Director, HR & Talent Acquisition

BullFrog AI is a growing techbio company preparing to scale by 25 employees in 2027. We're seeking a hands-on Director of HR & Talent Acquisition to build and run our hiring engine and manage everyday people operations. You'll recruit across scientific and technical, commercial, finance, and operations functions, and you'll be the first point of contact for employees and managers on all things HR.

This is a builder role. You'll partner closely with our executive team and our fractional Chief People Officer, who leads HR strategy, executive-level initiatives, and specialized search. You'll own execution and become the internal face of HR as we grow.

What you'll do

TALENT ACQUISITION (ABOUT 60%)

• Own full-cycle recruiting for individual contributor through manager-level roles across R&D/technical, sales, marketing, finance, and operations
• Partner with hiring managers on intake, role scoping, job descriptions, interview plans, and scorecards
• Source candidates directly through LinkedIn Recruiter, boolean search, referrals, scientific networks, and industry associations
• Manage the applicant tracking system, pipeline reporting, and weekly hiring updates to leadership
• Coordinate interviews, collect feedback, and keep the candidate experience timely and professional
• Prepare offers within approved compensation guidelines and manage negotiations and closing
• Build the employer brand and sourcing channels for a scientific and commercial audience
• Track hiring metrics (time to fill, source of hire, offer acceptance rate, pipeline health)

PEOPLE OPERATIONS (ABOUT 40%)

• Run onboarding and offboarding, including I-9/E-Verify, benefits enrollment, systems access, and new hire orientation
• Administer HRIS, payroll inputs, benefits, and leave in partnership with the PEO/payroll provider and finance
• Maintain employee files, policies, and the employee handbook; keep multi-state postings and notices current
• Serve as the first point of contact for employee questions and manager guidance on routine performance and conduct matters
• Run the annual performance review cycle and support goal setting
• Support compensation administration: salary bands, merit cycle logistics, and equity grant tracking with finance
• Coordinate culture, engagement, and recognition programs
• Escalate complex employee relations, investigations, and executive matters to our fractional Chief People Officer

• 7 years of progressive HR and recruiting experience, with at least 3 years of hands-on full-cycle recruiting of highly technical roles
• Experience hiring in biotech, pharma, life sciences, or another highly technical industry
• Track record of recruiting for both technical/scientific roles (PhD, computational, lab, or engineering) and commercial roles (sales, marketing, business development)
• Generalist HR experience in a startup or growth-stage company of roughly 25 to 150 employees
• Working knowledge of federal employment law and multi-state compliance (wage and hour, leave, onboarding)
• Comfort with an ATS and HRIS (e.g., Greenhouse, Lever, Manatal, Rippling, Paylocity, BambooHR)
• Strong judgment, discretion, and the ability to manage many open roles at once without losing the details
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university

Nice to have

• SHRM-CP/SCP or PHR/SPHR
• Experience in a public company environment (equity programs, SEC-adjacent sensitivity, insider trading windows)
• Experience scaling a company through a growth stage of 25 hires in a year
• Experience hiring in California, Illinois, New York, Massachusetts, or other high-compliance states
• Master's Degree

Benefits

• 15 days PTO per year, accrued per pay period
• 10 paid Federal Holidays  1 Floating Holiday per year
• Medical, Dental, and Vision Coverage
• 401(k)
• Short-Term Disability
• Group Life Insurance 
• Health Care FSA
• Dependent Care FSA