AI Technical Recruiter

About the role

This is a full-cycle recruiting role covering every hire from AI research scientists to computational biologists to drug discovery leads. You will build Output's team.

Output is currently in stealth, operated by a team of repeat founders and biotech veterans with multiple exits in AI x Bio, and backed by top-tier VCs including Y Combinator.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a candidate pipeline through proactive sourcing, networking, and long-term relationship building with researchers and scientists in AI, biology, and drug discovery
• Conduct first-round screening interviews, evaluating candidates with enough technical fluency to distinguish real depth from surface familiarity in AI/ML and computational biology
• Design and continuously improve screening frameworks and interview processes, ensuring Output identifies exceptional talent efficiently and consistently
• Represent Output at key venues including AI conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR) and biotech events, building relationships with researchers, PhD students, and postdocs
• Partner with the founders and hiring managers to define roles, set hiring strategy, and ensure every candidate experiences a rigorous and human process
• Own and maintain the ATS, keeping pipeline data clean and using it to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and improve workflows
• Manage the process through to offer: structuring competitive compensation packages, presenting offers to candidates, and handling negotiations on equity, salary, and terms

Requirements

• 3+ years of full-cycle technical recruiting experience with a meaningful focus on AI/ML, research, or engineering roles
• A track record of sourcing and closing niche technical talent in highly competitive markets
• Enough technical fluency in AI/ML to screen research candidates credibly: understanding the difference between someone who has trained models and someone who has used APIs, and assessing publication records and research depth
• Familiarity with the AI/ML research community: key conferences, top labs, publication venues, and how researchers evaluate opportunities
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build trust with researchers and scientists who are skeptical of recruiting outreach
• Familiarity with startup compensation structures, including equity, vesting, and how to position offers competitively against well-funded AI labs
• Experience recruiting in biotech, drug discovery, or computational biology in addition to AI/ML (a plus)
• Experience as the first or early recruiter at a startup, building processes from scratch (a plus)
• Experience with ATS platforms (Ashby, Greenhouse, or similar) (a plus)
• Experience building university partnerships or intern/new-grad pipelines (a plus)

Qualifications

• Scientific or technical background that gives you deeper candidate assessment ability

Skills

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to build and maintain long-term candidate relationships
• Experience with AI/ML research and applications
• Understanding of biotech and drug discovery processes
• Experience with ATS platforms
• Experience with university partnerships or intern/new-grad pipelines

Benefits

Healthy feedback focused environment to help you strive - leadership will have high expectations, regularly share constructive feedback, support you and help you grow, and welcome receiving feedback and ideas from you

Competitive salary and equity in a growing, well-funded startup

Excellent medical, dental, and vision coverage

Pay

Competitive salary and equity in a growing, well-funded startup

Schedule

Full-time