Founding Recruiter — Shape Hires for Health AI

Health Data Innovations, Inc.; Santa Fe (NM); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Unlimited PTO

401(k) plan

Job summary

Health Data Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Founding Recruiter to own hiring strategy and execution as we scale. You will partner with founders to define who to hire, build strong sourcing pipelines, and lead the recruiting engine across engineering, operations, and product leadership.

You will be the face of Roger to top talent, shaping the candidate experience, and embedding yourself in healthcare and startup communities. This is a high-ownership role with real impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in early-stage or high-growth startups.
• Proven ability to recruit technical talent, especially engineers, and earn trust with highly technical candidates.
• Experience hiring across technical and operational roles.
• A relentless sourcer who hunts, not only responds to inbound.
• High ownership mentality and comfort operating in ambiguity.
• Strong communication and closing skills; able to clearly and compellingly represent Roger.
• Mission motivated. You care about healthcare and are excited to help build a company that makes a real difference.

Responsibilities

• Own hiring end-to-end: source, engage, interview, and close engineers, operators, and product leaders with quality and speed.
• Partner directly with founders: translate company goals into hiring plans, headcount forecasts, and clear role definitions.
• Build the recruiting engine: design sourcing strategies, funnels, metrics, interview loops, and candidate experience.
• Be the face of Roger to talent: tell the story authentically and build trust with top-tier candidates.
• Embed in the talent ecosystem: develop relationships across technical, healthcare, startup, and founder communities.
• Create scalable foundations: document interview rubrics, onboarding processes, and Ashby instance as the team grows.

Skills

End-to-end recruiting

Technical hiring

Sourcing strategy

Engineering & product

Stakeholder management

Job description

Health Data Innovations, Inc. is seeking a Founding Recruiter to own hiring strategy and execution as we scale. You will partner with founders to define who to hire, build strong sourcing pipelines, and lead the recruiting engine across engineering, operations, and product leadership.

You will be the face of Roger to top talent, shaping the candidate experience, and embedding yourself in healthcare and startup communities. This is a high-ownership role with real impact.