Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)

PowerToFly; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Medidata, in London, seeks an experienced Senior Talent Sourcer to collaborate across Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering and Corporate Functions. You will go beyond LinkedIn InMails with Boolean logic, deep-web research, and hyper-personalized outreach to engage high-impact passive talent in enterprise SaaS, healthcare tech, and life sciences.

Reporting to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, you will build pipelines, conduct rigorous phone screens, and share market intelligence

Qualifications

• Dedicated talent sourcing experience in a B2B SaaS or life sciences tech environment.
• Cross-functional domain expertise in Technology Sales is essential.
• Advanced sourcing toolkit mastery and data-driven, consultative approach.
• High-touch messaging with passive candidate outreach that yields responses.

Responsibilities

• Multi-domain strategic sourcing for Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions.
• Passive outreach, initial screening, and market intelligence to recruiters.
• Map target talent landscapes and present actionable hiring insights to stakeholders.
• Ad-hoc tasks to support the hiring process.

Skills

Boolean search

LinkedIn Recruiter

GitHub

Stack Overflow

X-Ray searches

Diversity databases

Talent intelligence

Tools

Boolean search tools

Talent analytics platforms

Job description

About our Company:

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 36,000 trials and 11 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million users trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. Discover more at www.medidata.com.

Position Overview

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.

Reporting to the Global Head of Talent Acquisition, 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 ResponsibilitiesMulti-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.

Candidate Engagement & Pipeline Management

• 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.
• Ad-hoc tasks in support of the hiring process

Qualifications & Core Requirements

• Experience: Dedicated talent sourcing experience in a B2B SaaS, Life Sciences Tech, or high-growth technology environment.
• Cross-Functional Domain Expertise: Proven success in sourcing across Technology Sales is essential. Other domain areas an advantage.
• 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 geographic location.