Senior Recruitment Consultant

FIFTEEN WEST; Bishop's Stortford; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Commission on own billings

Boutique office in Bishop's Stortford

Supportive specialist team

High-value mandates

Job summary

FIFTEEN WEST is a boutique Life Sciences recruitment business seeking a Senior Recruitment Consultant to own your desk on a true 360 basis. You will develop client relationships, win new business and manage the full recruitment cycle from approach to placement.

You will identify opportunities, manage senior-level mandates, and work with a specialist team to become a market expert in Life Sciences, Pharma, Biotech, and MedTech sectors.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' recruitment experience (Life Sciences/Pharma/Biotech/MedTech/Clinical/Scientific sectors)
• Strong business development and client management skills
• 360 recruitment experience and ownership of desk

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow existing client relationships and win new business
• Manage full recruitment process from BD to placement
• Source, assess, and place specialist Life Sciences talent
• Build a strong candidate network and maintain market knowledge

Skills

Business development

Relationship building

Self-driven

Negotiation

Commercial mindset

Job description

The business

We’re working with a highly specialist, boutique Life Sciences recruitment business that is looking to add an experienced Senior Recruitment Consultant to its growing team.

This is a great opportunity for someone who wants the autonomy and earning potential of a boutique recruitment business, without the layers of management, bureaucracy and red tape that can come with a larger agency.

The role

As a Senior Consultant, you’ll be operating as a true 360 recruiter, with responsibility for developing your own client portfolio, winning new business and managing the full recruitment process from initial approach through to placement.

You’ll have the opportunity to:

• Develop and grow existing client relationships
• Identify and win new business within the Life Sciences market
• Manage both contingent and retained recruitment assignments
• Build and maintain a strong candidate network
• Source, assess and qualify specialist Life Sciences talent
• Manage the full recruitment process from BD through to offer and placement
• Conduct client meetings and take detailed recruitment briefs
• Develop a strong understanding of your chosen market and become a genuine subject matter expert
• Work on senior and specialist appointments where quality and market knowledge really matter
• Build long-term relationships with both candidates and clients
• Have genuine ownership over your desk, market and career progression

This isn't a role where you'll simply be handed vacancies and expected to fill them.

You'll be encouraged to build a market, develop relationships and become known within your specialist area.

Who are they looking for?

We're looking for someone who already understands recruitment and is ready for the next stage of their career.

You'll ideally have:

• 3+ years' recruitment experience
• Experience within Life Sciences / Pharma / Biotech / MedTech / Clinical / Scientific recruitment
• A proven track record across 360 recruitment
• Strong business development and relationship-building skills
• Experience winning and/or managing clients
• Commercial awareness and a genuine desire to earn
• The confidence to operate independently and take ownership of a desk
• A consultative approach rather than a transactional recruitment style
• Ambition to progress and grow with a specialist business

Most importantly, they're looking for someone who is commercial, entrepreneurial and hungry to build something.

This is a business where your impact will genuinely be visible.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Work with a specialist Life Sciences business
• Earn excellent commission on your own billings
• Have genuine ownership of your market and desk
• Become a specialist within a high-value niche
• Progress as the business grows
• Work from a boutique office in Bishop's Stortford
• Work alongside an experienced and supportive team
• Have access to high-quality, interesting recruitment mandates

If you're currently working in Life Sciences recruitment and feel ready for more autonomy, more ownership and the opportunity to build something rather than simply work a desk, this could be a very good next move.