Stealth-Stage Biotech HR Leader (GMP & Regulatory)

Yowei Therapeutics; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401k match

PTO 10 days

Company holidays

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Carpool reimbursement

Team events

Job summary

Yowei Therapeutics is seeking a Human Resources Manager to lead HR across Yowei Therapeutics, Yowei Oncology, and CSBio teams. The role requires hands-on, on-site presence in Milpitas to support lab, clinical, and manufacturing staff and to drive all HR operations end-to-end.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in HR, strong knowledge of California employment law, and experience with payroll, benefits, and HRIS across multiple entities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources, business administration, organizational psychology, or related discipline.
• 6+ years of progressive HR experience, preferably in biotech, pharmaceutical, CDMO, clinical, or FDA-regulated environments.
• 2+ years leading an HR function or senior HR generalist for 50–250 employees.
• Working expertise in California employment law, wage-and-hour compliance, leave administration, and employee relations investigations.
• Hands-on payroll, benefits administration, and HRIS platforms; multi-entity HR experience preferred.
• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the HR function across Yowei Therapeutics, Yowei Oncology, and shared CSBio teams.
• Maintain a regular on-site presence in Milpitas to support lab, manufacturing, clinical, and pharmacy staff.
• Run full-cycle recruiting for scientific, clinical, pharmacy, quality, laboratory, and operations roles.
• Ensure compliance with federal and California employment laws and postings.
• Onboard and offboard employees; ensure required GMP, safety, and data-training completion.
• Administer payroll, benefits, leave, and open enrollment across multiple legal entities.
• Develop and maintain salary ranges and job leveling benchmarked to Bay Area market.
• Manage HR vendors, HRIS, payroll, benefits brokers, and budget.

Skills

Recruiting

People management

Compliance

Policy development

Communication

Training & onboarding

On-site collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR / related

Tools

HRIS platforms

Payroll administration

Background checks

Multi-entity HR

Job description

Yowei Therapeutics is seeking a Human Resources Manager to lead HR across Yowei Therapeutics, Yowei Oncology, and CSBio teams. The role requires hands-on, on-site presence in Milpitas to support lab, clinical, and manufacturing staff and to drive all HR operations end-to-end.

The ideal candidate will have 6+ years in HR, strong knowledge of California employment law, and experience with payroll, benefits, and HRIS across multiple entities.