Karius
Metagenomic blood and lung tests that detect microbes behind hard-to-diagnose infections, sold to hospitals and clinicians in the US
Recent signals
What changed at Karius in the last 6 months, newest first. Each line links to its public source.
- 22 Oct 2026 Leadership hire · Hiring Director, Marketing Operations & Sales Enablement (Redwood City) jobs.lever.co
- 16 Oct 2026 Leadership hire · Hiring Regional Sales Director (Western Region) (San Francisco) jobs.lever.co
- 13 Oct 2026 Leadership hire · Hiring Director, Medical Science Liaison (East) jobs.lever.co
About Karius
Karius is a clinical metagenomics company that sequences microbial cell-free DNA to detect pathogens behind infections. Its Karius Spectrum is a plasma blood test covering over 1,000 fungi, bacteria, DNA viruses and parasites, and Karius Focus | BAL is a bronchoalveolar lavage test for over 500 lung pathogens. The company uses its Karius HelionTM platform, a proprietary reference database and AI-based analysis.
Customers are hospitals, transplant centers and healthcare providers in the US, and biopharma partners for clinical development. Revenue comes from ordering its laboratory tests; the website states over 600 hospitals and transplant centers use its testing and that over 100,000 patient samples have been tested. A collaboration with Mayo Clinic Laboratories makes its tests orderable there.
Karius was founded in 2014, is built on intellectual property developed at Stanford University, and is headquartered in Redwood City, California. It operates a CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited and ISO 15189-accredited laboratory. Its open roles are mainly commercial and clinical sales positions across US regions, plus laboratory, clinical research, software engineering and marketing operations.
Product: Karius Spectrum blood test and Karius Focus | BAL lung test, metagenomic sequencing of microbial cell-free DNA for infectious disease diagnosis.
Jobs at Karius
Open roles at Karius in the Americas (16)
United States 16. From Karius's careers page or applicant tracking system; each role links to the employer.
- Clinical Sales Manager (Atlanta) · Atlanta, United States
- Senior Software Engineer · Redwood City, United States
- Regional Sales Director (Western Region) · San Francisco, United States
- Inside Sales Representative · Dallas, United States
- General Opportunities · Redwood City, United States
- Director, Medical Science Liaison (East) · United States
- Director, Sales Enablement & Marketing Operations · Redwood City, United States
- Director, Commercial Operations · Redwood City, United States
- Clinical Sales Manager (Tulsa) · Tulsa, United States
- Clinical Sales Manager (Seattle) · Seattle, United States
- Clinical Sales Manager (Philadelphia) · Philadelphia, United States
- Clinical Sales Manager (New York City & N. New Jersey) · New York City, United States
Newest 12 of 16.
Leadership
- Alec Ford · Chief Executive OfficerSource: company website
- Bill Quirk · Chief Financial OfficerSource: company website
- Sivan Bercovici · Chief Technology and Business OfficerSource: company website
- Stacy Aurora · Chief People OfficerSource: company website
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