About Aqemia

Aqemia is a next-gen pharmatech company generating one of the world's fastest-growing drug discovery pipeline.

Our mission is to design fast innovative drug candidates for dozens of critical diseases.

Our differentiation lies in our unique quantum and statistical mechanics algorithms fueling a generative artificial intelligence to design novel drug candidates. The disruptive speed and accuracy of our technological platform enables us to scale drug discovery projects just like tech projects. Our endeavors are further underscored by prestigious partnerships with industry leaders, including prominent pharmaceutical companies, FrenchTech ecosystem, and esteemed investment funds.

The Head of Talent position:

We are looking for a Head of Talent to lead our recruitment efforts and elevate our team to new heights. Your primary objective will be to architect a robust hiring strategy and foster team growth.

You'll play a pivotal role in our mission to scale from 55 to 80 employees by year's end, with even greater challenges awaiting us in the years ahead. It's essential not to underestimate the scale of this strive; our position in the drug discovery field necessitates exceptional strategic recruitment skills, especially in a competitive market for engineering and science talent.

About the team you’ll join:

You will report directly to Marion Birolini, Head of People, who brings over ten years of experience in human resources within the French tech ecosystem. Currently, our team includes a Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist who works closely with our team members to meet their staffing needs.

Your role :

We are seeking a strategic professional to lead the development of our recruitment strategy. This role will involve:

- Hiring Machine Projects (30%): Lead key projects aimed at optimizing our hiring processes, such as enhancing candidate experience, improving employer branding, refining documentation, and establishing a recruitment academy to enhance the skills of hiring managers.

- Talent Analytics (25%): Provide regular reports on recruitment efficiency and establish recruitment objectives based on data analysis.

- Recruitment (20%): Collaborate with founders to recruit C-level positions and other strategic roles. Oversee your team closely to ensure progress on other positions.

- Build a talent Acquisition Strategy (15%): Develop and execute a comprehensive talent acquisition strategy aligned with Aqemia's business objectives and growth plans.

- Team Management (10%): Manage a Senior Talent Acquisition professional, including setting clear objectives, tracking progress, providing coaching, and evaluating performance.

- Partnership Establishment (everyday): Cultivate trusted partnerships across all departments and foster strong relationships with managers and leadership. Utilize your skills to engage partners at every level in recruitment processes and projects.

The skills we are looking for:

- You have a minimum of 10 years of experience in the recruitment field and have successfully built or scaled a recruitment infrastructure in a startup or scale-up environment.

- You have experience in effectively managing teams.

- You have fluency in English, which is our working language.

- You possess the ability to craft and implement a holistic talent acquisition strategy, demonstrating foresight in predicting future talent requirements and devising proactive approaches to allure top-tier professionals.

- Your proficiency lies in formulating recruitment objectives through meticulous data analysis, ensuring their alignment with the overarching goals and objectives of the organization.

- Your adeptness in project management empowers you to spearhead and synchronize pivotal initiatives aimed at refining the hiring procedures.

- As a resilient individual, you assertively champion your ideas and exhibit a sharp analytical acumen in your endeavors.

You are the perfect match for Aqemia if:

- You are deeply passionate about sharing your wealth of knowledge and skills, striving to inspire and mentor brilliant individuals from diverse backgrounds, while embodying essential humility in your approach.

- You possess a proactive and can-do attitude, tackling tough problems that truly matter. You understand that finding drugs is one of the most complex and difficult tasks, and finding many is truly heroic—aligning with our mission.

- You excel in collaborative environments, thriving in a fast-paced, interdisciplinary setting that keeps everyone focused and on track.

Our recruitment process:

No wasteful meetings here. Instead, we've crafted an efficient and direct process

1. Discovery call with our research partner

1 bis. Hiring Manager's Interview: You'll have a 45-minutes Google Meet session with Marion, your prospective manager, to introduce yourselves and discuss expectations

2. Business Case Presentation: Prepare your case beforehand, then present it on-site to Marion and an executive leader. Afterward, join Christine, our Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, for a casual coffee chat.

3. Cultural Fit Assessment: Meet with our co-founder and Emmanuelle to gauge cultural alignment.

4. Final Interview: Conclude with a final meeting with our co-founder and CEO, Maximilien

About us

We work for a mission: joining us means having your own impact on changing the way drugs are discovered, and helping to shape the direction of our fast-growing company and team.

- Our approach is completely unique in the industry, using AI & deep physics to discover new drugs.

- We are a team of +50 people from world-class institutions (AstraZeneca, GSK, Sanofi, Harvard, Princeton, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Ecole Polytechnique, BCG...). 

- We are also a multinational team: our working language is English.

- Our founders boast : 10+ years of research experience at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, not to mention a stint at Oxford and Cambridge / 10+ years of strategy consulting experience at BCG.

- We are part of the French Tech 2030 program (https://lafrenchtech.com/fr/la-france-aide-les-startup/french-tech-2030/).

- We recently signed a $140 million contract with Sanofi to accelerate their drug discovery.

- Global Series A fundraising of up to 60M€.

What can we offer

- Competitive salary and BSPCE policy

- Hybrid remote working policy: 2 days/week can be worked remotely

- Beautiful office in Paris, metro Pasteur (line 12)/Sèvres-Lecourbe (line 6)/Duroc (lines 13 & 10) - Montparnasse station less than 15 minutes walk.

- Alan mutuelle, Swile lunch card

- Transportation: green participation if you come by bike

- If needed: a relocation package to move to Paris, including various services to help you get settled