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# Sr. Corporate Recruiter (Contract) at Karius

- **Company:** Karius
- **Location:** Redwood City CA OR, United States
- **Compensation:** $60–$70/hr
- **Employment:** temporary
- **Work type:** hybrid
- **Posted:** 2026-10-20
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-24
- **Apply:** https://jobs.lever.co/kariusdx/9c367709-4ea7-4ea9-afc7-ceed91fcd19d

## Job description

## About Karius

Karius is a venture-backed life science startup focused on transforming the way infectious diseases are diagnosed. Combining Next-Generation Sequencing and proprietary data analysis, we can identify over 1,000 pathogens from a single blood sample with typical turnaround time in one business day. By unlocking the information present in microbial cell-free DNA, we’re helping doctors quickly solve their most challenging cases, with a future vision of accelerating clinical trials, discovering new microbes, and reducing patient suffering worldwide.

Position Summary As a member of our Talent Acquisition team, you will be responsible for managing a full life-cycle recruiting process by identify, develop, and execute effective sourcing strategies to build teams and organizations. As the liaison for both the business and talent acquisition, you are responsible for finding top talent that no one else can through the relationships you build and the creative and innovative sourcing techniques your experience provides. Your ability to represent human resources will ensure we're delivering a best-in-class experience to potential talent.

*This is a contract position.

Why Should You Join? Karius aims to conquer infectious diseases through innovations around genomic sequencing and machine learning. The company’s platform is already delivering unprecedented insights into the microbial landscape, providing clinicians with a comprehensive test capable of identifying more than a thousand pathogens directly from blood, and helping industry accelerate the development of therapeutic solutions. The Karius test we provide today is one of the most advanced solutions available to physicians who aim to deliver better care to many otherwise ineffectively treated patients. Our test is the result of some incredible work done by our scientists, statisticians, engineers, and physicians, all driven by the same mission. You, as part of the Karius team, will be able to see how directly your work has a life-changing impact on people, and at scale.

Reports to: Director, Talent Acquisition

Location: Redwood City, CA

## Responsibilities Include

- Collaborate with hiring managers to understand their hiring needs and develop recruiting plans, while advising on internal processes, best practices, and strategy to identify top talent.
- Source top-tier talent, creating and nurturing relationships with candidates as they move through the process - from initial contact to offer acceptance.
- Ability to generate a high volume and high-quality candidate pipeline under very tight timelines.
- Become an expert in Karius technology, culture & environment, future products, and applications.
- Effectively use our ATS system (Lever ATS) to track and manage the candidate's recruitment process flow

Travel: No travel required.

Physical Requirements Subject to extended periods of sitting and/or standing, vision to monitor and moderate noise levels.

Position Requirements

- 5+ years in full-cycle recruiting experience, ideally in a corporate (in-house) talent acquisition team, preferring startup experience.
- Preferred working in a regulated field - biotech or medical device experience (current or past) experience.
- A Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent combination of work and education).
- Relationship building acumen making you a natural partner with hiring managers.
- A team player mentality and a positive attitude (we are a growing organization so you’ll need to be comfortable wearing many hats).
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with a passion for recruiting in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent organizational skills with impeccable attention-to-detail and follow-through.
- Passionate, purpose-driven, and excited about Karius’ mission.

At Karius, we value a diverse and inclusive workplace and provide equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees and are committed to honor and invest in the full diversity of people, in our hiring, recruiting and development of employees across the Company. All qualified applicants for employment are encouraged to apply and will be considered without regard to an individual’s race, color, sex, gender identity and gender expression (including transgender individuals who are transitioning, have transitioned, or are perceived to be transitioning to the gender with which they identify), religion, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, physical or mental disability, medical condition, family care status, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local laws. If you are unable to submit your application due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@kariusdx.com and we will accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

## About Karius

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: Karius is a clinical metagenomics company that uses microbial cell-free DNA and AI to diagnose infectious diseases from a single blood test, helping clinicians make faster treatment decisions.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Series C)
- **Headquarters**: Redwood City, California, United States
- **Founded**: 2014
- **Founders**: Based on intellectual property developed at Stanford University (specific founders not widely disclosed; Alec Ford is CEO)

## Core Business
- **Primary Industry**: Biotechnology Research / Clinical Diagnostics
- **Target Customers**: B2B — 600+ leading hospitals and transplant centers across the US
- **Mission**: To create a world where every patient gets a clear and timely diagnosis, and where infectious disease is no longer a major threat to human health [kariusdx.com](https://kariusdx.com/about-us)

## Products & Services
- **Karius Test (Karius Spectrum)**: A clinical metagenomics test that detects microbial cell-free DNA circulating in the blood, identifying over 1,000 pathogens (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) with a single blood draw. Used for immunocompromised patients, sepsis, and complex infections.
- **Karius Cloud**: Software platform for test ordering, reporting, and data integration (assists clinical workflow).

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not publicly disclosed
- **Key Metric (Funding)**: **$354M total funding** — Series C (May 2024): $100M led by Khosla Ventures and 5AM Ventures; prior rounds include Series B, Seed, and Debt Financing from DCVC and Oxford Finance [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kariusinc)
- **Annual Revenue**: ~$19.5M (estimated) [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kariusinc)
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Khosla Ventures, 5AM Ventures, DCVC, Oxford Finance LLC — plus partnerships with 600+ hospitals and transplant centers
- **Growth Signals**: 100,000+ patient samples tested; 1.5% YoY headcount growth; 200% increase in job postings quarterly; active expansion of clinical sales roles; CAP-accredited, CLIA-certified, and ISO 15189-accredited lab

## Competitive Advantages
- **Unique Moat**: Proprietary metagenomics platform using cell-free DNA from a simple blood draw — replaces invasive tissue biopsies and broad-spectrum empiric treatment; backed by Stanford IP and validated in clinical practice
- **AI-Driven**: Uses genomics and artificial intelligence for pathogen detection at unprecedented breadth and speed
- **Accreditations**: CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited, and ISO 15189-accredited high-complexity lab — a significant regulatory barrier for competitors
- **Already in Use**: Deployed at 600+ leading US hospitals, demonstrating clinical adoption and trust

## Strategic Focus
- **Clinical Expansion**: Scaling sales organization (multiple Clinical Sales Manager roles open) to deepen hospital penetration and reach new geographies (East Coast, Midwest)
- **Product Development**: Advancing the Karius Spectrum test to cover more pathogens and reduce turnaround time
- **AI & Data Science**: Continued investment in computational biology and machine learning for pathogen identification and microbiome analysis
- **Patient Impact**: Focus on reducing time-to-diagnosis for critically ill patients (sepsis, immunocompromised)

## Why Work Here
- **Culture**: Described as high-integrity, roll-up-your-sleeves, and patient-first. Emphasis on humility, flexibility, respect, and teamwork. Employees report a 3.4/5 rating (77 reviews) — Work-Life 3.8, Compensation 3.9, Culture 3.4, Career 3.3 [linkedin.com](https://linkedin.com/company/kariusinc)
- **Remote/Hybrid**: Hybrid office in Redwood City, CA, with **remote options available for many roles** (USA-wide). The culture values flexibility, outcomes over hours, and work-life balance.
- **Benefits**: 100% company-paid premiums for employees; flexible time off (vacation, sick, mental wellness days); 12 paid holidays; generous paid maternity and paternity leave; 401(k); FSA; mobile phone & internet allowance; access to life coaches and therapists.
- **Career Development**: Access to professional coaches for all levels; twice-yearly development check-ins; learning opportunities from wearing multiple hats in a start-up; mentorship of STEM students.
- **Mission-Driven**: Direct impact on patient lives — "you will help save lives" is a core recruiting message. Employee-led community service (Second Harvest food packaging, St. Jude walks, beach cleanups, STEM mentoring).
- **Engineering & Science**: Strong research culture (computational biology, data science, genomics); opportunity to work at intersection of AI, DNA sequencing, and clinical medicine.

## Sources
1. [Karius About Us](https://kariusdx.com/about-us)
2. [Karius Careers Page](https://kariusdx.com/about-us/careers)
3. [Karius LinkedIn Company Profile](https://linkedin.com/company/kariusinc)
4. [Karius Job Listings (Lever)](https://jobs.lever.co/kariusdx)
5. [Karius Leadership Team](https://kariusdx.com/about-us/our-team)

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