Chief of Staff - Special Projects
Risalabs
Posted: January 27, 2026
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Quick Summary
We are looking for a Chief of Staff to join our team in Palo Alto, CA, USA. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the CEO and other senior leaders, providing strategic guidance and oversight, and ensuring the smooth operation of the organization.
Required Skills
Job Description
About RISA Labs
At RISA, we are building the future of mission critical workflows by leveraging the latest in AI. Our purpose is to solve humanity’s hardest hurdles, starting with the incredibly high stakes challenges within oncology. We are not just selling software, we are delivering resilient, autonomous infrastructure that powers foundational institutions and ultimately helps accelerate human progress.
Founders
RISA was founded by Kshitij Jaggi and Kumar Shivang, IIT Kanpur alumni with a proven track record from their previous healthcare startup, Urban Health. Their vision is to streamline oncology care through cutting edge technology.
Funding
RISA Labs is a Series A startup backed by Optum Ventures, Cencora Ventures, Oncology Ventures, General Catalyst, Binny Bansal, z21 Ventures, John Simons and select angels.
About the Role
The Chief of Staff – Special Projects will work directly with the CEO on the company’s highest leverage strategic and operational priorities. This role is a force multiplier for leadership, driving clarity, alignment and execution across the organization.
What You’ll Do
• Translate CEO priorities into structured plans with clear outcomes
• Lead high impact special projects such as strategic asset acquisitions, inorganic growth evaluations, new segment expansion and operating model design
• Align product, engineering, operations and GTM teams around company goals, removing blockers and tightening execution
• Prepare board materials, investor updates and strategic communications
• Strengthen internal processes, operating cadence and culture as the company scales
Who You Are
• 2 plus years at McKinsey, Bain or BCG (or similar high performance strategy environment)
• Strong problem solver who brings structure to ambiguity and moves fast
• Excellent written and verbal communication, especially in executive ready storytelling
• Comfort working across functions and influencing without authority
• Thrives in a high speed, high ownership startup environment