive information with complete discretion. You're just as willing to book a flight as you are to prep a board deck.
• Comfortable with ambiguity. Startups are messy. You thrive when the playbook hasn't been written yet and you're the one writing it.

What you'll do:

• Strategy & High-Impact Projects
• • Research & Analysis: Conduct deep dives on competitors, market opportunities, potential partners, and emerging trends to inform the CEO's decision-making.
  • Fundraising Support: Help prepare investor decks, financial models, and data rooms. Sit in on investor meetings and track follow-ups.
  • Presentations & Communications: Build and refine pitch decks, board updates, internal memos, and briefing materials for speaking engagements and panels.
  • Cross-Functional Projects: Act as a proxy for the CEO - drive special projects across product, sales, and operations, ensuring momentum and accountability.
  • Data & Insights: Pull together dashboards, KPI tracking, and ad-hoc analyses that help the leadership team make faster, better decisions.
• Operations & Founder Support

• • Priority Management: Own the CEO's calendar and daily workflow, ensuring time is ruthlessly aligned with the company's highest-leverage priorities.
  • Meeting Prep & Follow-Through: Make sure the CEO walks into every meeting with the right context and that action items are captured and driven to completion afterward.
  • Communications Triage: Monitor and manage email and message flow - drafting responses, flagging what's urgent, and routing what can be delegated.
  • Logistics & Coordination: Handle travel, team offsites, and operational tasks that keep the Founder focused on building the business.
    
    

What you'll bring:

• Bachelor’s degree (Business, Finance, or Liberal Arts preferred).
• 0–3 years of experience (internships, startups, or consulting roles are a plus).
• Tech-savvy: Expert in G-Suite (Calendar, Sheets, Slides) and comfortable learning new tools quickly (Notion, Slack, CRM tools).
• Availability to work somewhat flexible hours as startup needs arise.
  
  

Where You'll Be:

We offer flexibility in your work location! For this role, you just need to be based within the US, allowing you to work where you feel most productive


Why This Role?

• Learn by doing. You'll get more exposure to company-building in two years here than in most MBA programs -fundraising, hiring, product, sales, and operations, all at once.
• Direct mentorship. You'll work alongside the CEO daily and build relationships with investors, advisors, and partners across the ecosystem.
• A real career path. This role is explicitly designed as a stepping stone. We expect you to grow into a Chief of Staff, Head of Operations, or functional leadership role within the company - and we'll invest in making that happen.

What Zivian Has for You: 

• A set of core values that help guide how we grow our organization:
• • Build with Intention
  • Trust and be Trusted
  • Lift as We Climb
• A dynamic, diverse, and collaborative work environment.
• Fast-paced startup culture full of growth minded colleagues.
• A distributed team with opportunities for in-person collaboration.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• A supportive, non-competitive work environment where the team truly cares about one another.
• Opportunities for continuous learning and professional growth.
• Flexibility in work location.