About the Role

We are looking for a Director, Total Rewards to lead compensation and benefits strategy and execution across our two organizations — RA Capital Management (RACM) and our incubator, RAven. This is a high-impact, dual-focused role that is both strategic and hands-on, sitting at the intersection of people strategy and business performance.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer, you will design and deliver a comprehensive Total Rewards program that is competitive, equitable, and aligned with our business goals. You will work closely with senior HR and business leaders across both organizations and manage a direct report.

What You'll Do

Total Rewards Strategy

• Develop and implement a global Total Rewards strategy that supports RACM and RAven’s business objectives and promotes a competitive, equitable compensation and benefits framework.
• Serve as the firm's subject matter expert on compensation and benefits trends, regulatory changes, and industry best practices.

Compensation

• Design, implement, and administer competitive, performance-driven compensation programs that attract and retain top talent.
• Partner with the CPO, HRBP, and VP HR & Operations to conduct job evaluations and market pricing, ensuring appropriate compensation levels and pay equity across the organization.
• Manage mid-year and year-end compensation cycles in coordination with the CPO, CFO, and HRBP.
• Participate in compensation and benefits surveys, compiling and submitting all required company data.
• Oversee payroll administration, ensuring accuracy in coordination with the CFO.

Benefits

• Lead the design, management, and communication of benefits programs — including health, wellness, leave, and recognition — ensuring alignment with best practices and compliance with applicable regulations.
• Own the annual benefits renewal process, including vendor evaluation and selection, balancing cost and employee value.
• Manage the full open enrollment cycle, from planning and communications through systems configuration, launch, and post-enrollment activities.
• Oversee all leave of absence programs and serve as a go-to resource for employee benefits questions.
• Ensure compliance with all local, state, and federal requirements, including required notices, non-discrimination testing, and periodic plan audits.
• Partner with the COBRA Administrator to ensure accurate and timely notifications for new hires and departing employees.

Engagement & Recognition

• Partner with senior leaders to develop and implement employee recognition and rewards programs that drive engagement and reinforce a high-performance culture.
• Lead the annual employee engagement survey, synthesizing results to inform program strategy and improvements.

Analytics & Reporting

• Build and maintain dashboards to track compensation, benefits, and engagement metrics — identifying trends and delivering actionable insights to senior stakeholders.

Leadership

• Manage and mentor 1–2 direct reports, fostering their professional growth and building capability within the HR team.
• Collaborate with the CPO, CFO, VP HR & Operations at RAven, , to ensure Total Rewards programs are integrated into the firm's broader people strategy.

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of progressive experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards, with demonstrated experience in a senior or lead role.
• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, or a related field; CCP or CEBS certification a plus.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into clear recommendations.
• Experience managing benefits programs and compensation cycles end-to-end.
• Familiarity with federal and state regulatory requirements governing compensation and benefits.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills; comfortable partnering with C-suite leaders.
• Experience supporting multiple business units or organizations is a plus.
• Strong Excel modeling skills 
• Experience with Google Suite and Rippling
• Ability to thrive in a small, dynamic team environment that values collaboration, curiosity, and a good sense of humor. 
• Desire to contribute to a workplace that balances professionalism with having fun.
• Comfortable operating in a fast-paced, intellectually rigorous environment that values curiosity and precision

Key Requirements:

• Must be based in the Greater Boston area
• Must be willing to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Boston based office
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without any sponsorship

The Quantitative Research & Strategy (QRS) team within RA Capital helps inform investment decisions and improve core processes with data-driven analyses. The team focuses on three core areas: portfolio management, risk management, and data science. They leverage complex datasets to uncover insights related to trends, patterns, and key drivers within the healthcare and financial landscapes. The team operates on a wide variety of projects in a fast-paced environment; often collaborating across teams (Invest, Venture, Legal, Finance, Compliance, TechAtlas, etc) and working directly with senior leadership & portfolio managers.

About the Role

As an Associate within the QRS team, you will be working on diverse quantitative and qualitative analytical problems requiring you to: 

• Designing and building systems to transform unstructured data into usable, structured representations (e.g., knowledge graphs, embeddings, and linked datasets) that can be queried and analyzed by the investment team.
• Developing and deploying AI-driven workflows (e.g., LLM pipelines, retrieval systems, entity extraction, relationship mapping) to surface relevant insights from large corpora of text and other unstructured sources.
• Collaborate with the investment team to integrate data-driven insights into investment strategies. 
• Combine insights from healthcare data, financial information, and data analytics into cohesive stories and actionable narratives for RA’s investing team. 
• Develop dashboards and visualizations to communicate findings effectively. 
• Ensure data quality and integrity by implementing best practices in data collection, processing, and storage. 

Key Requirements

We are looking for curious, intelligent, and driven individuals with a strong interest in the intersection of healthcare, financial markets and data science, capable of delivering results in a timely manner and at the highest levels of quality. All applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States. 
• Must have a Bachelors (or higher) in a STEM or finance/economics degree. 
• Must have 2+ years of experience working with unstructured data in AI systems.
• Experience designing and implementing systems for unstructured data, such as:
• Natural language processing (NLP) workflows
• Knowledge graphs or graph-based data models
• Vector databases / embedding-based retrieval systems
• Entity extraction, linking, and relationship mapping
• Familiarity with modern AI/LLM tooling (e.g., retrieval-augmented generation, prompt pipelines, evaluation frameworks) and an understanding of their limitations in high-stakes settings.
• Experience working with Spark (pyspark), SQL, and Python.
• Must be curious, flexible, and able to adapt quickly to changing projects and priorities.
• Must be based in Massachusetts (consideration will be given to applicants who are willing and able to relocate to MA).
• Must be able to work on a hybrid schedule out of our Boston office
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship (or transfer of sponsorship)

Hiring for 1Q2026

TechAtlas Healthcare Associates collaborate with RA Capital’s Investment Team, evaluating companies and competitive landscapes to identify potential investment opportunities, as well as advising on program strategy for portfolio companies. Associates specialize in multiple therapeutic areas and capabilities, becoming experts in their fields to help guide investment decisions. We seek individuals who are intellectually curious, open-minded, and driven to advance healthcare innovation for patient benefit. 

Candidates must be eager to experiment with ways to incorporate AI into their work to be more efficient and effective. RA Capital is looking for people who are proactive about using AI where possible, looking for new tools and even creating new tools; AI is transforming our work, and we are specifically looking for AI-forward people to ensure that we are leveraging these tools to make us as effective as possible. We believe that diverse perspectives and an inclusive and welcoming culture to all are essential for achieving this goal. We value our working relationships that are founded on trust, collaboration, diligence, and integrity. We are also pleased to offer a competitive compensation package, including but not limited to employer-paid medical insurance, flexible PTO, and retirement benefits.

Relevant Skills:

• Ability and desire to learn and assimilate information rapidly about new science and therapeutic areas
• Ability to critically analyze preclinical/clinical data and draw conclusions about the strength and implications of the data
• Experience leveraging AI in either a project or work environment
• Ability to convey clear and concise ideas and thoughts through both written and oral communications, including written investment theses, pitch decks, and presentations
• Ability to juggle multiple business requirements to meet high priority needs and deadlines, recognizing and communicating proactively when additional support is needed

 Responsibilities:

• Develop expertise in several therapeutic areas and/or technologies
• Meet with biotech and life science companies to evaluate investment opportunities
• Analyze and communicate the significance of preclinical and clinical data sets
• Conduct due diligence with Investment Team members and inform investment decisions through your understanding of the current standard of care, unmet needs, and therapies in development in areas of coverage
• Communicate analyses, conclusions, and recommendations in written and oral forms
• Work with portfolio companies on strategy and pipeline prioritization, and other topics as needed
• Interview and survey key opinion leaders and subject matter experts
• Attend scientific and investor conferences
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of competitive landscapes in coverage areas
• Create and update competitive landscapes in therapeutic coverage areas using RA Capital’s proprietary mapping system
• Assess inbound investment opportunities and make initial recommendations to the team

Qualifications:

We are looking for curious, intelligent, and driven individuals capable of delivering results in a timely manner and at the highest levels of quality. All applicants must meet the following requirements to be considered:

• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• PhD in the biological sciences or MD degree required.
• 1-3 years prior consulting, investment banking, and/or fund experience is a plus
• Must be based in Massachusetts and able to commute into our Boston office

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RA is seeking a detail-oriented Business Analyst to join our Information Technology team and play a critical role in the development and enhancement of our business systems, those internally developed as well as 3rd party. The successful candidate will be responsible for gathering, analyzing, and documenting business requirements while serving as a key liaison between stakeholders and development teams.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with stakeholders to elicit, analyze, and document detailed business requirements for system enhancements and new features
• Create comprehensive functional specifications, user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Develop and maintain business process documentation, workflows, and system documentation
• Conduct requirements gathering sessions, training sessions, stakeholder interviews, and workshops
• Analyze current business processes and identify opportunities for improvement through system enhancements
• Work closely with teams across the operations department to ensure requirements are clearly understood and properly implemented
• Support user training, acceptance testing by creating test scenarios and validating deliverables against requirements
• Maintain requirements traceability throughout the project lifecycle
• Assist with change management activities and communicate impacts of system changes to stakeholders

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Information Systems, or related field
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably in software development environments
• Experience in financial services, investment management, etc. preferred
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Experience with requirements gathering techniques and documentation tools
• Proficiency in creating process flows, use cases, and functional specifications
• Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
• Experience with project management and collaboration tools
• Proficient in platforms such as CRM and Notion, and data visualization tools like Tableau and Sigma. 
• Must be based in Boston with the ability to work in our downtown office on a hybrid schedule
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with research management or academic systems
• Knowledge of database concepts and SQL
• Familiarity with enterprise platforms such as CRM, Notion, Slack etc. 
• Experience with requirements management tools (e.g. Jira, Confluence)
• Understanding of UX/UI principles and user-centered design

RA Capital Management is seeking a highly qualified and analytically strong Corporate Accountant to join its Management Company accounting team.

This role is designed for an accounting professional with 3–5 years of relevant experience who has demonstrated the ability to assume ownership of accounting processes and analytical workstreams, apply sound accounting judgment, and operate effectively with limited supervision. The role is execution-oriented and requires strong analytical capabilities, attention to detail, and comfort managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. The Accountant will report directly to the Director of Corporate Finance and play a key role in supporting the accounting and financial operations of RA Capital’s management company. This position will focus on core accounting functions, financial reporting, and operational support, while partnering closely with internal teams to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of financial processes.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain internal accounting records for the management company in accordance with US GAAP
• Manage and oversee accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, including invoice processing, payment execution, collections, and reconciliations
• Perform monthly, quarterly, and annual close processes, including journal entries, account reconciliations, and variance analysis
• Prepare and review financial statements and internal reporting packages for management
• Partner with external auditors and support year-end audits and tax filings
• Assist with budgeting, forecasting, and expense tracking across the management company
• Support financial reporting efforts, including internal management reporting, expense allocations, and ad hoc analyses
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Investor Relations, Compliance, and Operations to ensure accurate and timely financial data flow
• Identify opportunities to improve processes, enhance controls, and increase efficiency across accounting operations
• Leverage technology and automation, including AI tools, to streamline workflows and improve reporting accuracy
• Support special projects and strategic initiatives as needed

Key Requirements

• 3–5 years of accounting experience, preferably with a CPA (or progress toward CPA)
• Experience in accounting within an asset management firm or management company environment, required
• Prior experience in a Big 4 or large public accounting firm preferred
• Required: hands-on experience with Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
• Strong understanding of US GAAP and financial reporting principles
• Experience with audits and tax processes
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
• Strong attention to detail with a high level of accuracy and organization
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills; ability to work cross-functionally
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Strong process orientation with a focus on continuous improvement
• Experience with accounting systems and financial tools (experience with Netsuite, Quickbooks)

Additional Requirements

• Candidates must be AI-forward thinkers, with a demonstrated willingness to incorporate AI tools into daily workflows
• Proactively explore and implement new technologies to improve efficiency and effectiveness
• Ability to work a hybrid schedule in the Boston office
• Must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship or transfer of sponsorship

IT Service Desk Specialist

As an IT Service Desk Specialist, you will be a key member of the IT Operations team, providing frontline technical support to employees across the organization. You will bring curiosity, a passion for technology, and a strong customer-service mindset to a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The ideal candidate is an effective communicator who enjoys solving problems and continuously learning new technologies.

Essential Job Functions

• Provide technical support by troubleshooting and resolving issues submitted through the IT ticketing system

• Manage and resolve service desk tickets in a timely manner, coordinating with employees to identify root causes and solutions

• Collaborate with other members of the IT team to diagnose and resolve more complex technical issues

• Escalate issues as needed while maintaining clear communication and ownership

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field preferred, or equivalent practical experience

• Strong customer service skills, preferably gained in a professional work environment

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Ability to prioritize tasks effectively and manage time in a dynamic environment

• Professional demeanor with strong interpersonal and teamwork skills

• Working knowledge of Windows and macOS operating systems, as well as mobile platforms (iOS and Android)

• Experience with Google Workspace preferred

• Prior troubleshooting experience is a plus but not required

What You Will Get to Do

• Gain hands-on experience solving real-world technical challenges in a dynamic IT environment

• Work with and support technologies including Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Netskope, Cisco Meraki, KnowBe4, JAMF, and Intune

• Receive mentorship from experienced IT professionals to support your technical and professional development

• Develop insight into how IT Operations supports and enables the broader business

Working Hours

• Hybrid schedule with on-site presence in our Boston office

• Occasional early or late hours may be required to support team coverage

Working Environment

• Professional office environment

• Primarily indoor work involving sitting and standing

• Assigned workstation provided