
SeqOne is a genomics technology company providing an AI-powered bioinformatics platform designed to accelerate and enhance personalized medicine through next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Their platform supports molecular labs worldwide by streamlining germline and somatic genomic analyses across various sequencing types, including panels, exomes, and genomes, and is compatible with multiple sequencing technologies. Key products include the SeqOne Platform, an in vitro diagnostic medical device with CE-IVD Class C certification, featuring AI-driven variant ranking (DiagAI Score), automated data pipelines (SeqOne Flow), and premium clinical-grade annotation integrating top-tier databases like CKB and COSMIC. The company serves over 140 clinical and research labs in 20+ countries, supporting 50,000+ genomic tests annually with clinical-grade accuracy. SeqOne's business model is pay-per-analysis with transparent pricing and no volume constraints. The company is expanding globally, including the US market, and has recently acquired Life & Soft to enhance multi-omics capabilities. SeqOne is ISO 13485 certified for medical device manufacturing and ensures data security with patented double-encryption and hosting on ISO 27001-certified platforms. Their platform is widely adopted in oncology and rare disease diagnostics, with strategic collaborations and strong customer testimonials highlighting its reliability, precision, and user-friendly design.

SeqOne is a genomics technology company providing an AI-powered bioinformatics platform designed to accelerate and enhance personalized medicine through next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Their platform supports molecular labs worldwide by streamlining germline and somatic genomic analyses across various sequencing types, including panels, exomes, and genomes, and is compatible with multiple sequencing technologies. Key products include the SeqOne Platform, an in vitro diagnostic medical device with CE-IVD Class C certification, featuring AI-driven variant ranking (DiagAI Score), automated data pipelines (SeqOne Flow), and premium clinical-grade annotation integrating top-tier databases like CKB and COSMIC. The company serves over 140 clinical and research labs in 20+ countries, supporting 50,000+ genomic tests annually with clinical-grade accuracy. SeqOne's business model is pay-per-analysis with transparent pricing and no volume constraints. The company is expanding globally, including the US market, and has recently acquired Life & Soft to enhance multi-omics capabilities. SeqOne is ISO 13485 certified for medical device manufacturing and ensures data security with patented double-encryption and hosting on ISO 27001-certified platforms. Their platform is widely adopted in oncology and rare disease diagnostics, with strategic collaborations and strong customer testimonials highlighting its reliability, precision, and user-friendly design.
Founded: 2017 (Montpellier, France)
Product: AI-powered NGS clinical bioinformatics platform (CE‑IVD / IVDR Class C)
Customers: 140+ clinical & research labs in 20+ countries
Scale: Supports 50,000+ genomic tests annually
Recent financing: Growth round announced May 22, 2025 (led by Supernova Invest)
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Clinical genomics bioinformatics for NGS data (germline, somatic, liquid biopsy) used in oncology, rare disease, and multi-omics workflows.
2017
Biotechnology Research
€20,000,000
Reported as an oversubscribed growth round; existing investors participated.
“Backed by growth and sector-focused investors including Supernova Invest, Mérieux Equity Partners, Omnes Capital, and Elaia”
Title: Head of People / Group HR Director
Location: Montpellier or Paris (hub-based, hybrid)
Contract: Full-time, permanent
SeqOne is looking for a driven, business-oriented People leader to design and scale its global people strategy across ~125 employees and multiple international entities. As the guardian of SeqOne’s values and key behaviours, you ensure they are embedded in how the company hires, onboards, develops, rewards and makes tough decisions, so that growth never comes at the expense of culture, quality or patient impact.
SeqOne is a fast-growing genomic software scale-up on a mission to make precision medicine accessible by providing advanced bioinformatics and cloud solutions to clinical laboratories and hospitals. With more than 125 team members across four subsidiaries and over 10 countries, SeqOne combines deep scientific expertise, modern SaaS technology and regulated healthcare operations to support cancer and rare disease diagnostics worldwide.
The company is entering a new scaling phase: structuring leadership layers, harmonising practices across entities, and accelerating international expansion while maintaining high standards for quality, compliance and innovation. The Head of People plays a central role in this journey, acting as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team.
Our values and key behaviours :
At SeqOne, values are not slogans; they describe how decisions are made and how people are expected to behave every day. The Head of People is directly accountable for translating these values into concrete processes, leadership habits and rituals across the organisation.
Unstoppable Positivity
– We approach challenges with energy, resourcefulness and a solution-first mindset, turning constraints into opportunities instead of getting stuck in complaints. We value people who learn from setbacks, iterate quickly and keep moving forward even when things are ambiguous or hard.
Customer Pulse
– Our customers operate in healthcare, and their work has a direct impact on patients’ lives, so understanding their reality and anticipating their needs is central to our mission. We build long-term, trust-based relationships, react quickly to issues and keep quality and regulatory expectations at the heart of what we do.
Excellence Explorers
– We are driven by curiosity, high standards and measurable impact, treating excellence as an ongoing journey rather than a fixed target. We prioritise what really moves the needle, rely on data to guide decisions, and challenge the status quo to reach world-class levels in our products, services and operations.
Open Heart, Hands-On
– We combine kindness, humility and direct feedback with a strong sense of ownership and reliability. We help each other succeed, speak up honestly even when conversations are uncomfortable, and follow through on our commitments because everyone’s work is interconnected.
As Head of People, you are expected to role-model these values , help managers internalise them, and ensure they are reflected in hiring criteria, performance reviews, leadership development and recognition practices.
Key Responsibilities :
o Define and lead the global People strategy aligned with SeqOne’s business objectives, values and international roadmap.
o Advise the CEO and executive team on organisation design, leadership structure, succession and change management across entities.
o Harmonise core People policies and frameworks across countries while respecting local legal and cultural specificities.
o Design organisational structures that support focus, autonomy and collaboration across tech, product, scientific and commercial teams.
o Own the global talent strategy: workforce planning, senior hiring, internal mobility, and talent reviews to maintain a high talent density.
o Shape culture by turning SeqOne’s values and behaviours into clear expectations for managers and teams, and by building rituals that reinforce them.
o Oversee the full employee lifecycle: recruitment, onboarding, probation, performance, promotions, mobility and exits.
o Ensure robust, scalable HR operations (contracts, benefits, documentation) and supervise payroll providers to guarantee accuracy and compliance in all countries.
o Design compensation, benefits and variable remuneration frameworks that are competitive for tech/biotech profiles and consistent with SeqOne’s stage and values.
o Act as the primary People point of contact for employees and managers in ~10 countries, working with local partner, legal, payroll and immigration experts as needed.
o Monitor and ensure compliance with employment regulations, social bodies and health & safety requirements in each jurisdiction.
o Support M&A, restructuring and international expansion by planning and executing the people and culture components.
o Build a coherent approach to learning and development, with a strong focus on manager capability, feedback culture and growth mindset.
o Own the performance and development cycles, ensuring they drive clarity, accountability and improvement rather than bureaucracy.
o Set up listening mechanisms (surveys, qualitative feedback) and lead follow-up actions to strengthen engagement and alignment to values.
o Handle sensitive HR topics (complex performance cases, disciplinary actions, exits) in a way that is firm, fair and consistent with SeqOne’s values.
o Partner with external counsel and internal stakeholders to anticipate and mitigate people-related risks, including during due diligence processes.
o Develop and maintain People analytics dashboards (headcount, attrition, hiring, engagement, diversity) to guide decisions and demonstrate impact.
Profile and what we offer
SeqOne is looking for a driven leader , not just an HR administrator. The right person is a builder who wants to leave a mark on how a mission-driven tech company scales.
You bring :
SeqOne offers :
If you recognise yourself in this description and want to build the people and culture engine of a mission‑driven tech scale‑up, SeqOne would be glad to meet you.