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# Apply for your Dream Job at Pendulum™

- **Company:** Pendulum™
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Posted:** 2019-06-12
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-08
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f

## Job description

Pendulum™  is on a mission to help people improve physical and mental health by creating a new category of products that target the microbiome. We are researching, developing and commercializing a novel class of rationally-designed Live SynbioticsTM (probiotics + prebiotics) that have demonstrated clinical efficacy to treat conditions like metabolic syndrome, inflammation and neurodegeneration.

Pendulum™  has created proprietary pipelines to build a unique discovery platform that identifies key, novel bacterial strains and the prebiotics that feed them.

We are a highly collaborative team of scientists, engineers, physicians, marketers and salespeople interested in improving human health by using the latest research from diverse fields, such as microbiology, molecular biology, high-throughput genomics, distributed computing, pharmaceutical development and nutrition. We believe strongly in an individual’s transparency and strong communication to enable the most effective and efficient path to team success.

If you’re interested in building a new category of products that will help improve the lives of people globally and you love working in a cross-functional, collaborative, inspiring environment, please continue reading!

We are passionate about building products that are best-in-class and we are looking for individuals who embody that same desire.

If you're someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment where autonomy and collaboration are equally valued, AND you are excited to dedicate your life to improving health, we want you to join us!

Feel compelled by our mission and vision, but don't see your dream job listed? Please apply here, and let us know which of the following departments you are interested in.

Pendulum Departments:

- Compute R&D (Software Engineering and Data Analytics)
- Lab R&D (Biochemistry and Microbiology)
- Manufacturing
- People and Culture
- Marketing
- Medical Affairs
- Operations
- IT

Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We welcome all to apply.

## About Pendulum™

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Pendulum™ (Pendulum Therapeutics) is a biotechnology company developing clinically validated, science-backed probiotics and Live Synbiotics™ that target the gut microbiome to improve metabolic and overall health.
- **Entity Type**: Private (late-stage venture-backed; last disclosed round: Venture Round 2023, plus Series B 2019)
- **Headquarters**: San Francisco, California, United States (933 20th St, San Francisco, CA 94107)
- **Founded**: 2012
- **Founders**: Colleen Cutcliffe (CEO & Co-Founder), John Eid (CSO & Co-Founder)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology / Microbiome science / Consumer health supplements
- **Target Customers**: B2C (direct-to-consumer probiotics), B2B/Healthcare (wholesale, strategic channels, healthcare providers), Enterprise (health systems and clinical partners)
- **Mission Statement**: "To improve the lives of millions through microbiome products" — bridging nature and medicine by creating products with "the power and efficacy of a pharmaceutical with the safety and accessibility of a probiotic" [pendulumlife.com](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)

## Products & Services
- **Pendulum Akkermansia**: The company's flagship product — the first novel probiotic species brought to market in more than 50 years, and the first and only probiotic in the world clinically proven to lower A1C and blood glucose in people with type 2 diabetes; it stimulates natural GLP-1 production. (Product type: clinically validated probiotic supplement)
- **Live Synbiotics™ Line**: A portfolio of rationally designed probiotics + prebiotics targeting conditions such as metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and neurodegeneration. (Product type: synbiotic supplements)
- **Proprietary Discovery Platform**: An internal R&D engine that identifies key novel bacterial strains and the prebiotics that feed them, enabling a pipeline of new products. (Service type: biotech research platform)
- **Glucose Control / Metabolic Products**: Products designed for metabolic daily support, optimized glucose control, and healthy weight promotion. (Product type: probiotic supplements)

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (privately held) — *conflicting/limited data: total funding reported as $45M across multiple rounds*
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue ~$3M (estimated via public data aggregators); Total Funding $45M
  - Venture Round (June 2023): $10M, 1 investor
  - Series B (May 2019): $35M, 5 investors
  - Seed Round (May 2024): 1 investor
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Investors from prior rounds include institutional backers (specific fund names not disclosed in public sources); partners include healthcare sales and wholesale distribution channels. Leadership includes Dr. Adam Perlman (Chief Medical Officer), formerly Director of Integrative Health and Wellbeing at the Mayo Clinic.
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 94 employees (−20.8% YoY, −30 people) with active job postings up +100% YoY — a sign of selective rebuilding after contraction
  - Expanding commercial focus: hiring a Director of Healthcare Sales (Wholesale & Strategic Channels) and Director of Clinical Studies
  - Strong talent pipeline from Stanford University, BioMarin, PacBio, Zymergen, Second Genome, and Berkeley Lab
  - Workforce distributed across 5 countries (US, Canada, Philippines, India, Netherlands)

## Competitive Advantages
- **First-Mover Market Position**: Pendulum was the first to bring a novel bacterial species to the probiotics market in over 50 years, giving it category-creator status in "Live Synbiotics."
- **Clinical-Grade Evidence**: The only probiotic clinically proven to lower A1C and blood glucose in type 2 diabetes — a regulatory-grade moat that pure supplement companies lack.
- **Strong IP and Scientific Talent**: Co-founders have deep backgrounds (Pacific Biosciences, Johns Hopkins, Harvard/Rowland Institute, Cornell/UIUC) in genomics, biophysics, and molecular biology; the team includes ex-Mayo Clinic and Duke physicians.
- **Proprietary Discovery Pipeline**: Integrated platform spanning strain discovery, prebiotic matching, clinical validation, and commercialization — hard to replicate quickly.
- **Cross-Disciplinary Expertise**: Combines biostatistics, microbiology, biotechnology, medical research, high-throughput genomics, distributed computing, and nutrition.

## Strategic Focus
- **Category Creation**: Building a new category of microbiome-targeting health products with pharmaceutical-level efficacy claims and supplement-level accessibility.
- **Expanding Clinical Pipeline**: Deepening research into metabolic syndrome, inflammation, and neurodegeneration through new clinical studies (active hiring for Director of Clinical Studies).
- **Healthcare Channel Expansion**: Growing wholesale and strategic healthcare sales to move beyond direct-to-consumer into provider and health-system channels.
- **R&D Continuity**: Maintaining proprietary pipelines for novel strain discovery across Compute R&D (software engineering/data analytics) and Lab R&D (biochemistry/microbiology) departments.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Work**: Employees work at the intersection of nature and medicine, with a stated mission to improve the lives of millions through microbiome products [pendulumlife.com](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)
- **Cross-Functional Culture**: Described as "a highly collaborative team of scientists, engineers, physicians, marketers and salespeople" that values transparency, strong communication, autonomy, and collaboration in a fast-paced environment [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)
- **Work Model**: Hybrid and on-site roles based in San Francisco, CA (Mission District/Potrero Hill area offices)
- **Benefits**: FSA/HSA eligible products; standard health-and-wellness benefits expected in biotech (details shared during interview)
- **Departments Hiring**: Compute R&D (software engineering and data analytics), Lab R&D (biochemistry and microbiology), Manufacturing, People and Culture, Marketing, Medical Affairs, Operations, and IT
- **Diversity Commitment**: "Pendulum Therapeutics, Inc. is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer" across race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, and veteran status [jobs.lever.co](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)
- **Candid Assessment**: Employer rating is 2.9/5.0 from 45 reviews (Work-Life: 2.8, Compensation: 3.2, Culture: 2.8, Career: 2.8) — a moderate score; the company has experienced recent headcount decline (−20.8% YoY) and should be evaluated carefully on culture and stability during interviews [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/pendulumco)

## Sources
1. [lever.co — Pendulum Careers](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum)
2. [linkedin.com — Pendulum Therapeutics](https://linkedin.com/company/pendulumco)
3. [pendulumlife.com — Careers](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/careers)
4. [pendulumlife.com — Our Story](https://pendulumlife.com/pages/story)
5. [jobs.lever.co — Pendulum Dream Job Application](https://jobs.lever.co/pendulum/fbaed257-dc01-447a-ac23-24bafbc3763f)

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