Founding Recruiter

What We're Building:We have been quietly building the foundational layers of our Physical AI Scientist platform: Physical AI that can operate scientific instruments with human-level dexterity. Scientific AI that can analyze results, reason about next steps, and close the loop autonomously.This is an incredibly ambitious mission, but we believe that a team of ambitious people with high ownership can accomplish incredible things.The Team:We're a team of passionate, mission-driven engineers from companies like Tesla, Amazon, SpaceX, and Neuralink. We're collaborative and love moving fast, both with our product and on team trips skiing or go-karting!As a team, we love nerding out about engineering and robotics - plus other topics like race cars or cooking. We like learning new things and then sharing our new knowledge with each other.Our team is opinionated and straightforward. We don't mind intense discussions about design tradeoffs. If we have arguments or miscommunication, we resolve conflicts quickly and empathetically.In this role, you will:Build and own the entire talent function at MedraPartner directly with leadership to define hiring needs and shape role requirementsRun full-cycle recruiting across technical and non-technical rolesDevelop sourcing strategies and proactively engage top-tier candidatesCreate and refine interview processes, rubrics, and evaluation systemsClearly communicate progress, surface risks early, and keep hiring moving quicklyBuild scalable recruiting workflows, systems, and toolsMaintain an excellent candidate experience and represent Medra's mission compellinglyTake full ownership of critical hires from start to finishThis is a 5 days a week in-person role in our San Francisco office; relocation support availableLet's talk if you have:4-10+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally at fast-growing startupsAbility to source, assess, and close exceptional technical talentStrong communication skills and comfort working directly with foundersExperience building processes, workflows, or recruiting systemsA builders mindset- you are scrappy, fast-moving, adaptableWillingness to wear many hats and own broad responsibilitiesA bias toward action, autonomy, and high accountabilityBonus points if you have:Experience hiring in AI, robotics, biotech, or other deep tech areasEarly-stage or founding-team recruiting experienceFamiliarity with structured hiring, compensation research, and talent brandingExperience bringing candidates from outreach → hire in fast, high-bar environments

Created: 2026-04-02