Sr Technical Recruiter (contract)

VITALBIO; Oakville; Hybrid; CAD 62,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Vital Bio in Oakville, Ontario, seeks an experienced technical recruiter for a six-month contract with potential to go permanent. You will own full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering and manufacturing roles, building pipelines and using AI-powered tools to accelerate hiring while ensuring a strong candidate experience.

You will partner with hiring managers to translate complex requirements into targeted search strategies and actively source passive candidates in competitive markets.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience in engineering, manufacturing, or highly technical fields.
• Proven ability to independently source, engage, and close passive candidates for difficult roles.
• Advanced sourcing: Boolean search, talent mapping, targeted outreach and creative identification.
• Able to understand complex technical requirements and engage with engineering professionals.
• Experience with AI-enabled recruiting tools and automation to boost effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized engineering, manufacturing, and technical roles.
• Develop proactive sourcing strategies to engage passive candidates in competitive markets.
• Build talent maps and pipelines using networks, direct outreach, and market intel.
• Partner with hiring managers to align on hiring strategies and technical requirements.
• Assess candidates for technical fit, motivation, and role alignment; manage the process end-to-end.
• Leverage AI sourcing and automation to improve discovery, outreach, and workflows.
• Maintain momentum and high-quality candidate experience throughout the hiring lifecycle.
• Use data to evaluate sourcing effectiveness and drive continuous improvements.

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Passive sourcing

AI recruiting tools

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Tools

Boolean search

Talent mapping

Automation platforms

Job description

This is an initial six-month contract opportunity, with the potential to transition into a permanent position.

About You:

You are an experienced technical recruiter who enjoys solving complex hiring challenges and finding exceptional talent others struggle to reach. You bring deep sourcing expertise, strong technical curiosity, and a track record of recruiting specialized engineering and manufacturing professionals.

You are proactive, resourceful, and comfortable owning difficult searches from start to finish. You don't rely on inbound applications to build pipelines and know how to turn complex technical requirements into targeted sourcing strategies.

You embrace modern recruiting technology, including AI and automation, to work smarter, improve candidate engagement, and accelerate hiring outcomes.

What You'll Do

• Own full-cycle recruiting for specialized and hard-to-fill engineering, manufacturing, and technical roles.

• Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies to identify, engage, and attract passive candidates in competitive talent markets.

• Build targeted talent maps and pipelines using advanced search techniques, market intelligence, professional networks, and direct outreach.

• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand complex technical requirements, challenge assumptions, and align on effective hiring strategies.

• Conduct meaningful candidate assessments that evaluate technical relevance, career motivations, and alignment with role requirements.

• Leverage AI-powered sourcing tools and recruiting automation to improve candidate discovery, personalize outreach, streamline workflows, and increase productivity.

• Manage candidates through the full hiring lifecycle, maintaining momentum, strong communication, and a high-quality candidate experience.

• Use recruiting data to evaluate sourcing effectiveness, identify bottlenecks, and continuously improve hiring outcomes.

• Contribute practical ideas and improvements that make recruiting more efficient, scalable, and effective.

What You'll Need

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, with significant experience hiring specialized engineering, manufacturing, or highly technical professionals.

• Demonstrated success independently sourcing, engaging, and closing passive candidates for difficult-to-fill technical positions.

• Advanced sourcing capabilities, including Boolean search, talent mapping, targeted outreach, and creative candidate identification techniques.

• Strong ability to understand complex technical requirements and engage credibly with engineering and manufacturing professionals.

• Experience using AI-enabled recruiting tools, sourcing platforms, or workflow automation to improve recruiting effectiveness.

• Strong hiring manager partnership skills, with the confidence to provide market insights, challenge assumptions, and influence hiring decisions.

• Excellent organization, communication, and follow-through, with the ability to independently manage multiple complex searches.

• High ownership, adaptability, and a results-oriented approach to working in a fast-moving environment.

Bonus Points

• Recruiting experience in medical devices, diagnostics, biotech, advanced manufacturing, or other regulated technical environments.

• Experience recruiting across mechanical, electrical, hardware, manufacturing, or multidisciplinary engineering disciplines.

• Agency or search firm experience focused on specialized technical recruitment.

• Experience experimenting with or implementing AI-driven sourcing and recruiting automation workflows.

This role is a current, contract vacancy based in Oakville, ON with a expectation of 2-3 days on site.

Target pay $45-60/hr

About Vital Bio

Vital is revolutionizing point-of-care diagnostics with our VitalOne platform, delivering real-time care wherever patients are. Our mission is to democratize health technology, making healthcare more accessible and proactive.

Our global team of experts spans chemistry, software, engineering, and microfluidics. We thrive on change, operate on trust, and value diverse perspectives. Our growth-minded culture empowers front-line decision-making and fosters impactful work.

We seek tenacious, bold individuals ready to transform healthcare. At Vital, your talent will make a difference as we work to ensure everyone has access to care when and where they need it.

Vital Biosciences Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in the workplace. We are therefore happy to accommodate any individual needs in keeping with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation in order to participate in our hiring process, please contact us to make your needs known in advance

As part of our recruitment process, we may use automated or AI-supported tools to assist with application review and screening. These tools are used to support, not replace, human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are always made by our hiring team.