Plasmidsaurus
Life Sciences
VP,People
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“VP, People at Plasmidsaurus. Skills: Organizational development, People strategy, Global growth. Architect organizational structure. Develop leadership bench”
What You'll Achieve.
Improve handful of important processes
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Led People function through significant growth, Scaled teams, systems, processes for international growth, Navigated organizational complexity without sacrificing performance, Operated in environments where execution matters
Nice to Have
Experience with similar growth stages, Successfully built international teams, Implemented people programs enabling growth, Comfortable debating organizational strategy, Comfortable debating growth plans, Comfortable debating business tradeoffs
What You'll Do.
Architect organizational structure
Develop leadership bench
Remain operationally excellent
Evolve leadership capability
Evolve organizational effectiveness
Evolve workforce governance
Evolve global people infrastructure
Partner on organizational design
Partner on leadership development
Partner on succession planning
Partner on workforce strategy
Raise leadership quality
Advise on organizational decisions
Advise on leadership decisions
Advise on management decisions
Advise on workforce decisions
Develop People function
Partner with Talent team
Ensure hiring strategies work
Ensure onboarding strategies work
Ensure leadership development strategies work
Ensure performance management strategies work
Ensure workforce planning strategies work
Ensure retention strategies work
Build operating mechanisms
Build and lead People team
Lead evolution of global workforce strategy
Support international hiring
Support employment practices
Support workforce planning
Support distributed team support
Evaluate organizational investments
Recommend organizational investments
Ensure company maintains employment practices
Ensure company maintains compliance practices
Ensure company maintains workforce governance practices
Oversee employee relations
Oversee investigations
Oversee policy development
Oversee people-related risk management
Balance business needs
Balance employee experience
Balance legal obligations
Partner with external legal experts
Partner with immigration experts
Partner with compliance experts
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with CEO; Partner with leadership team; Partner with founding team; Partner with company leadership; Partner with Talent team; Partner with external legal; Partner with immigration; Partner with compliance experts
Full Job Description
About Plasmidsaurus Plasmidsaurus is on a mission to accelerate new cures and promote a healthier planet by unlocking a new level of productivity for scientists. Our sequencing services are used daily by thousands of innovators, including Nobel laureates, Fortune 100 pharma, and over 70,000 scientists. We began by revolutionizing plasmid sequencing, making it exponentially cheaper and faster, with innovative sequencing technologies and a global network of laboratories that turn samples into answers in hours, not weeks. Now we are expanding that same disruptive model across all of genomics. With the launch of our new RNA-seq service, we are taking a bold step toward our vision to sequence everything, providing scientists everywhere with faster, simpler, and more affordable access to the data that powers discovery. Every team member at Plasmidsaurus plays a crucial role in driving the future of biotech research. Together, we are building the world’s most efficient sequencing engine that operates overnight, scales globally, and helps scientists make breakthroughs faster than ever before. The Opportunity The VP People at Plasmidsaurus will help lead a rapidly growing, category-defining life sciences company with exceptional product-market fit, real and significant growth opportunities. You will shape the people strategy behind innovative technology that allows researchers around the world to move faster on some of society's most important scientific challenges. Reporting to the CEO and partnering directly with an ambitious founding team and company leadership, you will architect the organizational structure, develop the leadership bench, and build the people systems required to power a rapidly growing startup as we expand internationally, launch new products, enter new markets, and deepen strategic partnerships. We’re looking for a leader who has seen similar growth stages with a founder-led business, who has successfully built international teams and operating structur
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