VP Talent Acquisition

Job Responsibilities:  IDEAL CANDIDATE WOULD BE BASED IN HOUSTON OR FLEXIBLE TO TRAVEL AS NEEDED.

• Own and directly oversee executive and critical leadership searches, ensuring a consistent, high-quality candidate experience.


• Develop and execute a comprehensive TA strategy aligned with business objectives, growth plans, and workforce needs.


• Serve as the executive owner of all recruiting functions, including professional, technical, leadership, and executive hiring.


• Act as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on talent market trends, hiring risks, and workforce planning.


• Ensure all recruiting practices comply with applicable employment laws and internal governance standards.


• Proven experience in leading workplace culture transformation, team development, and engagement strategies.


• Design and implement comprehensive strategies for talent acquisition, workforce planning, performance management, compensation, and retention to meet organizational goals.


• Demonstrated highly collaborative work style with the ability to partner with and influence key organizational leaders and build high-functioning teams.


• Lead the design and delivery of Talent and OD metrics and dashboards (e.g., turnover, TTF, cost-per-hire).


• Serve as culture steward across the organization.


• Build and establish systems for performance management, workforce planning, and development.


• Drive automation, standardization, and process excellence across all HR operations.

Note to Recruiters:

 We value building direct relationships with our candidates and prefer to manage our hiring process internally. While we occasionally partner with select recruitment agencies for specialized roles, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or agencies without a written agreement executed by the authorized signatory for Baylor Genetics ("Agreement"). Any resumes submitted to Baylor Genetics in the absence of an Agreement executed by Baylor Genetics' authorized signatory, will be considered the property of Baylor Genetics, and Baylor Genetics will not be obligated to pay any associated recruitment fees.