Operations Coordinator

About the Company

Locust Walk is a global investment bank that partners with life sciences founders, executives, and boards to drive strategic transactions, finance innovation, and create new companies. Joining Locust Walk means working in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment that supports both a leading life sciences advisory firm and Banyan BioInnovations, our company-creation investment platform.

About the Role

This role is ideal for someone early in their career who is warm, proactive, detail-oriented, and interested in building a foundation in business operations, office coordination, employee experience, and event execution. The Operations Coordinator will be the in-person operational connector for the Boston office, helping teams, visitors, candidates, and new hires experience the office as welcoming, organized, and professional.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day functioning of the Boston office.
• Help the broader Operations team execute recurring workflows, events, onboarding logistics, and ad hoc projects.
• Core responsibilities include office logistics, supplies, mail and packages, conference room readiness, facilities requests, vendor follow-up, visitor preparation, and new hire first-day coordination.
• Support internal events, client meetings, BioBreak or conference logistics, onboarding/offboarding details, technology handoffs, equipment coordination, and simple operational trackers.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent experience.

Required Skills

• Excellent organization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Warm, welcoming, service-oriented presence with strong interpersonal judgment.
• Ability to manage multiple small but important priorities without losing details.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, small, entrepreneurial environment where priorities can shift quickly.
• Proactive problem solver who notices what needs to be done and takes ownership.
• Strong Microsoft Office and Microsoft 365 skills, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint/OneDrive.

Preferred Skills

• Internship, campus leadership, hospitality, event support, office administration, customer service, recruiting coordination, operations, or project coordination experience is helpful.

Pay range and compensation package

Our firm has a multi-part compensation structure:

• We pay a competitive base salary informed by role level, experience, and market benchmarks.
• Eligible for bonus based on individual and firm performance.
• We offer a competitive Total Benefits package which includes health, dental, and vision, as well as other competitive benefits.
• We have a flexible vacation policy on top of official company holidays.
• We offer a 401(k) match.
• Hybrid work schedule, with Tuesday through Thursday in office, plus additional in-office or on-site coverage as required for events, visitors, onboarding, and office needs.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We look for entrepreneurial, growth-oriented individuals who are committed to the success of others. Locust Walk has a high-performance culture that rewards creative solutions, strong work ethic, collaboration, and a mindful work-life balance within a transaction-focused professional services firm. Our core values are: Commit to our Clients Success; Communicate Openly & Courageously; Grow Continuously; Exhibit an Entrepreneurial Spirit; and Enjoy the Ride.

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