Director, HR – Talent Acquisition

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete recruiting process for individual contributor to manager-level positions in R&D/technical, sales, marketing, finance, and operations.

• Collaborate with hiring managers on role intake, job scoping, job descriptions, interview strategies, and evaluation scorecards.

• Identify candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter, boolean searches, referrals, scientific communities, and industry organizations.

• Oversee the applicant tracking system, manage pipeline reports, and provide leadership with weekly hiring updates.

• Organize interviews, gather feedback, and ensure a professional and timely experience for candidates.

• Prepare job offers within the approved compensation framework and handle negotiations and finalization.

• Enhance the employer brand and sourcing channels tailored for scientific and commercial audiences.

• Monitor hiring metrics such as time-to-fill, sources of hire, offer acceptance rates, and pipeline health.

• Conduct onboarding and offboarding processes, including I-9/E-Verify, benefits enrollment, systems access, and orientation for new hires.

• Manage HRIS, payroll inputs, benefits, and leave coordination with the PEO/payroll provider and finance team.

• Maintain employee records, policies, the employee handbook, and multi-state postings and notifications.

• Act as the first point of contact for employee inquiries and provide managerial guidance on routine performance and conduct issues.

• Facilitate the annual performance review cycle and assist with goal setting.

• Aid in compensation administration, including salary bands, merit cycle processes, and tracking equity grants.

• Coordinate programs related to culture, engagement, and employee recognition.

• Escalate complex employee relations, investigations, and executive matters to the fractional Chief People Officer.

⛳️ Requirements

• 7+ years of progressive experience in HR and recruiting.

• Minimum of 3 years in hands-on full-cycle recruiting for highly technical roles.

• Experience in hiring within biotech, pharma, life sciences, or another highly technical field.

• Proven success in recruiting for both technical/scientific positions (PhD, computational, lab, or engineering) and commercial roles (sales, marketing, business development).

• Generalist HR experience in a startup or growth-stage organization with approximately 25 to 150 employees.

• Knowledge of federal employment laws and multi-state compliance (wage and hour, leave, onboarding).

• Proficiency with an ATS and HRIS (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Manatal, Rippling, Paylocity, BambooHR).

• Strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage multiple open positions simultaneously without sacrificing detail.

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.

• Preferred: SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification.

• Preferred: Experience in a public company setting (equity programs, SEC-related sensitivity, insider trading windows).

• Preferred: Experience scaling a company by hiring 25+ employees in a year.

• Preferred: Experience with hiring in California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, or other high-compliance states.

• Master's Degree.

🏝️ Benefits

• 15 days of paid time off (PTO) annually, accrued per pay period.

• 10 paid Federal Holidays plus 1 Floating Holiday each year.

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage.

• 401(k) retirement plan.

• Short-Term Disability coverage.

• Group Life Insurance.

• Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA).