GeneDx · 3 hours ago
Director, Talent Strategy
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$180K/yr - $200K/yr
15+ years expGeneDx is scaling quickly and is seeking a Talent leader to drive a strategic transformation within their recruiting team. The Director of Talent Strategy will lead a high-performing team, implement best-in-class technology, and focus on proactive sourcing and executive search to enhance hiring outcomes.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Health CareHealth DiagnosticsMachine LearningMedicalPredictive Analytics
Responsibilities
Lead and coach a small team of recruiters to deliver exceptional hiring outcomes while maintaining alignment and speed
Architect and execute the Talent technology roadmap: evaluate, select, implement, and operationalize ATS/CRM, automation, hiring analytics, assessment tools, and sourcing platforms
Drive adoption and change management across Talent and hiring stakeholders so tools and processes are embedded and deliver measurable capacity gains
Shift recruiter time allocation away from transactional work toward active sourcing, stakeholder partnership, candidate engagement, and assessment
Own and personally execute senior- and executive-level searches (SVP → C-suite) using advanced sourcing, networking, assessment, and outreach playbooks
Define and own Talent KPIs and dashboards (e.g., time-to-fill, time-to-hire, pipeline velocity, quality-of-hire, offer acceptance, recruiter capacity, adoption metrics), and use them to identify friction points and drive simplification
Lead cross-functional projects to remove blockers, streamline decisioning, and shorten hiring cycles while protecting candidate experience
Conduct root-cause analysis on hiring bottlenecks and design elegant, sustainable solutions that scale with growth
Partner closely with business leaders and HR partners to forecast needs, develop talent pipelines, and design role-specific assessment frameworks
Manage vendor relationships and procurement for Talent tech and assessment partners
Qualification
Required
15+ years of Talent Acquisition/People Ops experience with at least 5 years leading teams and Talent transformations
Proven track record selecting, implementing, and driving adoption of Talent technology (ATS, CRM, automation, analytics, assessment tools)
Hands-on experience leading executive searches (SVP → C-suite) with creative sourcing and high-touch processes such as modern sourcing stacks (Boolean + AI sourcing tools, candidate rediscovery, talent communities)
Exceptional project management skills — deliver complex, cross-functional projects on time and with impact
Deep strength in root-cause problem solving and operational simplification
Metrics-first mindset: comfortable building and using dashboards, running experiments, and driving decisions from data
Change management experience: you can design adoption plans, training, and governance that create lasting behavior change
Highly organized, decisive, and comfortable operating in a hyper-fast environment
Excellent communicator and trusted advisor to senior leaders; proven ability to influence without relying on authority
Passion for building high-performing teams and creating clear process and structure without slowing speed
Preferred
Experience in healthcare, diagnostics, biotech, or other regulated industries
Background in employer brand or candidate experience transformation
Benefits
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Health, Dental, Vision and Life insurance
401k Retirement Savings Plan
Employee Discounts
Voluntary benefits
Company
GeneDx
GeneDx uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze patient data to provide insights to transform the practice of medicine.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$941MKey Investors
BlackRock Innovation Capital
2023-01-26Post Ipo Equity· $150M
2023-01-10IPO
2022-01-18Post Ipo Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Katherine Stueland
Chief Executive Officer
Kevin Feeley
Chief Financial Officer
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