Fully Remote (U.S.-Based) | Full-Time | Exempt
Join Us in Accelerating Cures for Children with Cancer
At Curesearch for Children’s Cancer, we’re driven by one simple but urgent belief: every child deserves better treatment options and a future free from cancer.
We fund innovative research, convene the brightest scientific minds, engage passionate supporters, and work tirelessly to accelerate breakthroughs for children facing cancer today.
Behind every successful initiative is a team of people who ensure great ideas become reality. We’re looking for an exceptional Manager, Executive Operations to become one of those people. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States. This position reports to the Chief Operating Officer, with a dotted line to the Chief Executive Officer and Vice President of Scientific Affairs.
This is a unique opportunity for a highly organized, proactive, and relationship-oriented professional who loves bringing order to complexity, connecting people, and making things happen. You’ll work directly with the CEO and leadership team, helping coordinate strategic priorities across the organization while ensuring projects, people, and partnerships move forward seamlessly.
No two days will look the same, and that’s exactly what makes this role exciting. One day you may be coordinating a Board meeting, helping launch a national awareness campaign, or supporting a new hire. The next, you’ll be organizing a scientific convening, keeping executive priorities on track, or helping improve organizational processes that allow our team to do their best work.
If you’re energized by variety, thrive in fast-paced environments, and find satisfaction in helping others succeed, we’d love to meet you.
Why This Role Matters
The Manager, Executive Operations sits at the center of Curesearch’s work.
By helping leaders stay focused, projects stay on schedule, and teams stay connected, you’ll directly contribute to our ability to fund groundbreaking research, build stronger partnerships, support world-class scientists, and ultimately accelerate cures for children with cancer.
This isn’t simply an administrative role. It’s an opportunity to become a trusted partner to the leadership team and help shape how one of the nation’s leading childhood cancer organizations operates and grows.
What You’ll Do
This role spans several different functional areas, and that variety is part of what makes it such an engaging opportunity. We’ve thought carefully about how time and priorities will be balanced across those areas, and you’ll partner closely with us to focus on what matters most each season. Our goal is to have a workload that feels dynamic and rewarding, never overwhelming.
Drive Executive Priorities
Partner closely with the CEO and executive leadership team to help keep organizational priorities moving forward.
Responsibilities include:
- Manage executive calendars, scheduling, and meeting logistics
- Prepare agendas, briefing materials, and presentations
- Coordinate travel and executive meetings
- Track follow-up items and organizational priorities
Support Our People and Leadership
Partner with Human Resources and organizational leadership to create an exceptional employee and governance experience.
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinating recruiting and interview scheduling
- Preparing interview materials and candidate communications
- Supporting onboarding for new employees
- Maintaining HR documentation and job descriptions
- Preparing Board materials and meeting packets
- Helping compile and track updates across Curesearch’s committees
- Drafting meeting minutes and tracking Board action items
- Supporting Board recruitment and governance processes
- Monitoring the Curesearch website for accuracy and flagging updates needed across departments
Advance Scientific Programs
Support the Vice President of Scientific Affairs by helping coordinate the people, meetings, and operational activities that drive Curesearch’s scientific mission.
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinate scientific meetings and advisory sessions
- Assist with planning scientific educational programs and convenings
- Organize meeting agendas, presentation materials, speaker logistics, and follow-up documentation
- Help track the long-term impact of Curesearch-funded research
- Research scientific investigators, institutions, and subject matter experts to support funding opportunities, reviewer recruitment, and strategic outreach
- Assist in monitoring major developments across the pediatric cancer research landscape and prepare high-level summaries for leadership
Bring Big Ideas to Life
Serve as the primary internal project coordinator for Curesearch’s external marketing and communications agency. You’ll help ensure marketing initiatives move efficiently from concept to execution.
Responsibilities include:
- Coordinating campaign timelines and deliverables
- Scheduling project meetings
- Managing review and approval workflows
- Organizing content collection across departments
- Supporting newsletters, awareness campaigns, fundraising initiatives, and organizational communications
- Helping ensure projects stay on schedule and aligned with organizational priorities
What Success Looks Like
Successful candidates are naturally curious, highly organized, and energized by helping others succeed. You enjoy solving problems before they become problems. You know how to manage competing priorities without losing attention to detail. Most importantly, you’re someone people trust to get things done.
What You Bring
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- 5+ years of experience supporting senior leaders, managing projects, or coordinating complex operations
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills
- Outstanding written and verbal communication
- Strong judgment and discretion when handling confidential information
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with professionalism and flexibility
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Box.com, Zoom, Slack, and project management platforms
- Experience in nonprofit mission-driven organizations is preferred
Why You’ll Love Working Here
At Curesearch, you’ll join a passionate team committed to changing the future for children with cancer.
You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside dedicated scientists, nonprofit leaders, volunteers, and supporters who believe every breakthrough begins with bold ideas and the people who help bring them to life.
If you’re looking for a role where your work has visible impact every single day, we’d love to hear from you.
We offer:
- 100% remote work with a technology stipend.
- Flexible schedule and autonomy.
- Generous PTO, summer Fridays, and a winter holiday week off.
- Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, life, disability, wellness resources).
- 401(k) with employer match after one year.
- A supportive, inclusive team that values purpose-driven work.
- This position offers a salary of up to $80,000 annually, commensurate with experience and location
Ready to Join Us?
If this role excites you and aligns with your skills, we want to hear from you! Submit your resume and cover letter to careers@curesearch.org by August 28, 2026.
Curesearch for Children’s Cancer is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We strongly encourage candidates from underrepresented communities to apply. Together, we can end childhood cancer, one bold step at a time.