Foresite Labs
Senior Manager, Recruitment
1w ago
156000 –185000 USD / yearUSASeniorrecruitingtalent acquisitionhiring strategyinterview coordinationjob description writing
Experienced recruiting leader driving hiring strategy and operations for a rapidly growing biotechnology company.
Responsibilities
- Lead full-cycle recruiting across technical, scientific, and business functions
- Own the sourcing and engagement of high-caliber candidates in competitive talent markets
- Partner directly with hiring managers and technical team leads to define hiring needs and build effective search strategies
- Partner with leadership and hiring managers to align hiring plans, headcount priorities, and recruiting activity with team hiring budgets
- Write and refine job descriptions in partnership with hiring teams
- Conduct recruiter screens and manage interview processes from kickoff through offer stage
- Coordinate and facilitate interview feedback and hiring decisions across teams
- Manage multiple active searches simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
- Help improve recruiting workflows, interview processes, and candidate experience as the organization scales
- Serve as a trusted recruiting partner to leadership during a period of rapid company growth
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree required; Associate’s degree with additional relevant experience will also be considered
- 8-10 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including significant experience within biotech or life sciences organizations
- Proven track record recruiting for technical, scientific, or other specialized roles
- Strong sourcing and candidate engagement skills, including experience identifying passive talent
- Experience operating in startup or high-growth environments with aggressive hiring goals
- Comfortable managing a high volume of searches while maintaining strong attention to detail
- Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills
- Highly proactive, resourceful, and execution-oriented
- Ability to work onsite full-time in San Diego
Other
- We are seeking an experienced recruiting leader to help scale a rapidly growing biotechnology company during a critical stage of expansion. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in high-growth environments and can balance hands-on recruiting execution with broader ownership of recruiting operations, hiring processes, and cross-functional partnership.
- The Senior Manager of Recruitment will work closely with company leadership, hiring managers, and technical team leads to drive hiring strategy and execution across multiple functions. This individual will play a key role in helping build scalable recruiting processes while ensuring the company continues to attract exceptional talent during a period of accelerated growth.
- Success in this role means consistently delivering exceptional talent in a fast-moving environment while helping the company scale effectively during a period of rapid growth. The right person will bring urgency, strong recruiting instincts, and a highly hands-on approach to every stage of the hiring process, from sourcing and outreach to interviewing, offer management, and closing candidates.