Contract Life Science Recruiter

Iambic Therapeutics, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Remote - US

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• The Contract Life Science Recruiter at Iambic Therapeutics plays a critical role in accelerating the company’s mission to deliver better medicines through AI-driven drug discovery by managing full-cycle recruiting for high-impact scientific, technical, and corporate roles during a defined engagement period. This position directly supports organizational growth by ensuring timely, high-quality hiring outcomes that align with strategic priorities.
• The role is essential for maintaining momentum in a fast-paced, high-growth biotech environment where securing top talent in niche life science domains is a competitive advantage and a key driver of innovation and pipeline advancement.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles, including intake meetings with hiring managers, proactive sourcing, resume screening, interview coordination, offer support, and candidate closure, ensuring each step is executed efficiently and professionally.
• Drive efficient hiring processes with a relentless focus on speed to hire, quality of hire, and delivering an exceptional candidate experience that reflects Iambic’s values and employer brand.
• Partner closely with hiring managers to deeply understand role requirements, team dynamics, hiring urgency, and ideal candidate profiles, acting as a trusted advisor throughout the search process.
• Execute data-informed sourcing and recruiting strategies using LinkedIn Recruiter, employee referrals, professional networks, and targeted outreach to identify and engage both active and passive talent pools.
• Build and maintain robust talent pipelines for critical functions, including research, discovery, clinical development, data science, and corporate roles, ensuring readiness for current and future hiring needs.
• Support offer development and negotiation in collaboration with HR and hiring managers, adhering to established compensation guidelines and compliance standards while advocating for competitive, equitable offers.
• Maintain accurate, auditable, and compliant candidate records within the Ashby applicant tracking system, ensuring data integrity and readiness for reporting or regulatory review.
• Ensure all recruiting activities comply with internal policies, EEO standards, and relevant legal requirements, promoting fairness and consistency across all candidate interactions.
• Deliver a professional, respectful, and engaging candidate experience at every touchpoint, from initial outreach to onboarding, reinforcing Iambic’s reputation as an employer of choice in the life sciences.
• Represent Iambic Therapeutics positively in all external interactions with candidates, agencies, vendors, and professional networks, upholding the company’s mission and culture.
• Partner with the Talent Acquisition lead and broader HR team to share market insights, refine recruiting tactics, and contribute to continuous improvement of hiring processes.
• Develop expertise in life science talent markets, including understanding the nuances of recruiting for AI-driven drug discovery roles, computational biology, medicinal chemistry, and translational science positions.
• Gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge recruiting technologies and AI-adjacent hiring practices within a pioneering biotech that integrates machine learning into therapeutic development.
• Strengthen consultative recruiting skills by advising scientific and technical hiring managers on market realities, candidate availability, and effective assessment techniques.
• Enhance project management and multitasking abilities by juggling multiple complex searches with varying timelines, stakeholder needs, and role complexities.
• Deepen knowledge of compliance and ethical recruiting practices in a regulated industry context, preparing for senior talent acquisition or HR leadership roles.
• Contribute meaningfully to Iambic’s growth trajectory by helping build the teams that will advance its pipeline of first-in-class and best-in-class clinical assets.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience
• 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with direct experience in biotech, life sciences, or pharmaceutical recruiting strongly preferred
• Proven experience recruiting for scientific, technical, or specialized roles (e.g., research scientists, computational biologists, data scientists, clinicians) in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent searches while maintaining strong relationships with hiring managers and delivering positive candidate experiences
• Expertise in LinkedIn Recruiter; experience with Ashby ATS is strongly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with proven ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion
• Solid understanding of recruiting compliance standards, EEO guidelines, and best practices in ethical talent acquisition

🏖️ Benefits

• Fully remote work arrangement within the United States, offering flexibility and work-life balance
• Opportunity to contribute to a mission-driven company at the forefront of AI-powered drug discovery and therapeutic innovation
• Exposure to cutting-edge science and technology through close collaboration with world-class AI experts and veteran drug hunters
• Professional growth in niche life science recruiting within a high-impact, fast-growing clinical-stage biotech
• Collaborative, inclusive culture that values diversity, equity, and belonging as core to scientific and technological advancement
• Clear pathway to develop expertise in technical and scientific talent markets, enhancing long-term career prospects in specialized recruiting

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About Iambic Therapeutics, Inc.

Iambic Therapeutics is a biotechnology company leveraging a cutting-edge, AI-driven platform to revolutionize drug discovery and develop superior medicines. Utilizing physics-based AI algorithms and high-throughput experimental processes, Iambic addresses challenging design problems to generate optimized drug candidates and explore novel mechanisms of action. Their platform-driven pipeline focuses on first-in-class and best-in-class programs, including a HER2 program already in Phase 1 clinical studies, aimed at unlocking the potential of known targets and transforming undruggable targets into breakthrough treatments for patients with unmet medical needs. This innovative approach enables them to deliver differentiated clinical candidates at an accelerated pace, supported by over $100 million raised in an oversubscribed financing round to advance their portfolio.

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