Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)

MediData; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Medidata is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Sourcer to partner across Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions. You will act as a strategic talent advisor, using advanced Boolean logic, deep-web research, market mapping, and hyper-personalized outreach to engage high-impact passive talent.

In this contract role you will craft compelling messaging to Medidata's mission and capabilities, conduct rigorous phone screens for alignment and compensation expectations,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of dedicated talent sourcing experience in a fast-paced B2B SaaS, Life Sciences Tech, or high-growth technology environment.
• Proven success in sourcing across multiple profiles including Sales, Professional Services, Engineering, or Corporate Functions.
• Mastery of advanced sourcing tools and techniques including Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, and X-Ray searches.

Responsibilities

• Spearhead multi-domain strategic sourcing across Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions.
• Conduct rigorous phone screens to assess technical/functional alignment, cultural add, and compensation expectations.
• Map target competitor talent landscapes and present actionable hiring insights to recruiters and stakeholders.

Skills

Talent sourcing

Boolean search

Candidate outreach

Market mapping

Cross-functional collaboration

Data-driven

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Stack Overflow

X-Ray searches

Diversity databases

Talent intelligence platforms

Job description

We are seeking an experienced, growth-minded Senior Talent Sourcer to partner across our core business units: Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions.

In this role, you will act as a strategic talent advisor and pipeline architect. You will go far beyond standard LinkedIn InMails - employing advanced Boolean logic, deep-web research, market mapping, and hyper-personalized outreach to engage high-impact passive talent. If you excel at discovering hard-to-find candidates at the intersection of enterprise SaaS, healthcare tech, and life sciences, this contract role offers immense business impact.

Key Responsibilities: Multi-Domain Strategic Sourcing

• Sales & GTM: Build robust pipelines for Enterprise Account Executives, Solutions Architects, Commercial Directors, and Partner Sales professionals familiar with complex life science or B2B SaaS deal cycles.
• Professional Services & Clinical Ops: Source specialized Subject Matter Experts, Clinical Trial Management Consultants, Implementation Engineers, and Solution Consultants with deep expertise in EDC, eCOA, and clinical data management tools.
• Engineering & Technology: Identify top-tier software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, and product managers proficient in scalable SaaS platforms, AI/ML models, and regulatory-compliant software.
• Corporate Functions: Uncover top-tier functional talent across Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Operations.
• Passive Outreach: Craft compel-and-convert messaging tailored to Medidata's mission, platform capability, and unique value proposition to achieve above-industry conversion rates.
• Initial Screening: Conduct rigorous phone screens to assess candidate technical/functional alignment, cultural add, career motivations, and compensation expectations before handing off to recruiters.
• Market Intelligence & Mapping: Map target competitor talent landscapes (PharmaTech, HealthTech, Enterprise SaaS) and present actionable hiring insights to recruiters and business stakeholders.

Qualifications & Core Requirements

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated talent sourcing experience in a fast-paced B2B SaaS, Life Sciences Tech, or high-growth technology environment.
• Cross-Functional Domain Expertise: Proven success in sourcing across at least three of the target key profiles: Sales, Professional Services, Technical Engineering, or Corporate Functions.
• Advanced Sourcing Toolkit: Mastery of advanced Boolean search techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X-Ray searches, diversity databases, and talent intelligence platforms.
• Data-Driven & Consultative: Ability to interpret sourcing metrics, diagnose funnel bottlenecks, and partner collaboratively with TA Recruiters to adjust strategies mid-stream.
• High-Touch Messaging: Demonstrated ability to write personalized, value-driven candidate outreach that yields high response rates among passive candidates.
• Fast-Paced Adaptability: Comfort managing multiple sourcing projects simultaneously across distinct functional pipelines with shifting priorities.

Why Join Medidata's TA Team?

• High-Impact Mission: Your candidates directly contribute to software and AI systems that power global clinical trials and speed up life-saving therapeutics.
• Sophisticated Talent Stack: Work with modern TA tools, automated platforms, and strong cross-functional partner support.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive, high-performing People & Culture team focused on quality, speed, and continuous learning.
• As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.
• The hourly range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $45-55/hr.