Recruiter - Contract to Hire

At PicnicHealth, we're building the future of non-interventional clinical research, powered by AI and centered on patients. Our mission is to make it radically easier, faster, and more efficient to generate high-quality real-world evidence. We're replacing outdated systems and manual procedures with a modern, AI-first approach that unlocks insights from rich, multi-modal data including medical records, digital health tools,  and patient-reported outcomes—at scale

By engaging patients directly through our personal health assistant, PicnicAI, which meets them where they’re at and delights them along the way (with an industry leading NPS of 76), patients participate actively in the research they care about.

PicnicHealth is already a trusted partner to 7 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies. Our work spans 40+ disease areas and has supported over 60 peer-reviewed publications, including an FDA submission that incorporates PicnicHealth data.

Founded in 2014, we’ve raised $100M+ from top investors like Amplify Partners, Felicis Ventures, B Capital Group, and Y Combinator. Our business running non-interventional studies more than doubled last year, and we’re growing even faster in 2025. We’re a team of doctors, patients, data nerds, engineers, and builders, reimagining how clinical research works — and we’re just getting started!

The Opportunity

We're looking for a tech-forward recruiter who thrives in fast-paced environments and wants to make a real impact. You'll partner with our People & Talent team to scale our organization across two distinct talent markets—cutting-edge tech and life sciences. You'll own the critical balance of moving fast without compromising quality—filling key positions in weeks, not months, while maintaining our high hiring bar and ensuring each person you bring in makes our team stronger. If you're energized by variety, love leveraging AI to work smarter, act like a true business partner, and want to help build something transformative in healthcare, we want to talk to you.

This is a full time contract position, with strong potential to convert to full-time by end of year based on performance and company growth.

What you’ll do:

• Drive full-cycle recruiting across diverse roles. Own the process end-to-end for product, engineering, delivery, marketing, sales, and G&A;
• Build targeted sourcing strategies for each role. You'll tap into tech communities for technical roles and life sciences networks for clinical experts—becoming fluent in both worlds;
• Partner effectively with hiring managers to understand their needs, calibrate on candidates, and keep searches moving. You'll be their trusted recruiting partner, not just an order taker;
• Create exceptional candidate experiences that showcase our mission and culture. You'll know how to pitch PicnicHealth to a senior engineer, an epidemiologist, a sales executive, and a clinical operations manager —and get them all excited;
• Leverage AI tools to amplify your impact. We use AI in everything we do, including recruiting. You'll experiment with new tools and share what works with the team;
• Manage multiple searches efficiently. You're comfortable juggling 8-12 active roles while maintaining quality and momentum on each;
• Use data to drive decisions. Track your funnel metrics, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve your approach.

What You’ll Bring:

• 3-5 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in fast-growing tech companies. You've hired successfully across technical and business roles;
• Life sciences industry exposure—either through direct professional experience or recruiting for companies in the pharma/biotech space—giving you the context to effectively engage with our unique talent market;
• Proven ability to manage high-volume recruiting while maintaining quality. You have systems and processes that work;
• You actively use AI in your recruiting practice. Whether it's ChatGPT for Boolean strings or Claude for interview prep, you see AI as essential to your recruiting success;
• Strong communication and relationship skills. Hiring managers request you for their searches. Candidates remember you months later;
• Intellectual curiosity and rapid learning ability—you genuinely want to understand our business, our market, and how each role contributes to our business goals and mission;
• Operational or client-facing experience (bonus if outside of recruiting) that helps you think like a business partner, not just a recruiter. 

We expect all team members to be amazing in their roles and, ultimately, to move the PicnicHealth mission forward.