Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on helping conquer cancer globally through use of its proprietary tests, vast data sets and advanced analytics. The Guardant Health oncology platform leverages capabilities to drive commercial adoption, improve patient clinical outcomes and lower healthcare costs across all stages of the cancer care continuum. Guardant Health has commercially launched Guardant360®, Guardant360 CDx, Guardant360 TissueNext™, Guardant360 Response™, and GuardantOMNI® tests for advanced stage cancer patients, and Guardant Reveal™ for early-stage cancer patients. The Guardant Health screening portfolio, including the Shield™ test, aims to address the needs of individuals eligible for cancer screening.

About the role: At Guardant Health, we are committed to conquering cancer with innovative data solutions. We recognize that our employees are central to this mission, and we are dedicated to fostering a workplace that values engagement, inclusivity, and a shared commitment to our goals. As the Senior Manager of Engagement & Workplace Experience, you will focus on the design, development, implementation, monitoring, and measurement of employee experience and engagement initiatives and programs. This is a highly collaborative role working across the company to provide meaningful opportunities to ensure employees are valued, engaged, and supported throughout their career lifecycle. This role requires a dynamic leader capable of driving change, enhancing employee engagement across all levels of the organization, promoting a positive workplace culture, and supporting our organizational values.

At Guardant, here is what you would do (Essential Duties and Responsibilities):

• Strategic Planning & Communication: Craft, execute and iterate a comprehensive employee engagement strategy that aligns with our mission, values, and business objectives. Develop detailed calendars and plans for company-wide and local engagement events, ensuring a balanced approach to in-person and virtual connections. Collaborate with internal site committees and our communication teams to enhance employee communication strategies, ensuring effective reach and impact.
• Program Management: Lead cross-functional efforts from concept through to evaluation to deliver Employee Engagement / Workplace Experience strategies with impact company-wide. Ensure experience/engagement initiatives and programs balance Guardant’s values, a strong sense of culture, inclusivity, and fun. Ensure resources and budgets are used in a creative and fiscally responsible way.
• Data Insights & Measurable Business Outcomes: Devise assessment strategies and methodologies to measure program effectiveness in terms of employee engagement, satisfaction, retention, and ROI. Collaboratively define, develop, and articulate the business case for enhanced employee experience and engagement, helping business leaders understand potential positive, measurable business outcomes. Monitor Employee Engagement / Workplace Experience across the industry to identify advances and trends that may benefit the company.
• Event and Activity Coordination: In alignment with the engagement strategy, design and host a range of engagement activities, from workshops to social events, tailored to foster a sense of community and support our cultural values.
• Elevate Voice-of-the Employee: Spearhead initiatives to listen and respond to employee feedback, leveraging surveys, focus groups, and other tools to inform and refine engagement strategies.
• Guardant Culture Recognition: Drive efforts to attain and maintain recognition as a Great Place to Work through applications, certifications, and ongoing culture initiatives.
• Empower Employee Resource Groups (ERGs): Actively support and collaborate with Guardant Health's ERGs (known as DNA groups), fostering their growth, impact, and visibility within the organization. Serve as a liaison between DNA groups and senior management to ensure these groups have the resources, platforms, and executive support needed to thrive. Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives led by DNA groups, facilitating the integration of their activities and insights into broader organizational strategies for enhancing workplace culture and employee engagement.
• Change Management & Stakeholder Engagement: Drive effective change management strategies for engagement initiatives, working closely with internal and external partners to anticipate challenges, secure buy-in, and facilitate swift adoption. Internal partners include, but are not limited to Guardant’s People team, legal, communications, facilities, executive admins, DNA groups, and site committees.

Here is what you’ll bring to the table (qualifications):

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Administration, or a related field.  
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, with a proven track record in improving workplace culture and employee engagement.
• Strong project and program management skills, with a history of successfully managing complex, multifaceted initiatives and leading cross-functionally.
• A demonstrated passion for engagement, inclusivity, leading positive change, and creating an environment where employees can thrive.
• Excellent influencing skills, with a track record of strategic relationship building and team collaboration.
• Exceptional communication skills, capable of articulating ideas and strategies clearly and persuasively to a variety of stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to use data for program evaluation, gaining insights, and driving improvements.
• Knowledge of best practices in employee engagement, workplace trends, and organizational culture.
• Proficiency in Workday, Microsoft Office Suite, and surveys is required

Joining Guardant Health as the Senior Manager of Engagement & Workplace Experience offers a unique chance to significantly impact our culture and employee experience. You will play a key role in ensuring our team members are engaged, valued, and empowered to contribute to our mission of conquering cancer with data. This is an opportunity to lead with passion, creativity, and strategic insight, making a lasting difference in the lives of our employees and the success of our organization.

#LI-MT1

Hybrid Work Model: At Guardant Health, we have defined days for in-person/onsite collaboration and work-from-home days for individual-focused time. All U.S. employees who live within 50 miles of a Guardant facility will be required to be onsite on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. We have found aligning our scheduled in-office days allows our teams to do the best work and creates the focused thinking time our innovative work requires. At Guardant, our work model has created flexibility for better work-life balance while keeping teams connected to advance our science for our patients.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $118,100 to $189,000. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries across all US locations for the posted role with the exception of any locations specifically referenced below (if any).

For positions based in Palo Alto, CA or Redwood City, CA, the base salary range for this full-time position is $157,500 to $212,700. The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including, but not limited to, job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. If you are selected to move forward, the recruiting team will provide details specific to the factors above.

Employee may be required to lift routine office supplies and use office equipment. Majority of the work is performed in a desk/office environment; however, there may be exposure to high noise levels, fumes, and biohazard material in the laboratory environment. Ability to sit for extended periods of time.

Guardant Health is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our hiring processes for candidates with disabilities, long-term conditions, mental health conditions, or sincerely held religious beliefs. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected]

Guardant Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

To learn more about the information collected when you apply for a position at Guardant Health, Inc. and how it is used, please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.

Please visit our career page at: http://www.guardanthealth.com/jobs/