BioTech Partner
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Overview
Improving patient outcomes with AI-powered pathology
PathAI builds AI-driven pathology tools designed to improve patient outcomes by combining computational tools with pathology expertise, ultimately helping patients access life-changing treatments faster. Their technology analyses cells and tissues to diagnose with high accuracy, acting as a verification layer alongside the pathologist to increase speed and confidence in diagnosis.
Their mission centres on three key goals: more accurate diagnosis, matching patients with the most effective treatments, and supporting faster drug approvals through better biomarker discovery and pathology workflows.
The team at PathAI had new product features coming, so to accelerate these product innovations and maintain their high clinical standards, they needed exceptional technical talent. That’s where Bond came in.
Embedded impact, fast
Before Bond, the CPO and Head of Talent were managing hiring. We partnered with PathAI for a focused 3 month embedded partnership, bringing deep technical expertise and an urgent delivery mindset.
Critical hires for a critical tool
With an imperative product that has a direct impact on patient care and outcomes, the hiring bar at PathAI is set extremely high. No exceptions. Meaning rigorous criteria for candidates:
- Masters/PhDs
- Experience from top universities and companies
- Ability to deliver impact immediately
The brief: recruit multiple senior level engineers with rare and highly competitive skillsets, particularly in the Boston market.
We delivered technical impact hires, including:
- Senior Software Engineer
- Software Engineer
- Senior Site Reliability Engineer
- Senior Software Development Engineer in test
- Machine Learning Engineer (PhD)
- Director of Engineering (2 candidates to final stage)
Setting up the TA team for future success
We conducted a thorough clean and optimisation of their Greenhouse ATS, and ahead of our offboarding, we completed our 5-stage Talent Theory Audit, producing insights and recommendations to strengthen long-term hiring performance. Leaving our Bond print on the TA team.
Numbers we’re proud of:
- 5 hires into high-stakes roles
- 100% offer acceptance rate
- 35% LinkedIn response rate
- 17-day average time-to-hire, half the industry norm for technical roles