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Company Description

Guardant Health is a leading precision oncology company focused on guarding wellness and giving every person more time free from cancer. Founded in 2012, Guardant is transforming patient care and accelerating new cancer therapies by providing critical insights into what drives disease through its advanced blood and tissue tests, real-world data and AI analytics. Guardant tests help improve outcomes across all stages of care, including screening to find cancer early, monitoring for recurrence in early-stage cancer, and treatment selection for patients with advanced cancer. For more information, visit guardanthealth.com and follow the company on LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and Facebook.

Palo Alto Site Engagement Lead

Focus Areas: Palo Alto Employee Engagement, Workplace Experience, Event Coordination, DNA Group Support

Primary Location: Palo Alto, CA (Onsite minimum 3 days per week required)

About the role: Guardant Health is committed to creating an engaging, inclusive, and connected workplace that enables our teams to do their best work in service of conquering cancer.

Our Site Engagement Lead will be responsible for onsite engagement experiences at our Palo Alto headquarters, serving as the driving force behind meaningful, high-impact in-person connection. This role requires a minimum of three days per week onsite in Palo Alto to ensure strong partnership, visible leadership, and hands-on execution of site programming. This individual will lead the Palo Alto Site Committee and own the design and delivery of a tiered onsite engagement strategy ranging from volunteering initiatives and community impact efforts to social gatherings and our annual signature site event.

The Site Engagement Lead reports to the Head of Engagement and partners closely with DNA groups, Guardant's Employee Resource Groups, to ensure inclusive programming, culturally meaningful themes, and broad employee participation.

Why This Role Matters

The Palo Alto site plays a central role in Guardant's culture and innovation. This position ensures our headquarters remains a vibrant, connected, and inclusive environment where employees feel valued and inspired to contribute to our mission. By combining visible onsite leadership, thoughtful programming, and strong partnership with DNA groups, this role will shape the daily employee experience in meaningful and measurable ways.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Palo Alto Site Engagement Leadership

• Lead and chair the Palo Alto Site Committee, setting strategy, priorities, and execution cadence for all site-based engagement efforts.
• Develop and manage a comprehensive Palo Alto engagement calendar, ensuring consistent onsite presence and programming.
• Serve as the primary engagement partner for Palo Alto leaders, Facilities, Communications, Executive Admins, and People team partners.
• Maintain strong onsite visibility and accessibility to build trust and encourage participation.

Tiered Onsite Programming

Design and execute a structured engagement portfolio that includes:

• Community & Volunteering Initiatives. Local service opportunities aligned to Guardant's mission and values.
• Connection & Social Experiences. Inclusive gatherings that foster cross-functional relationships and team cohesion.
• Learning & Culture Moments. Themed programming in partnership with DNA groups that elevate belonging and shared understanding.
• Annual Signature Palo Alto Event. Lead end-to-end strategy, planning, and execution of our flagship onsite event, ensuring strong participation and measurable impact.

Partnership with DNA Groups

• Collaborate closely with Guardant's DNA groups to integrate inclusive themes, cultural celebrations, and community-building experiences into site programming.
• Ensure DNA-led initiatives have visibility, resources, and operational support for onsite activation.
• Align engagement efforts with broader priorities and company values.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track success metrics for Palo Alto engagement initiatives.
• Gather employee feedback through surveys, listening sessions, and informal touchpoints to continuously refine programming.
• Translate engagement insights into actionable recommendations for leadership.

Strategic Alignment

• Ensure Palo Alto programming aligns with enterprise engagement strategy and business priorities.
• Partner with the Head of Engagement to scale best practices and share learnings across sites where appropriate.
• Manage budgets responsibly and creatively to maximize employee impact.

Qualifications

• A minimum of 7 years of experience in employee engagement, human resources, business administration, or a related field.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role, with a proven track record leading onsite events and community-building initiatives.
• Strong project and program management skills, with a history of successfully managing complex, multifaceted initiatives and leading cross-functionally.
• Experience partnering with Employee Resource Groups or leading inclusive programming efforts.
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders and collaborate across functions.
• Data-informed mindset with ability to measure impact and adjust strategy.
• Strong executive presence and communication skills.

Hybrid Work Model: This section is applicable to onsite employees who are eligible for hybrid work location as specified by management and related policies. Guardant has 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 annualized base salary ranges for the primary location and any additional locations are listed below. This range does not include benefits or, if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity. Each candidate's compensation offer will be based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, geography, experience, education, job-related skills, job duties, and business need.

Primary Location: Palo Alto, CAPrimary Location Base Pay Range: $171,000 - $235,150Other US Location(s) Base Pay Range: $145,350 - $199,878If the role is performed in Colorado, the pay range for this job is: $153,900 - $211,635

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 Peopleteam@guardanthealth.com

A background screening including criminal history is required for this role. GH will consider qualified applicants with criminal arrest or conviction histories in a manner consistent with applicable law including but not limited to the LA County Fair Chance Policies and the Fair Chance Act (Gov. Code Section 12952).

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.

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