Role Description

Korn Ferry is searching for a Contract R&D Recruiter with strong pharmaceutical or life sciences company recruitment experience. As a member of Korn Ferry, the Recruiter will build and extend client relationships through excellence in recruitment process delivery including:

• Sourcing
• Screening
• Assessing
• Marketing candidates to clients

This role focuses on high touch candidate relationship management as well as customer focus and responsiveness in client facing activities. The Senior Recruiter is the subject matter expert around applicant tracking systems, candidate sourcing methodologies and recruitment process effectiveness.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and execute multi-channel sourcing strategy to source candidates meeting client profile and/or building talent pool for current and future requirements
• Client Relationship Management - Conduct interactions with clients in a timely, professional and responsive manner
• Identify & communicate continuous improvement opportunities and strategies
• Conduct role briefing with client and set expectations for recruitment process
• Process Management & Sourcing
• Follow agreed client recruitment process for recruitment delivery
• Use competency interviewing to identify and differentiate candidate in presentation and short-list process
• Candidate Relationship Management
• Effectively communicate position opportunity and client value proposition

Qualifications

• 3+ years of full cycle R&D recruitment experience with a pharmaceutical or life sciences company
• Ability to commit to a 6+ month contract
• 3+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process
• 3+ years of experience conducting competency/behavioral based interviews
• 3+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience
• 3+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include: market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches
• High School diploma; 4-year degree preferred