Solstice
Healthcare
HeadofTalent
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“Head of Talent at Solstice. Skills: Talent Acquisition, Internal HR, People Operations. Own full-cycle recruiting. Partner with founders”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
3–6 years talent experience, Emphasis on recruiting, Owning full-cycle recruiting, Building HR programs from scratch, Handling sensitive employee matters
Nice to Have
Experience at high-growth startup, Experience at healthcare company, Experience at life sciences company, Experience at B2B SaaS company, Scaling people function seed to Series A
What You'll Do.
Own full-cycle recruiting
Partner with founders
Define role requirements
Build candidate pipeline
Manage candidate pipeline
Design interview process
Track recruiting metrics
Iterate on recruiting
Manage recruiting agencies
Manage external partners
Evaluate comp and benefits
Negotiate comp and benefits
Manage comp and benefits
Write company handbook
Maintain company handbook
Serve as trusted resource
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Work with founders; Work with hiring managers; Work with individual contributors
Communication Scope
Executive presentations
Full Job Description
ABOUT SOLSTICE Solstice is redefining how life sciences organizations commercialize their therapeutics. We are building a commercial engine that allows pharmaceutical marketers to launch campaigns at 100x the speed. - Rapid growth: Over the past year, we have been working with some of the top life sciences manufacturers and are working with over 50+ pharma brands. - Frontiers of technology: We’re building applications and rapidly iterating technical approaches at the frontiers of AI, experimenting with LLMs and new frameworks. We are incorporating new, advanced frameworks to our solution to better define the possibilities of pharmaceutical marketing. - Top-tier investors: We’ve raised from investors like Transformation Capital, Twelve Below, Virtue and the founders of Datavant, Commure, and Paradigm to supercharge our growth and build an elite team of engineers and operators. Building anything great requires commitment and dedication. We’re looking for someone who has the fire to prove others wrong THE OPPORTUNITY This is a rare chance to be the founding Talent hire at a fast-growing AI company in life sciences. You’ll own the entire people function from day one — building the processes, culture, and team infrastructure that will define Solstice as we scale. Your time will be split across two core areas: 90% Talent Acquisition and 10% Internal HR & People Operations. TALENT ACQUISITION (90%) • Own full-cycle recruiting across all functions — engineering, commercial, operations, and beyond • Partner with founders and hiring managers to define role requirements, leveling, and hiring bar • Build and manage a pipeline of top candidates through sourcing, referrals, and employer brand • Design a structured, consistent interview process that scales with the team • Track recruiting metrics and iterate on what’s working • Manage relationships with recruiting agencies and external partners as needed INTERNAL HR & PEOPLE OPERATIONS (10%) • Own total rewards and benefits —
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