Founder's Associate

Founder's Associate

RunDNA (Ace Running LLC) · Wilmington, DE· In-person · Full-time, W-2

About RunDNA

RunDNA is a running company built by physical therapists to help people Run Better. We started in education — training clinicians and coaches in how to analyze running. To do that well, we built our own 3D motion-capture technology, and from there developed advanced computer-vision tools that make high-quality movement analysis far more accessible than the lab equipment that came before it.

Today that work powers three connected things:

• A consumer coaching app (launching 2026) that brings running-form analysis and personalized, adaptive training to everyday runners.
• Helix, our clinical gait-analysis system for physical therapy practices.
• Education, our original business, still training the professionals who use this approach.

We're at the moment where a decade of clinical work and technology becomes a product in lots of people's hands — including a multi-state van tour this year bringing form analysis directly to run clubs and stores. It's a small, fast-moving team where the work is real and varied, and the person in this role will touch nearly all of it.

The role in one line

We need a sharp, organized do-er who can take messy, varied things off the founder's plate — physical and digital — and reliably get them done without being told twice.

This is not a calendar-and-inbox job, and it's not a strategy job. It's a get-it-done job, and it's a great fit for someone at a point in their career who's hungry to prove what they can do and learn how a company gets built from the inside. If you're the person friends describe as "scarily organized," you'd rather knock out a tangible to-do list than sit in meetings, and you want real responsibility fast — read on.

What you'll own

Keep the trains running (logistics & admin). Vendor and account coordination, forms and filings, shipping and mailing, expense and finance hand-offs, license and software access setup, and the hundred small operational tasks that otherwise pile up on the founder's desk.

Make the van tour happen on the ground (July–October). Prep the van, organize gear and cameras for events, print and stage materials, coordinate logistics for each stop. Some of this is hands-on and in-person — occasional travel with or to support the tour is part of the role.

Help keep work moving across the team (coordination). We use a variety of software platforms but run on Asana across product/development and go-to-market. You'll help keep tasks and deadlines tracked, flag what's blocked or slipping, and surface the things that need the founder's input — so nothing falls through the cracks between teams. You're not setting strategy or owning the plan; you're the person who keeps the agreed plan visible and moving. Claude is a big part of this job, with many tasks already operational within.

Be the founder's right hand. Anticipate what's needed, hold the details, and protect the founder's time for the handful of things only he can do.

You're a strong fit if you

• Have organized a lot of moving parts on a deadline — through events, athletics, field operations, a campus leadership role, or as an early ops/coordinator hire somewhere small. Formal title matters less than having actually owned the chaos.
• Are at a point in your where you eager to take on real responsibility and grow fast — this role will stretch you.
• Believe in the mission. We're building technology that can genuinely help a lot of people run healthier, longer. The pace and workload are much easier to carry when you care about why — if the mission moves you, this role gives you a real hand in it.
• Are self-sufficient and a natural self-taught learner — when you hit something you don't know, you figure it out rather than wait to be shown.
• Operate with high agency: given a goal and ~80% of the picture, you start, gather the rest yourself, and keep it moving instead of waiting for the remaining details.
• Adapt fast. Priorities here change quickly, and you're energized by that rather than thrown by it.
• Are genuinely organized in a way that holds up under pressure (not just tidy when things are calm).
• Have good instincts about what to handle yourself vs. when to pull the founder in.
• Are comfortable being both hands-on (prepping a van, staging gear) and digital (Asana, spreadsheets, vendor portals).
• Follow through. When you own something, it gets done — people don't have to circle back to check.
• Embrace AI for its capabilities to enhance the effectiveness of a person without replacing them
• Are based in or near Philadelphia / Wilmington and can work in person.

Nice to have (not required)

• You're a runner, or close to the running/fitness world.
• Comfort around cameras / content capture (the tour generates a lot of footage).
• Experience supporting a founder or executive directly.
• Familiarity with Asana or similar project tools.

How we work (read this honestly before applying)

We move fast. That often means we start with about 80% of a goal defined and need someone to run with it — gather the missing pieces, ask the right people, and get moving without waiting for perfect instructions. Plans change, priorities shift, and this job description won't capture everything you'll end up doing. The people who thrive here are curious, self-directed, and genuinely happy to jump on whatever needs doing — including things no one wrote down. If you need a fully-spec'd task list to feel comfortable, this isn't the right role. If "figure it out and make it happen" sounds like fun, it very much is.

Logistics

• Location: In-person, Wilmington, DE. This role can't be done remotely but there is some flexibility when life happens.
• Type: Full-time, W-2.
• Compensation: Competitive and commensurate with experience; discussed directly during the process. *Medical benefits not available*
• Travel: Periodic, tied to the van tour and other events.

How to apply

Email ***email_hidden*** with your reaction to the job posting in cover letter format, plus your resume. Additionally, tell us about a time you owned something complicated with a lot of moving parts and made it happen. We care more about that story than a perfect resume.