Plasmidsaurus

Life Sciences

VP,People

$250–290k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Executive candidates.

The Brief

“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.

Life Sciences

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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