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# Contract Recruiter (Biopharmaceutical Industry) 6 month contract at Rezolute

- **Company:** Rezolute
- **Location:** Redwood City, CA
- **Employment:** contract
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-11-01
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-11-06
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/rezolutebio/693e7cf3-9f3b-421d-b76e-3d84f0c92091

## Job description

Rezolute is a late-stage rare disease biopharmaceutical company focused on developing transformative therapies for patients living with severe metabolic and endocrine disorders. Our mission is to bring hope and meaningful solutions to patients and families affected by rare and difficult-to-treat diseases through scientific innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Contract Recruiter for a 6 month contract to join our rapidly growing biopharmaceutical company during an exciting phase of expansion. This individual will play a critical role in attracting, engaging, and hiring top talent across a variety of functions, including Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Biometrics, Research, CMC, Quality, Commercial, and Corporate Operations.

The ideal candidate brings a strong track record of full-cycle recruiting and sourcing within the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, is highly skilled at proactive sourcing and candidate engagement, and thrives in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. This role requires a hands-on recruiter who is equally comfortable developing talent pipelines, managing candidate relationships, and coordinating a seamless interview process.

This is a hybrid contract position requiring onsite presence three days per week.

## Key Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruitment

- Partner closely with hiring managers and leadership to understand hiring needs and develop effective recruiting strategies.
- Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding support.
- Drive recruiting efforts across technical, scientific, clinical, regulatory, commercial, and corporate functions.
- Ensure a positive and professional candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development

- Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, industry networks, referrals, professional associations, and other sourcing channels.
- Build and maintain pipelines of high-quality talent for current and future hiring needs.
- Develop creative sourcing strategies to attract specialized biopharmaceutical talent in competitive markets.
- Maintain regular communication with prospective candidates and nurture long-term talent relationships.

Interview Coordination & Candidate Management

- Schedule and coordinate virtual and onsite interviews with candidates and hiring teams.
- Manage interview logistics, scheduling, travel arrangements (if applicable), and candidate communications.
- Prepare candidates and interview teams to ensure a positive and efficient recruiting experience.
- Gather and communicate timely interview feedback to stakeholders.

Recruiting Operations

- Maintain accurate candidate records within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Lever experience highly preferred.
- Generate recruiting metrics and provide regular updates on pipeline activity, time-to-fill, and hiring progress.
- Ensure compliance with company policies, employment laws, and recruiting best practices.
- Assist with employer branding initiatives and recruiting events as needed.

## Qualifications

Required

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with at least 3 years recruiting within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry.
- Demonstrated success recruiting scientific, clinical, technical, and corporate professionals.
- Strong experience utilizing LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools to identify passive candidates.
- Experience working with an Applicant Tracking System
- Experience coordinating and scheduling multiple simultaneous virtual and onsite interview processes.
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proficiency with applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies.

## Preferred

- Experience supporting a growing or emerging biopharmaceutical company.
- Experience recruiting for clinical-stage biotechnology organizations.
- Familiarity with positions in Clinical Operations, Biostatistics, Data Management, Regulatory Affairs, Medical Affairs, Clinical Development, Quality, and Commercial functions.
- Experience using ATS platforms such as Greenhouse, Workday Recruiting, or similar. Lever is highly preferred
- Knowledge of employment laws and recruiting compliance practices.

## Key Competencies

- Exceptional sourcing and talent identification skills
- Strong candidate assessment and screening capabilities
- High attention to detail and organizational excellence
- Ability to influence and partner effectively with hiring managers
- Customer-service mindset and commitment to candidate experience
- Agile and adaptable in a rapidly changing environment
- Strong sense of urgency and accountability

Work Environment

- Hybrid position requiring onsite presence three (3) days per week.
- Ability to support both virtual and onsite interview processes.
- Contract position with potential for extension based on business needs.

Rezolute (RZLT) currently anticipates the base salary for the Contract Recruiter role could range from $65.00 per hour to $90.00 per hour and will depend in part on the successful candidate’s qualifications for the role, including education and experience

## About Rezolute

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Rezolute is a late-stage rare disease biotechnology company developing ersodetug, a monoclonal antibody therapy for hypoglycemia caused by congenital and tumor hyperinsulinism.
- **Entity Type**: Public (Nasdaq: RZLT)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States (with an additional office in Louisville)
- **Founded**: Not publicly available (IPO 2012)
- **Founders**: Not publicly available

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: Biotechnology – rare disease therapeutics
- **Target customers**: B2B – healthcare providers, patients, and payers; focuses on addressing severe unmet medical needs in hyperinsulinism
- **Mission/purpose**: Significantly improve outcomes for individuals with hypoglycemia caused by hyperinsulinism ([rezolutebio.com – About](https://rezolutebio.com/job-openings/))

## Products & Services
- **Ersodetug (lead candidate)**: An intravenously administered human monoclonal antibody that allosterically binds to the insulin receptor, down‑modulating insulin action to restore normal glucose levels. Being developed for two indications:
  - **Congenital Hyperinsulinism (sunRIZE Phase 3 study)** – completed enrollment (May 2025) with 62 participants; topline results expected December 2025.
  - **Tumor Hyperinsulinism (upLIFT Phase 3 study)** – initiated mid‑2025; FDA agreed to a single‑arm open‑label design; topline results expected second half 2026.
  - Designations: Orphan Drug (US/EU), Rare Pediatric Disease, Breakthrough Therapy (US), PRIME (EU), ILAP (UK) ([ir.rezolutebio.com – 10-K](https://ir.rezolutebio.com/sec-filings/content/0001104659-25-090848/0001104659-25-090848.pdf))

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: $317.7 million (as of recent data, per LinkedIn) ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/rezolute))
- **Key Metric (Public)**: Annual revenue of $14.1 million (likely from grants or collaboration revenue; no product revenue yet) ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/rezolute))
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Not publicly available – company is publicly traded and does not disclose a lead investor list. Key partners include clinical trial sites and regulatory agencies (FDA, EMA).
- **Growth Signals**:
  - Headcount: 50 employees (+2.9% YoY) ([linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/rezolute))
  - Phase 3 sunRIZE study fully enrolled; topline data pending December 2025.
  - Phase 3 upLIFT study enrolling with streamlined design; data expected second half 2026.
  - FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for tumor HI in May 2025.
  - Multiple regulatory designations accelerating development pathway.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique mechanism**: Ersodetug acts downstream from beta cells at the insulin receptor, allowing it to potentially treat all forms of hyperinsulinism (genetic or acquired) regardless of underlying cause.
- **Dosing convenience**: Half‑life >2 weeks enables monthly intravenous administration.
- **Regulatory momentum**: Orphan Drug, Rare Pediatric Disease, Breakthrough Therapy, PRIME, and ILAP designations provide expedited review, potential priority review voucher, and closer FDA/EMA collaboration.
- **Pivotal data catalysts**: Two Phase 3 studies read out within ~12‑18 months, creating clear value inflection points.

## Strategic Focus
- Execute the two ongoing Phase 3 trials (sunRIZE in congenital HI, upLIFT in tumor HI).
- Assuming positive topline data from sunRIZE, submit a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the FDA for ersodetug in mid‑2026.
- Continue to build commercial and medical affairs infrastructure (recent job postings indicate hires in Commercial Operations, Marketing, Payer Strategy, and Supply Chain) ([rezolutebio.com – Job Openings](https://rezolutebio.com/job-openings/)).

## Why Work Here
- **Mission‑driven**: Employees work on therapies for ultra‑rare, life‑threatening conditions with high unmet medical need.
- **Benefits**: Comprehensive health/dental/vision insurance, competitive salaries, annual bonus, 401(k) with company match, tuition assistance, on‑site meals, flexible spending accounts ([rezolutebio.com – Benefits](https://rezolutebio.com/job-openings/)).
- **Work environment**: Hybrid/office policy not explicitly stated; roles are based in Redwood City (HQ) and Louisville. Recent openings include remote-friendly functions? Not confirmed.
- **Growth opportunity**: Small company (~50 people) entering late‑stage development and pre‑commercial build‑out – employees can have broad impact and career advancement.
- **Engineering culture**: For biotech, the focus is on clinical operations, regulatory, and commercial roles rather than traditional engineering. IT positions (Business System Engineer) exist.

## Sources
1. [linkedin.com – Rezolute company page](https://linkedin.com/company/rezolute)
2. [rezolutebio.com – Job Openings & Benefits](https://rezolutebio.com/job-openings/)
3. [ir.rezolutebio.com – SEC 10-K Filing (September 2025)](https://ir.rezolutebio.com/sec-filings/content/0001104659-25-090848/0001104659-25-090848.pdf)
4. [rezolutebio.com – Leadership page](https://rezolutebio.com/leadership/)

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