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# People Operations Specialist (Temporary) at Alector

- **Company:** Alector
- **Location:** South San Francisco, CA
- **Compensation:** $50–$60/hr
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** onsite
- **Posted:** 2026-03-28
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-17
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/alector/14f86555-04ab-4e2d-84f3-db56e3caa2a6

## Job description

## About Alector

Alector is a late-stage clinical biotechnology company focused on developing therapies that counteract the devastating progression of neurodegeneration. We are committed to advancing science that empowers the immune system to restore brain health. We believe that bold thinking, deep collaboration, and continuous innovation—especially through emerging technologies like AI—are essential to achieving our mission.

## Role Summary

As a People Operations Systems Specialist (Temporary), you will be at the core of our People systems. You will serve as a trusted front-line resource for employees while partnering cross-functionally with IT, Payroll, Finance, Facilities, and Talent Acquisition. You will strengthen our People Operations infrastructure through a focus on workflow design, automation and employee experience. You will apply AI to transform People-team workflows with a focus on improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability. We are looking for someone who is energized by solving operational challenges and reimagining processes through technology.

## Key Goals & Accountabilities

- Deliver exceptional employee support! Serve as a front-line resource for benefits and People Operations inquiries, resolving issues end-to-end with speed, clarity, and care.
- Elevate operational excellence! Ensure data integrity, compliance, and seamless execution across the employee lifecycle while proactively identifying and correcting discrepancies.
- Strengthen cross-functional systems! Partner with IT, Payroll, Finance, Facilities, and Talent Acquisition to optimize integrations and improve data flows.
- Drive high-impact improvements! Identify and implement system enhancements, workflow automations, and key initiatives (e.g., open enrollment), from concept through continuous optimization—including integrating innovative AI solutions to accelerate outcomes and conserve resources!
- Rethink how we work! Evaluate, redesign, and automate workflows using AI, LLMs, and integration tools to reduce manual effort and increase accuracy.

Required Qualifications

- You are a proactive self-starter who asks thoughtful questions and seeks effective solutions.
- You are an active user of large language models (LLMs) with a strong interest in advancing AI-driven workflows; you have hands-on experience applying automation tools to real People processes.
- You have experience serving as a front-line resource for employees and resolving issues end-to-end.
- You bring an analytical mindset, with experience in data-driven or operational roles and an interest in People/HR functions.
- You have demonstrated success managing cross-functional projects independently with strong attention to detail.

## Preferred Qualifications

- 4+ years of experience in People Operations or HR in a highly execution-focused environment.
- Experience optimizing HRIS platforms and building system integrations and automations.
- Familiarity with California employment law and operating in a regulated, publicly traded environment.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities and opportunities to innovate.

Location: This role is based at Alector’s headquarters in South San Francisco, CA and requires onsite presence of at least three days per week.

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## About Alector

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Alector is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing immuno-neurology therapies to treat neurodegenerative diseases by targeting the brain’s immune system.
- **Entity Type**: Public (NASDAQ: ALEC)
- **Headquarters**: South San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2013
- **Founders**: Not publicly available on their website or in recent reports; co-founded by a team of scientific and industry veterans.

## Core Business
- **Primary industry/industries**: Biotechnology / Immuno-Neurology
- **Target customers**: B2B (partnerships with large pharma), but primarily focused on patients, healthcare providers, and clinical trial sites.
- **Mission or purpose statement**: “To slow the progression of neurodegenerative diseases and to one day prevent their occurrence.” [alector.com](https://alector.com/about-us/our-mission/)

## Products & Services
For each major offering:
- **Therapeutic Pipeline (Multiple Programs)**: A portfolio of investigational therapies targeting frontotemporal dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative conditions. These are biologic drugs designed to remove toxic proteins, replace deficient proteins, and restore immune and nerve cell function.
- **Alector Brain Carrier (ABC) Platform**: A proprietary technology designed to enhance brain penetration of therapeutics across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) using receptor-mediated transcytosis. This is an enabling platform technology, not a standalone product.
- **Biomarker-Guided Development**: An internal capability for identifying and using diagnostic and pharmacodynamic biomarkers to select patient populations and track therapeutic impact in clinical trials.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: As of early September 2026, Alector’s market cap is approximately **$1.2 billion** (based on recent trading data from Yahoo Finance).
- **Key Metric**: Annual Revenue of **$21 million** (latest fiscal year); total funding to date (including IPO and follow-on offerings) is approximately **$1.1 billion** (sum of disclosed financings per SEC filings).
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Key institutional investors include **Fidelity**, **OrbiMed**, **Baker Bros. Advisors**, and **BVF Partners**. Strategic collaboration with **GSK** (GlaxoSmithKline) for the development of INHBE programs.
- **Growth Signals**: Despite a 38.3% year-over-year reduction in headcount (85 employees as of mid-2025), the company has made significant clinical progress, including advancing its lead program to Phase 3 and expanding the ABC platform. Recent hires in clinical operations signal a push toward late-stage trials.

## Competitive Advantages
- **Immuno-Neurology Focus**: Alector is a leader in the emerging field of immuno-neurology, targeting immune pathways directly in the brain rather than just neurons, which represents a novel approach distinct from competitors working on amyloid or tau alone.
- **Alector Brain Carrier (ABC)**: A proprietary BBB-crossing platform that could be a significant differentiator, potentially applicable to many other therapeutic modalities beyond Alector’s own pipeline. This creates a potential partnership or licensing revenue stream.
- **Human Genetics Foundation**: Their discovery approach is deeply rooted in human genetics, focusing on genetically validated targets, which reduces the risk of pursuing biologically irrelevant mechanisms.

## Strategic Focus
- **Current priorities and direction for growth**: Alector is laser-focused on advancing its lead clinical programs toward regulatory milestones, particularly for frontotemporal dementia. The company is also investing in expanding the ABC platform’s utility, both internally and through partnerships. Cost discipline (headcount reduction is a recent signal) suggests a focus on extending cash runway into late-stage data readouts.

## Why Work Here
- **Culture highlights**: Alector has been certified as a “Great Place to Work” since 2020 and was named one of the San Francisco Business Times’ “Best Places to Work” in 2023. The company emphasizes a culture of growth, feedback, and inclusivity. [alector.com](https://alector.com/culture-careers/)
- **Remote/hybrid/office policy**: Hybrid model—regular on-site days for collaboration with flexibility for remote work. Headquarters in South San Francisco, CA.
- **Notable perks or engineering culture**: Comprehensive benefits (medical, dental, vision, mental health), onsite gym and basketball court, 20 days PTO plus 10 holidays and a winter shutdown, 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, and peer mentorship programs. The company also offers a seminar series with visiting academics.

## Sources
1. [alector.com](https://alector.com/culture-careers/) — Company culture, benefits, and demographic data.
2. [alector.com](https://alector.com/about-us/our-mission/) — Mission statement.
3. [alector.com](https://alector.com/our-scientific-approach/) — Scientific approach, ABC platform, and biomarker strategy.
4. [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/alector) — Employee count, revenue, and location.
5. [jobs.lever.co/alector](https://jobs.lever.co/alector) — Current job openings and work model details.
6. Yahoo Finance / SEC Filings — Market cap and revenue data (cross-referenced via public filings).

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