Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist

Requisition ID 40865
Full/Part Time Full Time

Location



Marlborough

MA



Description
Principal Talent Acquisition Specialist – Finance and Health Economic & Reimbursement
Position based in Natick, MA and has national recruiting responsibility
Summary:
Works closely with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to understand the recruiting needs of the business; anticipate hiring needs and proactively identify recruiting solutions to meet those needs. Develops, initiates and executes sourcing and recruiting strategies and other Talent Acquisition related processes. Manages multiple clients and competing demands to attract qualified candidates and fill open positions while positioning the organization as an “Employer of Choice”.
Responsibilities:
• Develops strong relationships with hiring managers and actively sells recruitment services; oversees the recruitment process and coaches on selection and screening processes to ensure quality of hire.
• Develop and implement organizational recruiting strategies to attract and find the best qualified candidates; able to sell to candidates the company, the function and role.
• Actively builds networks outside the organization to facilitate candidate pipeline development; also must be willing to cold call as needed.
• Conduct interviews by evaluating employment factors such as job experience, education, training, skills, knowledge and abilities and other data relevant to the selection process.
• Prepare, extend and negotiate competitive job offers.
• Utilize recruiting processes to leverage resume tracking software. Engage resources to maximize the strategic role of the Talent Acquisition function and eliminate non-value added work. Focus on continuous improvement and makes suggestions to improve the recruiting process, policies and strategy. Contribute to the development of new concepts, techniques and standards.
• Keep HR Business Partners and Hiring Managers updated as appropriate while effectively interacting with all levels of employees, answering questions and providing information.
• Troubleshoot problems that arise in connection with the recruiting and hiring process.
• Work with outside agencies and vendors to support recruiting process.
• Represent Talent Acquisition and/or serve as project manager on specified initiatives
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree required, MBA encouraged
• 7+ years of client-facing recruitment experience in the life sciences arena (medical device, pharm, biotech, diagnostics). Must have minimum 4 years’ experience recruiting for Finance and/or Health Economic & Reimbursement positions.
• Experience implementing creative diversity recruiting strategies preferred
• Must be skilled in presenting meaningful hiring plans and metrics to senior business leaders
• Must be skilled in MS Excel, MS PowerPoint as well as Applicant Tracking Systems and other HRIS systems
• Participates in the development of others by facilitating training and providing feedback and guidance
• Prior recruitment agency experience preferred.
• Must be able to travel domestically 20%