Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description About the Company: Elucidata is an AI Solutions Tech Data-centric AI company on a mission to make life sciences AI-ready. Headquartered in San Francisco with a 120+ member team across the US and India, we're building the future of data-centric AI for drug discovery. Our flagship AI-Agentic powered platform, Polly, helps research teams wrangle, harmonize, and analyze massive volumes of biomedical data, accelerating discoveries and making precision medicine a reality. Recognized by Fast Company as the Most Innovative Biotech Company of 2024, Elucidata partners with 25+ leading organizations, including Pfizer, Novo Nordisk, Google DeepMind, Alnylam Therapeutics, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Research Institute. Backed by top VCs like Eight Roads, F-Prime, IvyCap, and Hyperplane. With over 200 data products and AI solutions co-developed by 100+ domain experts, we've helped our partners achieve 4X faster R&D milestones and contribute to 16 therapies advancing toward FDA approval. At Elucidata, you'll work at the intersection of AI, biology and impact while solving real-world challenges that accelerate the journey from data to discovery. About the Role We're looking for a Talent Acquisition Partner with talent scouting skills who thrives on finding exceptional talent before the world does. You'll be a trusted hiring advisor - owning full-cycle recruiting while also building a proactive talent pipeline for niche, high-impact roles across science, technology, and business functions. This role combines strategic partnership, market intelligence, and talent scouting ideal for someone who understands the pace of a growing TechBio company and can translate business needs into compelling hiring strategies. What You'll Own - Build and manage strategic talent pipelines across bioinformatics, data science, AI/ML, engineering, product, and GTM functions leveraging platforms like LinkedIn, GitHub, and academic networks. - Own the full recruitment lifecycle from role scoping and sourcing to structured interviews, offer closure, and seamless onboarding in collaboration with People Success and HR Ops. - Partner with hiring leaders to define ideal candidate personas, create engaging job descriptions, and ensure competency-based, bias-free evaluations. - Act as a trusted advisor on market insights, talent availability, and compensation benchmarks; contribute to interview rubrics and hiring scorecards. - Strengthen Elucidata's employer brand through proactive talent engagement, campus initiatives, and compelling storytelling in candidate interactions. - Deliver an exceptional candidate experience that reflects Elucidata's values of curiosity, courage, and collaboration, while continuously improving hiring velocity and quality through data-driven insights. What Makes You a Great Fit - 47 years of end-to-end recruiting experience, ideally in TechBio, Life Sciences, SaaS, or AI/ML environments. - Proven ability to source niche talent in bioinformatics, data engineering, or computational sciences. - Strong business acumen and comfort engaging with technical and scientific stakeholders. - Experience with sourcing automation, analytics tools, and ATS platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels). - Excellent communication and storytelling skills - able to sell a mission, not just a job. - Data-driven mindset; experience in tracking recruitment metrics (time-to-fill, quality-of-hire, pipeline conversion). - A builder's mindset curious, proactive, and eager to help shape the future of hiring at Elucidata. Why Join Elucidata - Opportunity to shape the future of biomedical data ecosystems by building partnerships at the frontier of science and healthcare. - Direct visibility with the CEO and leadership team. - High-impact role - the partnerships you establish will directly translate into Elucidata's growth and customer success. - Work with global leaders and contribute to data-driven drug discovery. - We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and are an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, caste, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. Benefits of working with us: - Competitive compensation including ESOPs - Unlimited vacation and holiday time off - Hybrid work environment (3 days in office) - The opportunity to be part of a dynamic team in a growing company Elucidata at First Glance - Recognised as the Most Innovative Company in Biotech (Fast Company, 2024) - for leading the charge in making life sciences data AI-ready. - A Decade of Curiosity, Courage, and Collaboration - hear what our team says about building the future of TechBio together. - Named a YourStory Tech30 Winner - celebrating innovation at the intersection of AI and biology. - Raised $16M in Series A Funding - led by Eight Roads, F-Prime, and our existing investors IvyCap and Hyperplane. - Meet Our Founders - Dr. Abhishek Jha, Swetabh Pathak, and Dr. Richard Kibbey who are redefining what's possible in data-driven drug discovery. - Secured 1st Place in the NCI-CRDC AI Data Readiness Challenge - driving AI adoption in oncology research. - Ranked Among the Top 10 Teams in the Broad Institute's Autoimmune Disease ML Challenge - recognised for cutting-edge innovation in biomedical AI. - Placed in the Top 25 Globally in the Arc Institute's Virtual Cell Challenge (VCC) - sponsored by NVIDIA, 10x Genomics, and Ultima Genomics. - Read our latest publications to see how we're advancing data-centric AI for life sciences.