Founding Recruiter

ABOUT ATARAXIS AI Ataraxis is a clinical AI research lab working at the intersection of multi-modal AI and precision medicine. Our goal is to make disease predictable. To accomplish this, we develop new AI methods that predict patient outcomes and treatment response, and build clinical tools to assist physicians in selecting the most optimal treatments for their patients. Our AI research lab discovers and develops methods to recognize patterns and predict outcomes across complex, multi-modal clinical data. This spans our causality https://www.ataraxis.ai/research-causality (Ataraxis™ Tau), foundation model https://www.ataraxis.ai/research---representation-learning (Falcon and Kestrel for digital pathology), and survival analysis https://www.ataraxis.ai/research-survival-analysis research. Our first clinical products, such as Ataraxis™ Breast https://www.ataraxis.ai/ataraxis-breast-overview for breast cancer, already help patients get the most appropriate treatment across the best academic institutions and community clinics worldwide. At Ataraxis, you will have a unique opportunity to shape not only the future of our company, but also the future of healthcare. You will join an exceptional team at the forefront of clinical AI research and deployment. Our advisors include AI pioneers such as our founding advisor, Yann LeCun, and distinguished oncologists from top cancer research institutions, all united by the mission to redefine precision medicine. Ataraxis has raised over $24 million in funding, including a $20 million Series A led by top venture capital funds such as Thiel Capital/Founders Fund (OpenAI, SpaceX, Palantir), Obvious Ventures (AMI Labs, Inceptive, Radical Numerics, Recursion), and AIX Ventures (Hugging Face, Perplexity). We are an company with a flat organizational structure, where every team member is empowered to actively contribute. Leadership roles are earned by those who demonstrate initiative and consistently deliver exceptional results. Strong work ethic and the ability to prioritize ruthlessly are essential. RESPONSIBILITIES - Own full-cycle recruiting from sourcing through close - Source creatively: competitor mapping, adjacent industries, referrals, and AI-powered tools - Build the hiring engine, including interview processes, scorecards, candidate experience, and funnel and time-to-fill reporting - Manage outside recruiting partners as needed and help shape how the team grows QUALIFICATIONS - 3+ years of full-cycle recruiting, including in-house at an early-stage or high-growth startup - Comfort with technical or research hiring, or a strong desire to learn it - A track record of high-volume GTM hiring (e.g. account executives or field sales); healthcare, diagnostics or life sciences experience is a plus - Fluency with modern recruiting and AI tools; you automate repetitive work wherever you can - Speed and ownership: you move from outreach to signed offer quickly without lowering the bar - Bias for action