Administrative Assistant

We are looking for a highly motivated and ambitious Administrative Assistant to provide calendar support and optimization to the Ribbon Leadership Team, assist with special projects, and collaborate with teams on company culture initiatives. You will have the opportunity to support many departments, develop creative problem solving skills, and play a critical role in keeping our Leadership Team organized and running smoothly as we scale.

This person is someone who understands how important time and organization is to the leaders of the Ribbon team, and can proactively find and suggest ways to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. We are looking for someone ready to communicate exceptionally well to prevent fires and put them out quickly, and understand their impact on people's experiences - both internally and externally. Someone who embodies “stay hungry, keep improving” and is looking to develop their career in a dynamic environment. In short - energetic, driven and motivated.

What we look for at Ribbon 

• Passion and drive to make navigating healthcare simple by building products that increase access to care and power every healthcare decision to be accessible, affordable and high quality.
• Commitment to Ribbon Health company values, working on an exceptional team, and building an exceptional company.
• Grit, hustle, desire, and a “get-it-done” attitude;  strong comfort with a lean startup environment, where everyone is encouraged to participate in and contribute across all teams.
• Dedication to the creation of a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where teammates are celebrated for their unique perspectives and work together to make navigating healthcare simple.

What we're looking for in this role

• High Organization: You create structure out of chaos and thrive in environments that require you to multitask at a fast pace.
• Flexibility: You run towards hard problems and can come up with new and creative solutions for a variety of challenges.
• Initiative & creativity: You proactively search for opportunities to add efficiency to redundant processes for yourself and for others, constantly searching for places where we can be more effective and add value.
• Clear Communication: You have excellent communication skills across a variety of settings, including written and verbal, and enjoy collaborating with others towards a common goal.

Your day-to-day

• Calendar Management: Scheduling of internal and external meetings for our Leadership Team
• Calendar Optimization: Evaluate effectiveness of recurring meetings, suggest changes
• Project and event support: Start team-building initiatives within departments/pods as well as across departments
• Communication: Work closely with the Executive Admin on calendar schedules, stay in frequent contact with the Leadership Team, lead effective 1:1s with Leadership Team members on upcoming conflicts, project updates and suggestions

We seek to make Ribbon the best career decision anyone’s ever made. Part of fulfilling this vision is a compelling total compensation package. The base salary range for this role is between $85K-$95K. Starting pay will be based on a number of factors and commensurate with qualifications & experience. Ribbon also offers a competitive equity package, health insurance, parental leave, 401K matching, and other great benefits.

How we live out our values for our teammates

Our goal is to make this the best career decision any of us have ever made. We stand by our values to make it happen.

Run Toward Hard Problems | We are motivated by the toughest challenges. We seek out hard problems that have the most impact and solve them to help those who need it most. We encourage our teammates to take ownership of outcomes that motivate them. Everyone at Ribbon has a say in our objective and key result (OKR) planning process for their teams and across teams. 

Put Your Team First | We are a family. We are all happier and healthier when we take care of each other and put each other’s needs ahead of our own. We take care of you by offering fully covered insurance premiums on health, vision, and dental, a 401K plan match, and a flexible working policy that includes progressive family leave guidelines, flexible working schedules, and unlimited vacation.

Do What You Say | We are honest with each other. We are accountable to each other. When we commit to accomplishing our goals, we make it happen. Every team member has the opportunity to own high-impact work at Ribbon.

Stay Hungry, Keep Improving | We are humble. We will make mistakes, learn from those mistakes, and be better because of those mistakes. Here, feedback is a gift and mistakes are learning opportunities. We have a thoughtful culture that focuses on giving and receiving regular positive and constructive feedback to help us support each other and make each other better. Also, speaking of “hungry” we offer plenty of snacks, food, and coffee.

Practice Habits of Excellence | We measure our success by the process it took to get there. We will always do our very best and we are proud of the outcome because of it. At Ribbon, we focus on how we get things done by documenting and sharing our learnings, We are building the systems we need to scale our company and support our work for the long-term. . 

Build With Empathy | We are building the best healthcare experience for people.. When faced with a difficult decision, we do what’s best for people’s lives. This includes our team. Every Ribbon teammate shares working and lifestyle norms, and we hold each other accountable to respecting these norms so each person can balance work-life integration that works for them.

Ribbon Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on any basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, performance, and business need. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at recruiting@ ribbonhealth.com.

Don’t meet every requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. 

At Ribbon, we’re committed to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplace with a tangible sense of belonging for all our people. 

So if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right person for this or another role.