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Employee Experience Specialist Jobs in Boston, MA at Ensoma
Employee Experience Specialist
We seek a detailed-oriented and motivated Employee Experience Specialist. This position will report to the Associate Director, Human Resources, and play a key role in shaping a welcoming, efficient, and engaging work environment for both prospective and existing team members. Your work will ensure that every interaction—from candidate interviews to day-to-day office experiences—reflects our values and commitment to excellence. This position will support Human Resources as well as partner with our Executive Assistant to provide the organization with office support. It offers an opportunity to learn and grow in human resources and administrative operations. Join us and be part of building a company revolutionizing the reach and access of the curative power of genomic medicines for patients with serious diseases.
Responsibilities:
Create an exceptional candidate and new hire experience, including scheduling interviews and debriefs, preparing onsite logistics, and ensuring all onboarding systems and equipment are in place for a smooth first day.
Coordinate core HR operations, such as maintaining accurate employee records in our HRIS (Paycor), managing benefits enrollment and leave tracking, supporting payroll in collaboration with Finance, and assisting with immigration paperwork and compliance.
Support internship and co-op programs, working cross-functionally to provide a positive experience for early-career professionals.
Serve as a culture ambassador, organizing employee engagement events, team celebrations, and weekly company lunches that strengthen our community.
Manage daily office operations, including ordering supplies, stocking the kitchen and coffee areas, maintaining common spaces, and coordinating AV and room setups for meetings and events.
Provide hands-on support to the leadership team and executive staff, including scheduling large cross-functional meetings, greeting guests, validating parking, and ensuring smooth execution of high-impact gatherings.
Act as a connector across departments, identifying small moments that create a big impact on employee satisfaction and engagement—from a well-run meeting to a welcoming reception area.
Qualifications:
2+ years of experience in office administration and human resources
Bachelor’s degree strongly preferred
Ability to come onsite 4 days per week
Experience with technology such as Office Suite, specifically Outlook, SharePoint, PowerPoint HRIS and benefits administration platforms preferred
Who you are: Skills we’re looking for in an ideal candidate include
Prior experience maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive employee information and HR related matters, ensuring compliance
Thrives in a fast-paced and innovative environment
Has strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong attention to detail – someone with excellent organizational skills and an aptitude to innovate our processes and systems
A proactive and self-motivated individual who can work independently, while also being a team player who fosters collaboration
Displays a high degree of maturity, honesty, trust, and integrity
Role models an inclusive and welcoming environment
Exhibits patience, respect, and grace under pressure and can prioritize multiple tasks to meet deadlines
About Ensoma:
Ensoma is a place where you can ask the big questions. We look at gene therapy today and ask: What if we could eliminate the patient burden? What if we could treat diseases that affect millions? What if we could treat people anywhere around the world?
Ensoma was founded to answer these questions. Our platform is the most advanced in vivo hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) engineering technology. It combines an off-the-shelf, in vivo delivery system with an advanced gene engineering toolkit. Through its HSC engineering platform, Ensoma can selectively and durably modify any cells of the entire hematopoietic system to treat diseases with unprecedented versatility – all with a one-time therapy. We believe the future of medicine lies within us – and this bigger, bolder vision for gene therapy needs incredible people to make it a reality.
For our team, realizing this vision is personal. Founded and guided by leaders drawn from the top of the cell, gene therapy and gene editing field, we feel an urgency and passion for our work driven by its potential global impact.
A meeting at Ensoma is a space where curiosity, trust, authenticity, problem-solving and professional development are celebrated. A career at Ensoma is an opportunity to be part of the team building the future of medicine.
Ensoma is supported by top-tier investors, strategic partners, and a passionate team committed to a bold global vision for genomic medicines. Ensoma is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. For more information, please visit www.ensoma.com.Show more
Title: Employee Experience Specialist
Company: Ensoma
Location: Boston, MA
