Office Coordinator

• Employee Type Full Time Exempt

Description

Pairwise is agriculture’s gene editing powerhouse, building a healthier world through partnership and plant innovation. Co-founded by CRISPR pioneers, the company’s Fulcrum® Platform accelerates the development of climate-resilient, nutritious, and sustainable crops that are easier to grow and better to eat.

Founded in 2017 and based in Durham, North Carolina, Pairwise partners with global leaders and nonprofit institutions to help breeders move faster and transform food and agriculture for farmers, consumers, and the planet. The company collaborates with partners and licenses its Fulcrum® CRISPR tools to diversify breeding programs and bring innovations to market faster—from developing the world’s first pitless cherry to improving staple crops such as corn, soy, cacao, yam, and rice.

Backed by leading investors including Deerfield, Aliment Capital, Leaps by Bayer, Temasek, and Corteva Catalyst, Pairwise has raised $155 million in total funding. In 2025, the company was recognized as one of MIT Technology Review's 10 Climate Tech Companies to Watch and named to Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies in Agriculture, while also earning “Best Ag-Bio Company” honors in the Triangle Business Journal’s Life Sciences Awards.

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The Admin, Office Manager & Facilities Coordinator is the operational backbone of Pairwise's Durham headquarters. This is a highly visible, high-impact role for someone who takes genuine pride in making the office run well — from keeping the CEO's calendar in order to setting up a team lunch, cleaning up after company events and meetings, and making sure a new hire's first day feels seamless.

This role is fully onsite. The work spans across administrative support for the CEO and CTO, day-to-day office management, event coordination and hands-on execution, and facilities oversight. No two days look exactly alike, and that’s part of what makes it a great fit for someone who is energized by variety, takes ownership instinctively, and doesn’t see any task as beneath them.

If you thrive in a support role, care about the details that make an environment work well and want to be part of a mission-driven company doing genuinely important science — this is the role for you.

Administrative Support to CEO & CTO

• Provide dedicated administrative support to the CEO and CTO, including proactive calendar management, meeting scheduling, travel coordination, and expense reporting
• Anticipate needs and manage competing priorities to protect the CEO's time and ensure critical commitments are met
• Maintain the Pairwise corporate meeting and holiday calendars
• Coordinate logistics for board meetings, leadership team sessions, and key internal and external meetings and support Pairwise Board of Directors as needed
• Draft and manage correspondence as needed, maintaining a professional and timely response cadence
• Assist HR and Chief of Staff as needed with various tasks

• Serve as the primary onsite point of contact for day-to-day operational needs, maintaining a welcoming and well-functioning headquarters environment
• Own full-cycle event coordination for internal gatherings, team lunches, all-hands meetings, offsites, and company events — including setup, catering coordination, and post-event cleanup
• Manage office supply procurement, vendor relationships, and onsite service contracts, balancing quality and cost-effectiveness
• Own the onsite experience for new hires, visitors, and guests, ensuring first impressions reflect Pairwise's culture and professionalism and partner with HR on onboarding logistics to ensure new employees are set up and ready from day one
• Liaise with visitors, investors, vendors, and candidates as required; coordinate conference room setup, offsite meeting locations, and catering as needed

• Manage day-to-day facilities coordination, including building management relationships, maintenance requests, and vendor oversight
• Serve as the primary liaison with building management and external facilities vendors, tracking open…