Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in China.

📋 Description

• Act as a strategic business partner to hiring managers and stakeholders.

• Manage the complete recruitment cycle for designated positions.

• Formulate recruitment strategies and execute candidate sourcing and action plans.

• Counsel hiring managers on effective and efficient recruitment methodologies.

• Disseminate recruitment best practices while staying informed about current market, legal, and recruitment trends.

• Create sourcing methodologies to pinpoint qualified candidates.

• Establish diverse talent pools across various business units.

• Develop strategic hiring plans that align with present and future resource needs.

• Present pre-qualified candidates to hiring managers.

• Negotiate offers and cultivate an onboarding experience for new hires.

• Provide insights into the market, expertise on the talent landscape, and regular updates on the hiring process.

• Utilize applicant tracking systems, CRM tools, job boards, advertising, networking, and employee referrals for sourcing.

• Evaluate sourcing methods and propose enhancements.

• Offer innovative solutions for challenging requisitions and competitive intelligence.

• Conduct screening interviews, prepare candidate profiles, submit shortlisted candidates, lead post-interview debriefs, and extend verbal offers.

• Ensure data integrity within the Applicant Tracking System.

• Maintain communication with hiring managers and HR colleagues.

• Mentor and train new Talent Acquisition Specialists as a subject matter expert in systems and processes.

• Identify process improvements and collaborate with Talent Acquisition leadership to enhance efficiency.

• Perform additional job-related tasks as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.

• Proven experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter in a corporate or agency setting.

• Demonstrated success in direct sourcing and managing a complete recruiting process.

• Proven leadership capabilities.

• Strong business acumen with the ability to think strategically and exert influence.

• Experience utilizing innovative recruitment techniques and measuring their effectiveness.

• Capacity to collaborate with multifunctional teams and across all organizational levels.

• Exceptional problem-solving, influencing, negotiating, facilitating, and partnership skills.

• Ability to forge relationships with line management, employees, and HR teams.

• Outstanding organizational and time management abilities.

• Capability to work independently and juggle multiple demands without missing deadlines.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong customer service orientation.

• Keen attention to detail and ability to maintain confidentiality.

• Experience as a full-cycle Talent Acquisition Specialist / Recruiter supporting a CRO or within the Pharmaceutical sector.

• Familiarity with Workday.

• Experience with a CRM system.

🏝️ Benefits

• Opportunities for career development and advancement.

• Supportive and engaged line management.

• Training in technical and therapeutic areas.

• Recognition among peers.

• Comprehensive total rewards program.

• An inclusive workplace culture.

• Reasonable accommodations provided when appropriate under the Americans with Disabilities Act.