VP of Human Resources

About Us  

Valo Health is a biotechnology company that is integrating human-centric data and AI-powered technology to accelerate the creation of life-changing drugs for more patients faster. Valo was created with the belief that the drug discovery and development process can and should be faster and less expensive, with a much higher probability of success. We are using models early to fail less often, executing clinical trials to add valuation to the company, and generating fit-for-purpose data to feed back into Valo’s Opal Computational Platform™ as we reinvent drug discovery and development from the ground up. Disease doesn’t wait, so neither can we.  

We are a multi-disciplinary team of experts in science, technology, and pharmaceuticals united in our mission to achieve better drugs for patients faster. Valo is committed to hiring diverse talent, prioritizing growth and development, fostering an inclusive environment, and creating opportunities to bring together a group of different experiences, backgrounds, and voices to work together. We achieve the widest-ranging impact when we leverage our broad backgrounds and perspectives to accelerate a new frontier in health. Valo seeks to become the catalyst for the pharmaceutical industry and drive the digital transformation of the industry. Are you ready to join us?  

What You’ll Do…   

The VP of Human Resources will drive key Human Resources (HR) best practices, initiatives and provide strategic direction and expertise for the full scope of the HR function for Valo. Reporting directly into the Chief Operating Officer, the Head of HR will develop and execute the HR strategy for the organization and be responsible for leading the company’s people function, structure, and policies. This role will serve as a thought partner to the COO and Leadership Team (LT), provide HR advisory services with regards to leadership, coaching, employee relations, talent acquisition, engagement, culture, compensation, organizational design and change, performance management, learning and development.  

Primary responsibilities:  

• Develop and implement an HR plan that aligns with the overall mission and strategy of the organization, resulting in innovative, best practices and policies that will service the full range of the company’s HR needs to help build a high-performing culture of success, accountability, transparency and collaboration.  

• Act as a strategic partner to all members of the LT and provide insightful, innovative thinking and problem solving on critical HR issues.  

• Oversee development of HR operations, systems and processes that will scale to support the organization as the company grows and improve operational and organizational effectiveness.  

• Partner closely with the LT, hiring managers and key external recruitment partners on recruitment efforts to enable sustainable and targeted company growth  

• Advise on people programs and processes to enhance talent attraction, retention, development, and succession.  

• Partner closely with Finance in overseeing organizational headcount budget, people related costs and departmental budget.  

• Assure implementation and sign-off of onboarding and offboarding programs.  

• Partner with key internal and external business partners and total rewards teams to ensure equitable and market competitive compensation and benefits and oversee their implementation.  

• Create and implement training and organizational development programs to support opportunities for continuous learning and development.  

• Partner with legal counsel as required to ensure compliance requirements are met to mitigate organizational risks.  

• Ensure layering of equity into the lifecycle of talent management: recruitment and retention of diverse candidates and staff; organization engagement and performance management that is inclusive and equitable; training and development; succession planning; and compensation and benefits, all of which are also inclusive and equitable.  

• Coach and counsel LT in developing themselves and their teams to achieve improved performance and engagement.  

• Counsel, coach and guide managers and staff in addressing concerns and complaints to assure fair and equitable treatment while ensuring compliance with local labor regulations and practices.  

• Build a culture that cultivates talent, enhances learning and development, inspires the employees, and support Valo to be an employer of choice.  

What You Bring...   

• A bachelor’s degree required. Advanced degree or MBA preferred. Certifications in HR helpful (SPHR, GPHR).  

• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in HR leadership positions, ideally in a biotech or startup environment. Previous experience supporting R&D organizations is a bonus.   

• Business minded with deep knowledge of HR functions and experience in HR strategy development and execution.  

• Successful track record scaling an organization by developing, implementing, and driving HR best practices.  

• Broad knowledge of state and federal legal compliance requirements.  

• Working knowledge of benefits, 401k, compensation and other operational HR matters.  

• General business and financial acumen with the ability to develop and utilize HR data and metrics as they relate to and impact business areas in Finance, Legal, IT, payroll, and administration.  

• Excellent communications skills - written, verbal and interpersonal - and an ability to tailor communication style to diverse audiences.  

• Strong coaching, consulting and facilitation skills.  

• Results-driven, agile, change agent with the commitment and confidence to assume a leadership role in an evolving complex environment.  

• Bring a strategic mindset but have the ability to be an individual contributor.  

• Someone who thrives in a start-up environment and have a roll-up your sleeves attitude to achieve desired results.  

• Have unquestionable personal integrity, fairness and credibility necessary to gain the trust and commitment of individuals at all levels of the organization.  

• Demonstrate success at cultivating strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and creating partnerships at all levels within the organization to achieve results.  

• Empathetic and engaging individual, who listens well, is responsive, solutions focused and results oriented.  

• Passionate about the mission of the company, enthused by the challenges confronting the organization, and dedicated to achieving its goal.  

More on Valo  

Valo Health, LLC (“Valo”) is a biotechnology company built to transform the drug discovery and development process using human-centric data and artificial intelligence-driven computation. As a digitally native company, Valo aims to fully integrate human-centric data across the entire drug development life cycle into a single unified architecture, thereby accelerating the discovery and development of life-changing drugs while simultaneously reducing costs, time, and failure rates. The company’s Opal Computational Platform™ is an integrated set of capabilities designed to transform data into valuable insights that may accelerate discoveries and enable Valo to advance a robust pipeline of programs across cardiovascular metabolic diseases. Founded by Flagship Pioneering and headquartered in Lexington, MA. Valo also has offices in New York, NY and Tel Aviv, Israel. To learn more, visit www.valohealth.com.