Talent Acquisition Leader
Emeryville, CA
Human Resources /
Full Time /
Hybrid
At Eko, we’re dedicated to providing healthcare professionals with industry leading digital tools to hear and understand their patients’ hearts and lungs. With our platform, clinicians can detect cardiopulmonary disease with higher accuracy, diagnose with more confidence, manage treatment effectively, and ultimately give their patients the best care possible.
With over $165M in funding from partners like 3M and the Mayo Clinic, Eko has become one of the fastest growing digital health companies, doubling our customer base in the last year to over 500,000 clinicians across 4,000 U.S. hospitals. We’ve built a tremendously talented, diverse, and mission driven team and are proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work®. Together we are committed to investing in each other and our mission to ensure all patients have access to high quality care.
We are seeking a strategic and hands-on Talent Acquisition Leader to design, lead, and execute recruitment strategies that attract top talent in medical devices and technology. This individual will play a critical role in building a high-performing workforce that drives innovation, supports regulatory excellence, and fuels our growth in the competitive health tech landscape.
This is a hybrid role with required onsite presence on Tue/Wed/Thu.
As Talent Acquisition Leader at Eko, You Will:
- Strategic Leadership
- Develop and execute a talent acquisition strategy aligned with business objectives in medical devices and tech.
- Partner with executives and business leaders to anticipate hiring needs, workforce planning, and talent pipeline development.
- Champion employer branding to position the company as an employer of choice in the health technology space.
- Operational Excellence
- Deliver high-quality, timely hires
- Full-cycle recruiting across R&D, engineering, clinical, quality, regulatory, manufacturing, commercial, and corporate functions.
- Proactive pipeline development for key roles
- Drive process improvements, implement recruitment technologies, and ensure compliance with all relevant labor laws and regulations.
- Partnership & Stakeholder Management
- Build strong relationships with hiring managers and executives to ensure alignment and collaboration.
- Provide market insights, and competitive intelligence to inform hiring decisions.
- Implement Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) initiatives to ensure diverse and inclusive hiring practices.
- Metrics & Reporting
- Define and monitor recruiting KPIs, including time-to-fill, quality of hire, candidate experience, and pipeline diversity.
- Provide regular talent acquisition reports and insights to the leadership team.
As Talent Acquisition Leader at Eko, You Have:
- 12+ years of progressive experience in Talent Acquisition
- Proven success recruiting in medical devices, health technology, biotech, or related industries.
- Strong knowledge of FDA, ISO, and other industry compliance/regulatory considerations that impact hiring.
- Experience scaling talent acquisition in high-growth, innovation-driven environments.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.
- Proficiency with modern applicant tracking systems (ATS), sourcing platforms, and HR technologies.
- Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree or HR certification (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP) preferred.
As Talent Acquisition Leader at Eko, Key Competencies:
- Strategic thinker with operational discipline.
- Strong leadership and team development capability.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-growth environments.
- Data-driven with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Benefits and Perks We Offer:
- Eko was recognized by “Great Place to Work” in 2020 and 2021
- Paid-time off
- Medical/Dental/Vision, Disability + Life Insurance
- One Medical membership
- Parental Leave
- 401k Matching
- Work from home equipment stipend
- Flexible schedules
- Wellness programs (Wellness Wednesdays, Time off)
- Wellness perks (Headspace, Ginger, Aaptiv, Physera)
- Learning and Development stipend
$150,000 - $168,000 a year
Our Value:
1. Embrace Continuous Improvement: We challenge the status quo, question assumptions, and continuously push boundaries to improve how we work and what we deliver.
Behaviors:
Critical Thinking: Question existing processes, policies, and assumptions before accepting the norm.
Act Like an Owner: Take initiative and look for opportunities to improve systems, products, or services.
Resilience: Learn from failures and adapt, rather than giving up.
2. Act with Clarity, Honesty & Accountability: We value transparency, data-driven decisions, and a shared commitment to integrity and ownership.
Behaviors:
Speak Up with Respect: Respectfully and honestly share your thoughts, concerns, and ideas clearly and constructively, even when it’s difficult or unpopular.
Call Out Issues Early: Surface problems or misalignments early to avoid bigger setbacks.
Own Mistakes, then Share Learnings: Take accountability when things go wrong. Be transparent about mistakes and use them as an opportunities for team-wide learning and growth.
3. Build with Heart: We care deeply about our work and the people we serve. We go the extra mile and never lose sight of the human impact behind every solution.
Behaviors:
Care Deeply About the Outcome: Take pride in your work and stay focused on delivering meaningful impact.
Put People at the Center: Design and build with empathy — for your teammates, providers, and patients.
Lead with Passion and Purpose: Stay connected to why you’re doing the work, and bring energy and inspiration to those around you
4. Create Superpowers for Providers: Our mission is to empower clinicians with high-quality, clinically optimized tools that help them — and their patients — thrive.
Behaviors:
Engage Providers Early and Often: Involve providers from the start — not as an afterthought — to shape ideas, decisions, and solutions.
Design with Clinical Outcomes in Mind: Focus on workflows and provider/patient needs to build solutions that work in practice.
Delight our Customers: Create and operate with empathy to deliver high-quality products using an agile approach, then improve rapidly based on feedback.
5. Win Together: We share knowledge freely, celebrate our collective wins, and learn from our mistakes. We believe every role matters, and every voice counts.
Behaviors:
Assume Good Intent and Build Trust: Approach interactions with respect, and give others the benefit of the doubt.
Celebrate Wins and Learn from Losses Together: Recognize wins as a team and use setbacks as a chance to grow stronger.
Hold Each Other Accountable: Ensure everyone follows through on commitments and meets shared standards to create an environment of ownership, trust, and growth.
Eko is elevating the way clinicians detect and monitor cardiac and respiratory disease by bringing together advanced sensors, patient and provider software, and AI-powered analysis. Its FDA cleared platform is used by tens of thousands of clinicians treating millions of patients around the world, in-person, and through telehealth. The company is headquartered in Oakland, California and privately-held, with investments from ARTIS Ventures, NTT Venture Capital, DigiTx Ventures, Mayo Clinic, Sutter Health and others.
Eko is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives. We celebrate diversity and are committed to building a diverse and inclusive team.
