Director of Human Resources

Company Overview

1910 Genetics is a Series A stage biotechnology company that is pioneering a novel Input-Transform-Output (ITO™) platform as the first ever horizontal AI infrastructure for drug discovery.

In a crowded space with hundreds of AI drug discovery companies, 1910’s ITO™ platform is differentiated by:

• Modality agnostic drug discovery: our platform is capable of designing both small molecule and large molecule therapeutics across all disease areas, with an initial focus on neuroscience, oncology, and autoimmune diseases.
• Proprietary massive multimodal data, which overcomes the data scarcity problem that prevents frontier AI models from being utilized for drug discovery.
• Multi-AI agent systems that include a robust collection of frontier AI/ML models, each of which works in a task-oriented manner to achieve the multi-parameter optimization problem of drug discovery and development.
• A state-of-the-art (SOTA) fully-automated, high throughput wet laboratory in the premier Boston Seaport District for both data generation for AI model training as well as validation of the safety and efficacy of drug candidates that are outputted by our frontier AI models.
• An unprecedented partnership with Microsoft, which positions 1910 as the only biotech/pharma company leveraging Azure Quantum Elements, a groundbreaking, AI-driven, high performance computing (HPC) cloud architecture for advanced AI.
• Bespoke conversational AI chatbots that provide a customer friendly UI/UX to access our platform for specific drug discovery tasks.
• Being the only biotech company helping pharma companies integrate 6 core areas of AI infrastructure.
  
  

Role Description

• Work closely with the senior leadership team (SLT) to translate 1910’s corporate strategy into a human resources strategy that most effectively actualizes the company’s mission and vision
• Function as a strategic, human capital business advisor to the SLT
• Participate as a strategic partner in the development of 1910’s plans and programs, particularly from the perspective of impact on people; advise on programs that will improve on attracting, motivating, developing, and retaining talented team members
• Prepare a Company handbook that reflects the policies, procedures, working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employees
• Identify and understand key business drivers and ensure effective HR initiatives and solutions are delivered to complement and enhance the performance of the business
• Create robust onboarding and orientation programs for new hires to ensure a smooth and positive integration experience for each new employee
• Monitor and report on market trends in pay, benefits, and rewards structures; develop and enhance progressive and proactive compensation & benefits programs to provide motivation, incentives, and support for top performers, contributors to a healthy & positive culture, and champions of 1910’s mission, vision, and values
• Actively develop, implement, and support programs to promote sustainable diversity, equity, and inclusion within the employee population
• Develop, enhance, and maintain effective employee communication channels including measurement of employee engagement and feedback
• Serve as an effective resource to resolve personnel-related and professional relationship work issues; when needed provide case decisions and appropriate corrective actions
• Regularly challenge the status quo of the HR service and identify and implement continuous process improvements across all HR activities
• Utilize HR KPIs and dashboards to demonstrate current status against targets and support decision making
• Administer payroll, timekeeping, and government mandated benefits; draft announcement/memos in compliance with company policies and due process requirements; ensure that any risks associated with the HR function with respect to current and future legislation are communicated and managed appropriately and effectively
• Partner with Legal to develop and administer employee compliance related initiatives
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resource management, organizational development, or other relevant discipline; advanced degree preferred
• Proven experience at a senior level of leading and inspiring a successful HR department in a people-focused organization within the life sciences/biotech industry
• Experience in developing and embedding people-focused strategies to deliver business objectives
• Significant experience of leading an organization’s senior managers and teams through organizational change and growth driving a performance culture and developing high-performing leaders, employees, and teams
• Knowledge of human resources systems and processing software
• Ability to work with high volumes of confidential information in a professional manner
• Talent magnet who thrives in hiring, retaining, mentoring, coaching, and professionally developing top 1% talent
• Excited about working onsite 5 days a week and leading a team that is onsite 5 days a week
  
  

Nice to Haves

• Previous experience working at a scaling biotech or life sciences startup would be a plus
  
  

Diversity and Inclusion (1910’s Promise)

At 1910, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. 1910 is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While 1910 supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.

Benefits and Perks

• Competitive compensation package
• Above market benefits
• Generous vacation and parental leave
• Super cool team building activities
• Great colleagues