Vice President, Human Resources
SetPoint Medical
Summary
SetPoint Medical's Vice President of Human Resources sets the company's overall people strategy by providing strategic direction and operational leadership across all aspects of Human Resources. Reporting to the CEO, this role is a trusted strategic partner and resource to the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), advising leaders on organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, leadership development, change management, and workforce planning.
Job description
The Vice President develops and executes people strategies that support organizational growth, leadership effectiveness, and business performance as SetPoint Medical scales toward becoming a public company. As a trusted advisor and resource to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team, this leader builds scalable HR programs and drives a high-performance culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with employment laws and industry regulations.
People Strategy & Executive Partnership
- Set the company's overall people strategy, translating business objectives into workforce plans, org design, and talent priorities.
- Serve as a strategic partner to the CEO and executive team on the people implications of major business decisions (expansion, restructuring, new markets, M&A).
- Represent HR to the executive team and board, including reporting on headcount, retention, culture, and organizational health.
Organizational Design & Workforce Planning
- Lead and coordinate workforce planning and organizational design for the company, including headcount planning tied to business growth targets.
- Determine when and how to add structure (new roles, new layers, new functions) as the company scales, including decisions like the current build-out of the HR team itself.
Total Rewards & Comp Philosophy
- Develop the company's compensation philosophy and total rewards strategy, including benefits, pay equity, leveling consistency, and market competitiveness.
HR Program Direction
- Set strategic direction for core HR programs; performance management philosophy, Human Resources infrastructure priorities and policy framework.
- Review and approve company-wide policy changes and employee handbook.
HR Team Leadership
- Manage, coach, and develop HR team.
- Build out the Human Resources organization's structure over time.
Risk, Compliance & Escalation
- Partner with Legal on litigation risk, regulatory changes, and policy positions with company-wide implications.
Culture & Employee Experience
- Lead the company's overall culture and employee experience strategy, using engagement data, retention trends, and organizational health metrics to drive actionable changes as needed.
Skills & Abilities
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and strong business acumen, with the ability to align people strategies with organizational objectives.
- Proven ability to lead organizational and leadership development, workforce planning, and change management initiatives.
- Excellent communication, coaching, and influencing skills.
- Strong employee relations, conflict resolution, and problem-solving abilities, with sound judgment and discretion.
- High emotional intelligence with a collaborative, hands-on leadership style and the ability to build trust across all levels of the organization.
Work Location and Travel
This position will report to our Company Headquarters in Valencia, CA. with minimal travel opportunities based on interest and business need.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered
- 15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including experience as a strategic partner to a CEO or executive team through significant company growth or transformation
- Demonstrated experience building and scaling an HR function and HR leadership team, including hiring and developing HR managers/directors
- Deep knowledge of compensation strategy, workforce planning, and organizational design
- Strong track record of using people/organizational data to inform executive-level decisions
- Experience presenting to a board or executive leadership team on people/organizational matters
- SHRM-SCP or SPHR preferred
- Demonstrated strategic thinking and strong business acumen
- Proven ability to lead organizational and leadership development, workforce planning, and change management initiatives
- Excellent communication, coaching, and influencing skills
- Strong employee relations, conflict resolution, and problem-solving abilities
- High emotional intelligence with a collaborative, hands-on leadership style
- Ability to perform routine physical tasks, including lifting to 20 pounds
- Comfortable working in a sitting position and performing repetitive tasks
- Candidates must have and maintain authorization to work within the United States as a condition of employment
Company overview
SetPoint Medical is a commercial-stage medical technology company pioneering the field of bioelectronic medicine for the treatment of chronic autoimmune diseases. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in Valencia, California, the company has developed the first FDA-approved neuroimmune modulation therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). SetPoint's proprietary technology platform centers around the SetPoint System, an implantable device that stimulates the vagus nerve to activate the body's natural anti-inflammatory pathways, thereby reducing inflammation and restoring immunologic balance. This innovative approach represents a paradigm shift from traditional pharmaceutical treatments, offering a device-based alternative for patients who do not respond to or cannot tolerate biologic therapies. The company's groundbreaking RESET-RA clinical trial demonstrated significant efficacy, with patients experiencing substantial improvements in joint counts and disease activity. Beyond rheumatoid arthritis, SetPoint Medical is expanding its pipeline to investigate applications for other autoimmune conditions including multiple sclerosis and Crohn's disease. With recent $140 million in private financing and FDA approval secured, SetPoint Medical is positioned as a leader in the emerging field of neuromodulation therapies for autoimmune disorders.