Talent Acquisition Consultant

Trust In SODA; Dublin; Hybrid; EUR 59,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Trust In SODA in Dublin, Ireland is seeking a Talent Acquisition Consultant for a 6-month contract to shape and execute sourcing for life sciences and R&D roles. You will build proactive talent pipelines, partner with senior stakeholders, and drive data-informed recruitment strategies to attract world-class scientists and digital talent.

The role combines hands-on sourcing with strategic workforce planning, requiring extensive experience in talent acquisition, market mapping, and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition or related areas, preferably in life sciences or similar domains.
• Proven success building proactive pipelines for scientific, clinical, technical, or business-critical roles.
• Experience with market mapping and talent landscape analysis.
• Strong use of data and insights to influence sourcing strategies and hiring outcomes.
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders in matrixed organisations.
• Familiarity with AI-enabled sourcing tools, CRM platforms, and talent intelligence solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build a high-quality, agile and business-aligned sourcing strategy.
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies aligned to R&D priorities.
• Maintain alignment with scientific and technical hiring needs across R&D.
• Translate workforce planning into proactive campaigns, talent pools, and pipelines.
• Anticipate evolving capability requirements across key R&D disciplines.
• Align sourcing with workforce plans and business objectives.
• Use data and market intelligence to identify critical talent segments.
• Maintain deep pipelines across scientific, clinical, digital, data, AI disciplines.
• Deliver longlists and shortlists through direct sourcing and networking.
• Drive a data-led approach to sourcing prioritisation and pipeline management.
• Leverage talent intelligence and competitor insights to optimise outcomes.

Skills

Talent Acquisition

Executive Search

Strategic Sourcing

Stakeholder Management

Data-driven Sourcing

AI-enabled Sourcing Tools

Market Mapping

Talent Intelligence

Communication

Relationship Building

Tools

CRM platforms

AI-enabled sourcing tools

Talent intelligence solutions

Advanced search methodologies

Job description

Talent Acquisition Consultant - Contract Position - HIRING ASAP

Location: Dublin, Ireland - 2/3 days per week in office

Start Date: ASAP

Duration: 6-month contract with extension

Daily Rate: €320 - €370 per day PAYE

Summary

This role is responsible for shaping and executing the talent attraction and sourcing strategy across our client's Research & Development team. This role plays a critical part in identifying, engaging, and building diverse talent pipelines for future scientific, clinical, digital, data, and innovation-focused hiring needs across the R&D organization.

As part of a high-performing global Talent Attraction team within their Recruitment Solutions organisation, you will partner closely with Recruitment Business Partners, hiring leaders, and workforce planning stakeholders to deliver proactive, market-informed sourcing strategies that enable the client to attract world-class talent across Drug Discovery, Development, Biomedical Research, Clinical Development, Data & Digital, and other critical R&D functions.

The successful candidate will combine deep sourcing expertise, market intelligence, and stakeholder partnership to ensure the client remains competitive in securing the talent required to accelerate innovation and reimagine medicine.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Talent Acquisition, Executive Search, Talent Attraction, or Strategic Sourcing, preferably within life sciences, biotechnology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, or other highly specialised industries
• Demonstrated success building proactive pipelines for scientific, clinical, technical, digital, or business-critical roles
• Experience conducting market mapping and talent landscape analysis
• Strong capability in using data and talent insights to influence sourcing strategies and hiring outcomes
• Experience partnering with senior stakeholders and navigating complex, matrixed organisations
• Familiarity with AI-enabled sourcing tools, CRM platforms, talent intelligence solutions, and advanced search methodologies
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills
• Passion for connecting exceptional talent with opportunities that accelerate scientific innovation and improve patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Build a high-quality, agile and business-aligned sourcing strategy
• Develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies aligned to the priorities and workforce plans of R&D business units
• Maintain close alignment with scientific and technical hiring needs across R&D functions
• Translate workforce planning priorities into proactive talent attraction campaigns, talent pools, and succession pipelines
• Anticipate evolving capability requirements and future talent demands across key R&D disciplines
• Align sourcing priorities and delivery approaches with R&D workforce plans and business objectives
• Use data, market intelligence, and talent insights to identify critical talent segments and sourcing priorities
• Build and maintain deep pipelines of external talent across scientific, clinical, digital, data, AI, and innovation-related disciplines
• Deliver high-quality longlists and shortlists through direct sourcing, market mapping, talent engagement, and networking activities.
• Drive a data-led approach to sourcing prioritisation, pipeline management, and talent attraction effectiveness
• Leverage talent intelligence platforms, AI-enabled sourcing tools, competitor analysis, and labor market insights to optimise hiring outcomes
• Monitor and report on sourcing performance, pipeline quality, diversity outcomes, and market trends