Talent Engineer

Wintermeyer Ventures; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Wintermeyer Ventures is seeking a Talent Engineer to lead full-cycle hiring across technical, scientific, clinical, and operations roles. You will build and run the recruiting function, helping the team bring in specialized talent as the company grows.

You will manage end-to-end hiring for 20+ open roles, streamline processes, and develop interview tools that support fast, rigorous, and fair hiring as Wintermeyer expands in the US and UK.

Qualifications

• 2–6 years of technical recruiting with full-cycle ownership across sourcing, screening and closing.
• Experience hiring for AI, biotech/life sciences, or healthcare roles.
• Experience recruiting for ML engineers, computational biologists, immunologists, clinicians or regulatory leads.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end hiring for 20+ roles, from sourcing to offers and close.
• Own and streamline the recruiting process with executives, leads, and external partners.
• Assess candidates directly and involve subject matter experts when needed.
• Build sourcing pipelines, outreach workflows, and ATS automations using Ashby or similar tools, scripts, APIs, and AI tools.
• Develop interview tools and processes to support fast, rigorous, and fair hiring as the company expands in the US and UK.
• Represent the company's mission to candidates and build strong relationships with prospective hires.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Technical hiring

ATS automation

Sourcing pipelines

Tools

Ashby ATS

Scripting/APIs

Job description

About the Role

A biotechnology company is looking for a Talent Engineer to lead full-cycle hiring across technical, scientific, clinical, and operations roles. You will build and run the recruiting function, helping the team bring in specialized talent as it grows.

What You'll Do

• Manage hiring end to end for more than 20 open roles, from sourcing and screening through offers and closing.
• Own and streamline the recruiting process, partnering with executives, team leads, and external recruiting partners.
• Assess technical candidates directly and involve subject matter experts when needed.
• Build sourcing pipelines, outreach workflows, and ATS automations using Ashby or similar tools, scripts, APIs, and AI tools.
• Develop interview tools and processes that support fast, rigorous, and fair hiring as the company expands in the US and UK.
• Represent the company's mission to candidates and build strong relationships with prospective hires.

What We're Looking For

• Two to six years of technical recruiting experience, with full-cycle ownership across sourcing, screening, and closing.
• Deep hiring experience in at least one area: AI and machine learning, biotechnology or life sciences, or healthcare.
• Experience recruiting for technical and scientific roles, such as ML engineers, computational biologists, immunologists, lab automation engineers, clinicians, or regulatory leads.
• Experience recruiting at an early-stage startup, ideally during growth from Seed through Series B.
• Proficiency with Ashby or a similar ATS, plus experience automating sourcing, enrichment, or outreach with scripts, APIs, or AI tools.
• Comfort working independently in an unstructured environment and building recruiting processes from the ground up.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary: $185,000 to $205,000 annually. Visa sponsorship is not available. Candidates must already be authorized to work in the US or UK.

Location

Hybrid, with a primary location in San Francisco. The role requires working from the office a couple of days per week. London is also an available hybrid location.