Talent engineer

Serova; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Serova is seeking a recruiter with strong technical chops to own end-to-end hiring across engineering, science, clinical and ops roles. You will build sourcing pipelines, outreach workflows and ATS automations, and develop fast, fair interview tooling.

We value fast execution, ownership, and the ability to sell a mission-driven startup to top candidates. Ability to work in a hybrid setup and relocate is a plus.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in recruiting, talent or a related role.
• Run full-cycle hiring end to end: sourcing, screening and closing.
• Based in San Francisco or London, or willing to relocate.
• Authorized to work in the US or UK, or a realistic path to get there.

Responsibilities

• Run full-cycle hiring across engineering, science, clinical and operations roles.
• Source and close exceptional people, often before anyone else finds them.
• Build and improve our sourcing pipelines, outreach and ATS automations.
• Develop the tooling that makes our interview process fast and fair.

Skills

Full-cycle hiring

Sourcing

Interview tooling

Automation

People judgment

Tools

Ashby ATS

APIs & scripting

Scripting

Job description

About Serova

Serova builds personalized cancer vaccines. Each vaccine is made for the individual patient from their own samples and given in partnership with their treating physician. We're growing fast, and hiring the best people is now one of the most important things we do.

The role

We're looking for a recruiter with technical skills. With tools like Claude Code, one person can now run hiring across engineering, science, clinical and ops, and build the systems behind it.

You'll own hiring end to end, from sourcing to closing. You'll also develop our existing setup: sourcing pipelines, outreach, ATS automations and interview tooling. You'll need strong judgment of people, and the ability to sell an ambitious, industry-changing mission to the best candidates.

What you'll do

• Run full-cycle hiring across engineering, science, clinical and operations roles

• Source and close exceptional people, often before anyone else finds them

• Build and improve our sourcing pipelines, outreach and ATS automations

• Develop the tooling that makes our interview process fast and fair

Who you are

• You execute fast, work well without supervision and take ownership

• Friendly and low ego

• You'll improve our systems while still making hires at pace

• Interested in biology. No science background needed.

Requirements

• At least 2 years in recruiting, talent or a related role

• You've run full-cycle hiring end to end: sourcing, screening and closing

• Based in San Francisco or London, or willing to relocate

• Authorized to work in the US or UK, or a realistic path to get there

What will make you stand out

• You build tools and automations, and have automated sourcing, enrichment or outreach with scripts, APIs or AI

• You're highly proficient with Ashby or a similar ATS

• You've hired employees 10 to 100 at Seed to Series B startups

• You've closed strong engineers and can assess technical profiles without a hiring manager on every call

• You've hired scientists, clinical staff or roles in regulated industries

• You've hired in both the US and UK, ideally across SF and London, with strong US experience

• You can name great people you found before anyone else did

Details

• Location: San Francisco or London, hybrid or in person

• Type: Full-time