Senior Copywriter, 23andMe

Contract

$141.6-212.4k

Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

2+ days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

23andMe

Genetic testing and DNA analysis

Be an early applicant

23andMe

Genetic testing and DNA analysis

501-1000 employees

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthBiology

Be an early applicant

$141.6-212.4k

Senior and Expert level
San Francisco Bay Area

2+ days a week in office (Sunnyvale, CA)

501-1000 employees

HealthcareB2CPersonal healthBiology

Company mission

To help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.

Company mission

To help people access, understand, and benefit from the human genome.

Led by a woman
Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

10% employee growth in 12 months

Our take

23andMe offers its customers a vision into their ancestry and health through genetic testing carried out via kits sent through the mail. Results can show users their risk of more than 50 health conditions thanks to a tube of saliva at one end and a lot of technology at the other.

This access to genetic insight has helped the company sell more than 15 million test kits in the last 15 years. This remains the core component of the business. Access to millions of customers DNA however has given the company a vast collection of genetic material, allowing 23andMe to expanded into the drug development space where it is collaborating with pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline.

23andMe is not without competition, with other big names including Ancestry and MyHeritage. However, with a valuation of $3.5 billion, it remains one of the largest, with pockets deep enough to pursue many of its growth programs. In mid-2021, the company went public through a SPAC merger with a company founded by Richard Branson. 23andMe intends to use the merger to invest in its health and therapeutics division.

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Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental plans
  • Dog friendly office
  • Family planning, support, and leave for parents
  • Mental healthcare
  • Student loan assistance
  • Volunteer time off

Company values

  • Think big - We are a mission-driven company with big dreams of using data to revolutionize health, wellness, and research
  • We heart DNA - Deciphering the human genome is the most exciting scientific discovery of our lifetime
  • Lead with science - We make evidence-based decisions and use data to better understand wellness and improve disease
  • Get to yes or no, quickly - Pioneering often means there is not an obvious path forward, but we also recognize that indecision leads to failure
  • Behind every data point is a human being - In each drop of spit lies a whole story of ancestry, health & connectedness
  • We’re in this together - Diversity and opportunity matter – we know that great ideas come from everywhere and that everyone contributes to our success

Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)

Dec 2020

$82.5m

SERIES F

Jul 2018

$300m

GROWTH EQUITY VC

Total funding: $802.9m

This company has top investors

Leadership

They studied Biology at Yale before working as a Healthcare Analyst for Investor AB, Ardsley Partners, Andor Capital, and Passport Capital for a combined 7 years. They leveraged this clinical experience to found 23andMe in 2006.

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