WFH HR & Recruitment Specialist (Biotech)

BruntWork; Metro Manila; Remote; PHP 1,755,000 - 5,265,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance coverage

Permanent work from home

Immediate hiring

Job summary

BruntWork seeks an experienced HR & Recruitment Specialist (Biotech) to drive end-to-end hiring and people operations for international remote teams. You will own visa sponsorship, onboarding, and compliance across multi-jurisdictional work locations.

You will partner with leadership to build strong talent pipelines, interview bias-aware candidates, and optimize HRIS and payroll inputs while supporting growth across Europe, the UK, the US, and beyond.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Engineering or equivalent.
• 3+ years in talent acquisition within a high-growth startup, scale-up, or SaaS environment.
• Experience with US- and UK-based clients and visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruitment for technical, scientific, and commercial roles.
• Manage visa sponsorship and right-to-work compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Design remote onboarding, offboarding, and People operations workflows.
• Maintain HRIS records and administer multi-jurisdictional contracts, policies, and leaves.

Skills

Talent acquisition

Sourcing

Interviewing

Stakeholder mgmt

ATS/HRIS

Visa sponsorship

Multi-location ops

GitHub

AI in recruitment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business

Tools

ATS/HRIS systems

Payroll systems

Microsoft Office

GitHub

Job description

Job Description:

As an HR & Recruitment Specialist (Biotech), you will report to the Senior Director of People & Performance and serve as the engine behind company growth. You will own end-to-end recruitment to find, attract, and close top-tier talent while shaping the broader employee lifecycle. From managing complex international visa sponsorships and right-to-work compliance to optimizing onboarding, offboarding, and People operations across multi-jurisdictional remote teams, you will act as a trusted strategic partner to leadership.

Client Overview:

Our client is a high-growth, remote-first company scaling strategically across Europe, the UK, the US, and global markets. Operating at the intersection of biotech, health-tech, and AI, they build advanced data platforms that empower scientific and technical teams worldwide.

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 6:00 am to 3:00 pm EST, including a 1-hour unpaid break, 40 hrs/week

Responsibilities:

• Talent Acquisition & Hiring: Own full-cycle recruitment for technical, scientific, and commercial roles; partner with hiring managers to define role scorecards; build proactive talent pipelines; conduct structured, bias-aware interviews; manage ATS data and hiring metrics; represent the employer brand publicly.
• Immigration & Visas: Manage visa sponsorship and work authorization processes (UK Skilled Worker, US routes, etc.); coordinate with external immigration counsel on applications, Certificates of Sponsorship, and renewals; maintain audit-ready right-to-work records.
• Onboarding & Offboarding: Design and deliver a seamless remote onboarding experience (contracts, equipment, access, first-week logistics); lead respectful offboarding processes, exit interviews, and access revocations; feed exit insights back into retention strategies.
• Operations & Compliance: Maintain HRIS records with high accuracy; administer multi-jurisdictional contracts, policies, leave, and benefits; ensure international employment law compliance; manage accurate payroll inputs and handle day-to-day employee queries.

Must-Have Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology, Engineering, or equivalent; 3+ years in talent acquisition within a high-growth startup, scale-up, or SaaS environment.
• Experience working with smaller companies (50–250 employees).
• Experience building relationships with C-level executives.
• Updated: Experience working with both US- and UK-based clients.
• Proven full-cycle recruiting skills for technical and hard-to-fill roles; hands-on experience managing visa sponsorship, right-to-work compliance, HRIS/ATS tools, and multi-location People operations.
• High self-motivation with the ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize against a fast-moving hiring plan, and drive projects independently.
• Strong sourcing experience.
• Knowledge of GitHub.
• Familiarity with AI tools and their application in recruitment.
  

Nice-to-Have Requirements:

• Exposure to biotech, health-tech, deep-tech, or science-led environments is a significant advantage.
• Experience navigating cross-border HR compliance across Europe, the UK, and the US.

Why Join This Team:

• Play a central role in driving global growth for an innovative health-tech and biotech leader
• High ownership across both Talent Acquisition and People Operations
• Fully remote work arrangement with structured EST business hours
• Direct collaboration with executive leadership in a data-driven, mission-focused culture

Independent Contractor Perks:

• Health insurance coverage for eligible locations
• Permanent work from home
• Immediate hiring