Eikon Therapeutics Hiring for Senior Manager Talent Acquisition at Hayward, California Full Time

Company Description

Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.

Position

The Senior Manager Talent Acquisition role is central to our vision of building an organization that is inclusive, engaged, high-performing, and innovative. Reporting to the Vice President, Talent Acquisition, you will have a significant impact on Eikon’s ability to build a talented and diverse workforce. Working with the G&A functions you will partner with them to deliver the annual hiring plan. This is a hands-on role which will include the management, facilitation, and participation in the hiring process. As Eikon grows so will the role and ability to build a small team in the future.

About You

You are a player / manager with the ability to facilitate incredible hiring processes through deep business acumen, ability to understand internal and external talent insights, use data to influence and are focused on creating Incredible TA for Eikon, their hiring community and candidates!

You have a gift for identifying exceptional talent and can add new perspectives, insights, and thought partnership to Eikon’s hiring managers as we scale to further enable groundbreaking innovations in the drug discovery process.

You are a brand ambassador, easily translating Eikon’s scientific vision, business objectives and culture into a compelling value proposition to a broad and diverse pool of candidates.

What You’ll Do

• Work with the G&A functions to define the hiring and execute to plan
• Partner with individual hiring managers to understand business needs and to define unique search parameters; provide market insights, intelligence and talent analytics that support or guide talent recruitment strategies
• Follow best practices for applicant tracking, interviewing, and hiring without bias and in service to a great candidate experience.
• Interview candidates and facilitate/participate in the selection decision process
• Partner with other functions to attract and hire talent that will help to sustain and contribute to Eikon’s culture
• Assist with the development and enhancement of special programs and initiatives such as the creation of enhanced workflow, brand recognition development, interview training, employee referral programs and diversity and inclusion efforts
• Leverage AI/ML and automation tool to scale the recruiting process.
• Manage the total supply chain for inbound and outbound attraction, selection, and onboarding
• Educate and coach hiring teams on best practices conducive to attracting, selecting, and retaining top talent
• Identify and enact broad based outreach recruitment plans to ensure that the company’s opportunities are highly visible and reach diverse candidate pools
• Establish and report hiring metrics to gauge degree of recruitment effectiveness, and continuously learn and adapt
• Partner in the development of internship programs to build channels for early career roles

Qualifications

• A minimum of 6-8+ years as an in-house recruiter, with 3-5+ years focused on the Biopharma industry
• BA/BS in a relevant discipline
• Additional experience with Engineering and high-tech recruitment is highly desirable
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, highly matrixed environment
• Expertise using social media tools such as LinkedIn, Glassdoor, etc.
• Expertise in working with AI/ML recruitment tools is highly desirable
• Proven track record of finding unique ways to source and attract qualified candidates
• You have strong business acumen, with the ability to communicate effectively with leaders across the organization
• You have demonstrated success in building relationships internally and externally, with highly developed persuasion, influencing, negotiation and consulting skills
• You thrive in team environments, seek opportunities for collaboration and value team members success as much as your own

Eikon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.

In accordance with the Company’s duty to provide and maintain a safe workplace, the Company requires all employees to be Fully Vaccinated with one of the FDA approved COVID-19 vaccines, which includes those vaccines that have received the FDA’s emergency use authorization. You will be expected to be Fully Vaccinated as of your Start Date. If you believe that you are exempt from this requirement under an applicable law or regulations, including Americans with Disabilities Act and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act, you will need to contact the Company’s Human Resources group. For purposes of this section, Fully Vaccinated means (i) the completion of the vaccination regimen as approved by the FDA (by way of example, 2 doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine and 1 dose of the Johnson and Johnson vaccine), and (ii) timely receiving booster vaccination, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.