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Associate Recruiter

Meet Life Sciences
San Diego, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/12/2026

Sales Position - Base Salary uncapped commission WITH NO DRAWS/THRESHOLDS

-OTE of $70k-$75k in year 1 and $100k-$151k in year 2 and 3

-3 days a week in office, 2 day work from home (once you complete our training program)

-360 recruitment, (new business development focused)


Looking to kick-start your career in sales and recruitment? Look no further than Meet.


What is Meet Life Sciences:


We are a global, Life Sciences focused recruitment company founded in London, with offices now in New York City, San Francisco, San Diego, and Raleigh. Our client’s range across the top Medical Device companies, to Pharma, Biotech and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) as well.


Here at Meet, we give inexperienced and experienced professionals the opportunity to work in a high performing, fast-paced sales environment which includes hands on onboarding, continuous guidance, career development opportunities, and much more. A few of the things that sets us apart from our industry peers: uncapped commission structure with no draws or thresholds, the ability to receive additional training as you get promoted into senior/lead recruiter and management (if that is of interest), and the ability to work in an award winning environment for our culture.


Meets core values include: Good humans, unapologetically driven, purpose-led, community chemistry, specialized brilliance.


What is Meet looking for within their Entry Level Recruiters?


  • Ability to work in a high performing environment.
  • Eagerness to be involved with both candidate delivery and new business development - proactively cold calling, sourcing, and negotiating contracts with your own potential clients.
  • Ability to be resilient and proactive in addressing new obstacles.
  • Ability to be self-directed and work in partnership with team members.
  • Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit who has a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment.
  • Drive to succeed and grow in a sales/recruitment career.
  • Ability to network and engage with people from various backgrounds.


Day to day duties of a Meet Entry Level Recruiter:


  • Running your own 360 desk - new business development and candidate delivery
  • Pitching Meet's services to potential clients, and negotiate contracts with these companies to bring them on as a client.
  • Market research on companies for business development purposes.
  • Head hunt candidates utilizing cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Adverts, and referrals.
  • Gain insight into the Life Sciences space and become an expert in sourcing high quality and relevant candidates for open positions.
  • Provide exceptional candidate experiences throughout the entire recruitment life cycle from the initial phone call to closing the offer.
  • Work with numerous hiring managers while assisting with their staffing needs.
  • Represent Meet and our global clients in order to appeal to and maintain top talent in the industry.
  • Administrative tasks in order to keep the pipeline and system up to date.
  • Perform tasks as assigned by the manager.


Benefits of working at Meet:


  • Generous PTO package which includes the week off between Christmas and New Year’s along with a free day off for your birthday!
  • Base salary of $50k in addition to an uncapped commission WITH NO DRAWS/THRESHOLDS. OTE of $70k-$75k in year 1 and $100k-$151k in year 2 and 3
  • Award-winning training process and tools to succeed as a recruiter even for inexperienced team members.
  • Exciting incentives in which the company covers all expenses including monthly lunches to 5-star restaurants, company vacations, and days out to music festivals.
  • The opportunity to be a part of an energetic, motivated team that will offer guidance throughout your career.


Our success in Life Sciences:


  • In December 2021 a private equity firm invested in us
  • Over the last two years we've signed over 480 terms as a global business (both new and renewed terms, and for both our perm and contract division)
  • Our contract book of business has grown 24% YOY since 2020!
  • Life Science companies and Technology companies have grown strong partnerships over the past couple of years, making Biotech Bay an up and coming Life Science hub.


Qualifications:

  • 6 months of experience in a client facing role (can be full time or internship) OR in an athletic program (required)
  • Outbound sales experience (highly preferred)
  • Bachelors degree


Interview Process:

Call with internal recruiter --> 45 minute zoom interview --> Final on-site with role play and writing assessment


How to apply:

Sounds like the role for you and are interested in taking next steps? Apply now!

  • E - jonathan.arth@meetlifesciences.com

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