Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. VARITE is an award-winning minority business enterprise providing global consulting, staffing, and talent acquisition services to Fortune 1000 companies and government agencies. The Contract Recruiter / Talent Acquisition Specialist will manage full life cycle recruitment for clinical research and life sciences roles, build diverse candidate pipelines, advise hiring stakeholders, and use recruiting analytics to improve hiring outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted talent advisor to business leaders by leveraging workforce planning, market intelligence, and recruiting analytics to develop proactive hiring strategies aligned with business objectives
- Drive a best-in-class candidate and hiring manager experience by proactively managing stakeholder communications and continuously improving the full hiring journey
- Influence hiring decisions through data, market insights, and consultative partnership, effectively aligning diverse stakeholders and challenging assumptions to achieve optimal talent outcomes
- Leverage metrics, pipeline analytics, and performance data to identify trends, predict hiring risks, and recommend strategic solutions that improve quality of hire, time-to-fill, and overall recruiting effectiveness
- Lead full life cycle recruitment for assigned positions, including intake meetings, sourcing strategy development, candidate screening, interviews, debriefs, offer approvals, and offer extension
- Build and maintain qualified, diverse candidate pipelines through targeted sourcing strategies and proactive talent engagement
- Assess candidate qualifications, conduct interviews, and present well-qualified candidates to Hiring Managers and HR partners
- Advise Hiring Managers on job requirements, interview approach, candidate evaluation, compensation considerations, and market availability
- Maintain accurate and timely candidate, requisition, and activity data in the applicant tracking system
- Manage multiple priorities and requisitions in a fast-paced environment while maintaining urgency, attention to detail, and follow-through
- Participate in recruiting projects, process improvement initiatives, and other talent acquisition activities as needed
Skills
- Minimum of 1+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting in a high-volume, fast-paced corporate or agency environment
- Experience recruiting within a CRO (Contract Research Organization) or Clinical Research environment
- Demonstrated success using direct sourcing strategies to identify and engage passive talent
- Experience developing sourcing strategies and targeted pipelines for niche or hard-to-fill roles
- Experience using an Applicant Tracking System
- Strong consultative and analytical skills with the ability to act as a talent advisor to Hiring Managers and HR partners
- Ability to build credibility, create urgency, and influence stakeholders without direct authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong interviewing, assessment, negotiation, and candidate-closing skills
- Excellent organizational skills with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to work independently in a remote environment while staying highly connected to stakeholders and team members
- Sound judgment and the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information appropriately
- Strong customer-service mindset with a commitment to delivering a positive candidate and hiring manager experience
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Work Authorization: Only USC or GC
- 3+ years of full life cycle recruiting experience
- Experience recruiting for geographically dispersed teams and remote locations
- Experience using Workday or similar ATS
- Knowledge of competency-based interviewing techniques
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, or a related field
Benefits
- Health Insurance: Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Retirement Plans: Participation in a company-sponsored retirement savings plan.
- Legal Service Plans: Offering access to attorneys for legal advice and representation.
- Employee referral bonus may be available if a referred candidate is hired.
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