Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage oncology company developing novel targeted therapies for RAS-addicted cancers. The company’s R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins, and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team, you will join other outstanding colleagues in our tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

Revolution Medicines is seeking an experienced executive with a background in leading our talent acquisition (TA) function to grow our high performing team that supports our mission and enables our expansion as a dynamic, high growth biotech company. We are seeking an experienced executive who possesses deep commercial biotech/pharma business understanding, has partnered with senior leadership on talent acquisition strategies that enable the company’s strategic priorities, and has the capability to build impactful matrixed relationships across the company. Qualified individuals will be highly skilled systems-thinkers who are data and process driven to scale the TA team and company into late-stage development toward commercialization.

This role includes people leadership responsibilities, reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer, and based out of our Redwood City, CA headquarters with on-site presence required. 

This role will develop and implement a national talent acquisition strategy aligned with the company’s overall business objectives and identify market trends, competitive intelligence, and best practices to enhance our talent acquisition strategy, ensuring we attract and retain the best talent possessing key skills needed for the future.

Primary responsibilities include:

• As a member of the HR Leadership Team, lead and coach our high-performing team of talent acquisition professionals and foster a culture of collaboration and exceptional service delivery within the talent acquisition team to implement client focused talent acquisition processes that are responsive to the needs of the business, utilizing metrics to monitor team effectiveness.

• Partner with HR Business Partners and senior functional leadership to identify current and future talent trends, identify key skill gaps and implement solutions ensuring an initiative-taking approach to workforce planning and talent pipeline development that is scalable and adaptable to accommodate company growth

• Drive initiatives that promote diversity, inclusion and equity within the workforce, developing talent acquisition strategies that promote fairness and inclusivity.

• Possess expertise in designing, implementing, and continuously improving talent acquisition processes through automation to increase efficiency and effectiveness and for a positive experience. In partnership with HR operations systems team, integrate advanced talent acquisition technologies into the recruiting framework.

• Utilize analytics and metrics to assess the effectiveness of talent acquisition strategies and make data-driven decisions to continuously improve processes and outcomes, partnering closely and collaboratively with internal HR colleagues and teams on total rewards and onboarding programs, as well as integration of new hires.

• Implement best practices in risk management throughout the talent acquisition process, ensuring compliance with legal, ethical, and organizational standards.

Required Experience, Skills, and Education:

• 15+ years’ experience leading national talent acquisition team, or equivalent experience, in a best-in-class commercial biotech organization with deep functional expertise in strategic execution, relationship management, and process design.

• Proven expertise in building, developing, and accessing a strong talent acquisition function and focus on continuously improving the function’s operating model and overall effectiveness (people, process, technology).

• Cultivates strong relationships with senior leadership, key stakeholders, and HR Business Partner colleagues to build trust, influence and drive alignment on talent acquisition strategies and initiatives by communicating effectively with stakeholders at all levels, fostering strong partnerships to enhance collaboration on talent acquisition initiatives.

• Champions diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives within the recruitment process, ensuring a diverse candidate pipeline and equitable hiring practices.

• Experience building strong trust partnerships across functional teams and at all levels of leadership with excellent consulting, influencing, change management, and interpersonal communication skills.

• Experience in development of both long-term business strategies and short-term tactical plans with a focus on execution, balancing strategy and tactics to meet business hiring needs.

• Experience in leading and managing vendor negotiation, vendor management, and project management.

• Experience with talent acquisition technology and candidate management systems.

• Accustomed to working in a matrixed and dynamic environment where accountability, change agility, urgency, and responsiveness are valued.

• Robust collaboration skills and the ability to communicate effectively across a wide range of styles and stakeholders.

• Strong organizational, process development, and project management skills with the ability to manage projects or program implementations, including development of clear timelines/milestones.

• Strong MS office skills (Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and ability to leverage these tools to effectively communicate.

Preferred Skills: 

• Experience in a global setting or working with global teams.

• In partnership with corporate communications, champion employer brand to attract top talent, leveraging innovative recruitment marketing strategies and tools.

• Strong analytical capabilities, effective at diagnosing organizational issues and demonstrated skill in use and application of data to address issues.

• Comfortable working through gray/ambiguous areas within a scaling organization.

The base salary range for this full-time position is $265,000 to $350,000 for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City, CA. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the salary for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Individual pay is determined by multiple factors, including job-related skills, experience, market dynamics, and relevant education or training.

Please note that base salary is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed, which includes competitive cash compensation, robust equity awards, strong benefits, and significant learning and development opportunities.