Executive Assistant & Coordinator

Full-Time

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GIFT City, Gandhinagar, Gujarat

The Role

We are looking for a high-caliber Executive Assistant to serve as the operational anchor for our leadership including the CEO, COO, and the Chief of Staff.. This role is also central to our goal of keeping administrative overhead for our research teams minimal. You will manage the intersection of elite academic research, strategic government partnerships (MeitY, Gujarat DST), and industry collaborations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Complex Coordination: Manage the high-density calendars of the executive office, coordinating with a board of industry legends, government officials, and global academic mentors.

  • Intelligent Document Management: Oversee the lifecycle of research papers, grant proposals, and IP documentation. You will ensure that version control and archival systems are handled with technical precision.

  • AI-Native Workflow: Actively use LLMs and AI productivity tools to draft correspondence, summarize technical meetings, and automate routine administrative tasks to keep the organization lean.

  • Strategic Liaison: Serve as a professional point of contact for IAIRO’s ecosystem, including academic partners (IITs, BITS Pilani, US universities) and industry leaders in the pharmaceutical and tech sectors.

  • Event Management: Organize national-level research seminars, hackathons, and international travel for researchers presenting at global AI conferences.

  • GIFT City Operations: Assist in managing the day-to-day administrative footprint of our headquarters in India’s premier smart city.

Candidate Profile

  • AI Literacy: You should have a functional understanding of basic AI terminology and be comfortable navigating a tech-heavy environment.

  • Communication Excellence: Ability to distill complex technical discussions into clear, actionable minutes and professional briefs.

  • Organizational Mastery: A "systems-first" thinker who can build and maintain document management processes that scale with a growing research organization.

  • Mission-Driven: A desire to contribute to India’s journey toward becoming a "Product Nation" and achieving Atmanirbhar (sovereign) AI.

  • Discretion: Proven ability to handle sensitive intellectual property and high-level strategic data with absolute integrity.

Why IAIRO & GIFT City?

  • World-Class Network: Work alongside researchers and entrepreneurs who have led labs at the world’s most prestigious tech companies and universities.

  • GIFT City Lifestyle: Enjoy a high quality of life in a modern, smart-city ecosystem with 20-30% lower costs than Bangalore or Mumbai, featuring world-class infrastructure and seamless metro/airport connectivity.

  • Impact: Be part of a flat, inclusive culture where your work directly enables the development of AI that is powerful, interpretable, and ethically grounded.

For further context, review http://iairo.ai and https://linkedin.com/company/IndianAIREsearch 


Apply for this Role

To apply, send your resume and relevant details to

careers@iairo.ai

Indian AI Research Organisation
Gift City
Gujarat, India

IAIRO is a NOT FOR PROFIT SECTION 8 Organisation

IAIRO spans the full spectrum of AI innovation maturity, guided by one principle: building national capability through AI. Primary goals are: (a) create the highest talent needed for achieving sovereign AI (atmanirbhr) for India’s Strategic Autonomy, and (b) create a comprehensive ecosystem of AI researchers, engineers, innovators, investors,entrepreneurs-in-residence,  and resources to achieve rapid prototyping to global products, and advance India towards a product nation. Led by Prof. Amit Sheth, IAIRO’s founding members represent substantial reverse brain drain (e.g., faculty from top US universities with h-index 65-124; tech leaders/engineering professionals from top tech companies such as Apple, Google, and IBM Research, and successful entrepreneurs who have founded and grown many private and public companies. IAIRO’s high-profile board includes Ajai Chawdhary (Padma Bhushan, co-founder HCL, chairman - NQM) and Sharad Sharma (iSpirit Foundation/ProductNation, National Startup Advisory Council). IAIRO’s PPP model, sponsored by IndiaAI mission/MeitY, Gujarat DST, and the Indian Pharma Association (inaugural members, to be expanded substantially). IAIRO’s initial foundational AI themes include Enterprise AI and Embodied AI. It's applied and translational AI domains include pharmaceuticals, health, environment and sustainability, and education.

Indian AI Research Organisation
Gift City
Gujarat, India

IAIRO is a NOT FOR PROFIT SECTION 8 Organisation

IAIRO spans the full spectrum of AI innovation maturity, guided by one principle: building national capability through AI. Primary goals are: (a) create the highest talent needed for achieving sovereign AI (atmanirbhr) for India’s Strategic Autonomy, and (b) create a comprehensive ecosystem of AI researchers, engineers, innovators, investors,entrepreneurs-in-residence,  and resources to achieve rapid prototyping to global products, and advance India towards a product nation. Led by Prof. Amit Sheth, IAIRO’s founding members represent substantial reverse brain drain (e.g., faculty from top US universities with h-index 65-124; tech leaders/engineering professionals from top tech companies such as Apple, Google, and IBM Research, and successful entrepreneurs who have founded and grown many private and public companies. IAIRO’s high-profile board includes Ajai Chawdhary (Padma Bhushan, co-founder HCL, chairman - NQM) and Sharad Sharma (iSpirit Foundation/ProductNation, National Startup Advisory Council). IAIRO’s PPP model, sponsored by IndiaAI mission/MeitY, Gujarat DST, and the Indian Pharma Association (inaugural members, to be expanded substantially). IAIRO’s initial foundational AI themes include Enterprise AI and Embodied AI. It's applied and translational AI domains include pharmaceuticals, health, environment and sustainability, and education.

Indian AI Research Organisation
Gift City
Gujarat, India

IAIRO is a NOT FOR PROFIT SECTION 8 Organisation

IAIRO spans the full spectrum of AI innovation maturity, guided by one principle: building national capability through AI. Primary goals are: (a) create the highest talent needed for achieving sovereign AI (atmanirbhr) for India’s Strategic Autonomy, and (b) create a comprehensive ecosystem of AI researchers, engineers, innovators, investors,entrepreneurs-in-residence,  and resources to achieve rapid prototyping to global products, and advance India towards a product nation. Led by Prof. Amit Sheth, IAIRO’s founding members represent substantial reverse brain drain (e.g., faculty from top US universities with h-index 65-124; tech leaders/engineering professionals from top tech companies such as Apple, Google, and IBM Research, and successful entrepreneurs who have founded and grown many private and public companies. IAIRO’s high-profile board includes Ajai Chawdhary (Padma Bhushan, co-founder HCL, chairman - NQM) and Sharad Sharma (iSpirit Foundation/ProductNation, National Startup Advisory Council). IAIRO’s PPP model, sponsored by IndiaAI mission/MeitY, Gujarat DST, and the Indian Pharma Association (inaugural members, to be expanded substantially). IAIRO’s initial foundational AI themes include Enterprise AI and Embodied AI. It's applied and translational AI domains include pharmaceuticals, health, environment and sustainability, and education.