Head of People

About

At WhiteLab Genomics, we believe that every patient deserves access to life-saving treatments. We won’t rest until that belief becomes a reality.

Driven by our commitment to transforming the future of healthcare, we’ve earned our place among the top innovators, including Y Combinator, French Tech 2030, and Future 40 by Station F. We’ve also been recognized by The Galien Foundation as a “Best Startup” in healthcare innovation and as Manufacturing Tech Disruptor of the Year - 2024 at Advanced Therapy Awards: Phacilitate in the USA, among other accolades.

We're committed to revolutionizing genomic medicine, delivering single-dose cures to millions with cancer and neurodegenerative and rare diseases worldwide.
By integrating cutting-edge data science, computational biology, and structural biology to design genomic medicine vectors with unprecedented precision, we're advancing the frontiers of healthcare and addressing critical challenges with the highest stakes.

If you’re passionate about improving patient outcomes and the intersection of biology and technology, we’d love to meet you!

Join us – together, we’ll bring life-saving treatments to the people who need them most.

Job Description

Role Overview

As Head of People, you will lead the design and execution of WhiteLab’s people strategy to support our scale-up phase.

You will ensure that our organization has the talent, structure, and performance systems required to deliver on our scientific, technological, and business ambitions.

You will act as a strategic partner to leadership and a strong operator, building robust, scalable HR foundations across talent, performance, compensation, and people operations.

You will manage a lean People team (People Operations & Talent Management) and work in close collaboration with Leadership, as well as Marketing (employer branding) and Finance & Payroll (compensation) to ensure consistency and scalability of people practices.

Here’s How You’ll Make an Impact

1. People Strategy & Organizational Scaling

  • Define and implement a people strategy aligned with company objectives and growth trajectory

  • Support leadership in organizational design, role clarity, and capability building

  • Support leadership in anticipating workforce needs and ensure scalable team structures

2. Talent Acquisition & Workforce Planning

  • Own and optimize the end-to-end talent strategy, from hiring to development and retention

  • Ensure high-quality recruitment processes and onboarding practices, aligned with business priorities

  • Strengthen WhiteLab’s employer brand and employee experience, in collaboration with Marketing

  • Partner with leadership on strategic workforce planning and capability development

3. Performance & Career Development

  • Lead the design and execution of performance management frameworks

  • Ensure clarity, fairness, and consistency in evaluation processes

  • Support managers in performance conversations and development plans

  • Maintain and evolve career paths and progression frameworks

4. Compensation & Benefits

  • Design and manage competitive and scalable compensation frameworks

  • Ensure alignment with market benchmarks and internal equity

  • Drive bonus and incentive processes in line with company performance

  • Partner closely with Finance and Payroll on budget alignment, execution, and compliance

5. Learning & Capability Development

  • Structure and deploy targeted learning and development initiatives

  • Support managers in building high-performing, autonomous teams

  • Identify and close capability gaps critical to company growth

6. People Operations & Compliance

  • Ensure robust HR operations, policies, and processes

  • Guarantee compliance with legal, regulatory, and internal standards

  • Oversee HR tools, data quality, and reporting

  • Continuously improve efficiency and scalability of HR processes

7. Culture, Engagement & Employee Experience

  • Support company-wide culture efforts led by the Chief of Staff

  • Act as a culture ambassador, ensuring alignment with company values in HR practices

  • Contribute to engagement and employee experience initiatives

Preferred Experience

  • Proven experience in a Head of People / Senior HR leadership role, ideally in a scale-up or tech/scientific environment

  • Strong track record in building HR foundations in growing organizations

  • Expertise in performance management, compensation, and talent management

  • Ability to operate at both strategic and hands-on levels

  • Excellent communication, structuring and stakeholder management skills

  • Strong business acumen and ability to partner with senior leadership

  • Experience managing complex organizational dynamics and change

Recruitment Process

  • 1rst selection call with Lincoln

  • Teams with David 45min

  • Teams with Lucia & Mathieu 1h

  • Onsite meeting

Additional Information

  • Contract Type: Full-Time
  • Location: Paris
  • Education Level: Master's Degree
  • Experience: > 7 years
  • Occasional remote authorized
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