Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner, R&D

Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association; London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading organization in healthcare is seeking a Talent Acquisition specialist to join their R&D team. The role involves sourcing and recruitment across Europe, ensuring top talent is secured while maintaining a focus on diversity and inclusion. With a commitment to creating a best-in-class team, this position provides a unique opportunity to influence the direction of talent acquisition within the company.

Qualifications

• Experience in R&D recruitment, preferably Biomedical or Development.
• Proficiency in English verbal and written.
• Experience in agency or in-house recruitment environments.

Responsibilities

• Leading end-to-end recruitment for R&D positions across Europe.
• Providing strategic partnership and ensuring adherence to HR policies.
• Increasing direct sourcing to reduce agency spend.

Skills

Recruitment

Talent Acquisition

Sourcing

Assessment

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or equivalent

Job description

Job Description Summary

Location: Hybrid working 12 flexible days per month in the London office (The Westworks). #LI-Hybrid

About the role:

As a member of our Global Talent Acquisition organization, you will be leading end to end recruitment and talent sourcing for positions within our Research & Development(R&D) function. You will act as a company Employer Brand ambassador to the external market by responsibly taking care of candidates, vendors and external associates while showcasing company Values and Behaviors to the core.

The purpose of your role is to support the Research and Development business providing top talent to the organisation by filling open positions; providing excellent recruitment operations, products and services, and by being a strategic partner.

You can truly contribute to making our Talent Acquisition team a best-in-class Center of Excellence.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Sourcing, assessment and selection of candidates for the client group across multiple countries in region Europe.

• Provide effective and strategic partnership to the business keeping in mind internal business context as well as external talent/ market landscape.

• Accountable for the overall recruitment process to ensure recruitment delivery of the open positions for client groups.

• Support the Talent Acquisition(TA) R&D teams in implementing the defined sourcing strategy to attract right talent for the roles. Focus on direct sourcing and reducing agency spend thus resulting in effective cost per hire.

• Ensure outstanding hiring manager and candidate experience throughout the hiring process.

• Adherence to relevant labour and employment law as well as to company HR and TA policies and guidelines.

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Human resources area, preferably in Recruitment or Talent Acquisition.

• Sufficient experience within R&D specifically(Biomedical or Development).

• Proficient in English both verbal and written.

• Experience in agency or in-house recruitment environment.

• Demonstrated proficiency in understanding organisation culture and ability to establish relationships both externally and internally.

Desirable Requirements:

• Ability to handle local/global customers in a remote working environment.

• Experience in recruiting in various countries.

• High energy, driven, eloquent and friendly personality with a partnership attitude.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Novartis is committed to building an outstanding, inclusive work environment and diverse teams representative of the patients and communities we serve.

Skills Desired