Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - 12 month fixed-term contract

LGC Group; England; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

LGC Group is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our global Talent Acquisition team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. You’ll lead end-to-end recruitment across diverse business areas, partnering with hiring managers, shaping sourcing strategies and advising on hiring decisions.

This is a hands-on role with autonomy and collaboration across global teams. You'll use SmartRecruiters, LinkedIn Recruiter and Textio to attract top talent, assess fit and keep stakeholders

Qualifications

• Experience in life sciences, R&D or technical recruitment.
• Strong direct sourcing and headhunting capabilities.
• Experience partnering with multiple hiring managers and advising on strategy.
• Ability to manage competing priorities across vacancies and teams.
• Strong communication, organisation and candidate assessment skills.
• Data‑driven mindset with the confidence to work independently.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across dedicated business areas, from briefing to offer, partnering with hiring teams to define requirements and approach.
• Source and attract talent through LinkedIn, direct search, job boards, networking and talent pools, including passive candidates.
• Conduct screening interviews to assess fit and motivations, presenting opportunities at LGC.
• Manage interview processes and candidate communication to ensure a positive experience.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring teams, HR and stakeholders, offering market insight to guide decisions.
• Maintain recruitment records in SmartRecruiters and use feedback to improve the process.
• Support employer branding through engaging adverts and platforms like Textio and LinkedIn, reaching target audiences.
• Contribute to TA projects, systems and process improvements, sharing knowledge with colleagues.

Skills

Life sciences recruitment

Direct sourcing

Headhunting

Stakeholder management

Interviewing

Market insights

Tools

SmartRecruiters

LinkedIn Recruiter

Textio

Job description

At LGC, our mission is Science for a Safer World. With a successful Talent Acquisition team, we help bring this mission to life!

As a global life sciences company, we work across healthcare, food, sport and other applied markets, helping our customers maintain the highest standards of quality and safety.

We're looking for an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to join our global Talent Acquisition team for a 12-month fixed-term contract to cover parental leave.

You’ll manage recruitment across various business functions, partnering with hiring managers across a varied portfolio of specialist and professional roles.

From scientific and technical recruitment to corporate appointments, you’ll work across different talent markets, get to grips with complex hiring needs and influence how we attract and select great people.

This is a hands‑on role with plenty of autonomy. You’ll own your recruitment portfolio, advise hiring managers on the best approach and work alongside a supportive team that shares knowledge, challenges thinking and is always looking for ways to improve how we recruit.

Key responsibilities:

• Lead end-to-end recruitment across your dedicated business areas, from initial briefing and recruitment planning through to offer, partnering with hiring teams to agree requirements and the right approach.
• Source and attract talent through LinkedIn, direct search, job boards, networking and talent pools, including proactively identifying and engaging passive candidates.
• Conduct candidate screening interviews to assess suitability, understand motivations and bring opportunities at LGC to life.
• Manage interview processes and candidate communication, keeping recruitment moving and ensuring a positive experience throughout.
• Build trusted relationships with hiring teams, HR colleagues and wider stakeholders, providing market insight and advice to support effective hiring decisions.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records in SmartRecruiters and use candidate and hiring manager feedback to continually improve the recruitment experience.
• Support employer branding through engaging job adverts and platforms including Textio and LinkedIn, helping our opportunities reach the right audiences.
• Contribute to wider TA projects, systems and process improvements, sharing knowledge with colleagues and supporting other business areas when needed.

We're seeking an experienced, internal TA Partner who can quickly understand a hiring need, ask the right questions and turn that into an effective recruitment and sourcing strategy. You’ll be confident providing advice and market insight, while still enjoying the hands‑on side of finding and engaging great candidates.

You'll also bring:

• Experience in life sciences, R&D or technical recruitment
• Confidence in direct sourcing and headhunting, including engaging passive candidates.
• Experience partnering with multiple hiring managers at once and advising on recruitment strategy.
• The ability to manage competing priorities across multiple vacancies and hiring teams.
• Strong communication, organisation and candidate assessment skills.
• A practical, data‑aware approach and the confidence to work independently.
• Experience using an applicant tracking system and LinkedIn Recruiter.

Our values

• Passion
• Curiosity
• Integrity
• Brilliance
• Respect

Equal opportunities

We are committed to ensuring that every job applicant and employee is valued for their individual talents. We strictly prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, disability, race, colour, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or parental status, religion, or belief. We proudly support an inclusive work environment where everyone can compete and succeed based on their merits.

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