Entry Level Recruiter

Meet Life Sciences Ltd.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO including Christmas week

Birthday day off

Uncapped commission with no draws

Lunches at 5-star restaurants and team

Company vacations and events

Award-winning training

Job summary

Meet Life Sciences Ltd. is seeking an Entry Level Recruiter to join our hybrid team in San Diego. You will manage candidate delivery and new business development, leveraging cold calling, sourcing, and referrals to fill roles for top Life Sciences clients.

You’ll gain hands-on training, work with a high-energy team, and grow in a fast-paced recruitment environment within a global company that values proactive selling and collaboration.

Qualifications

• 6+ months of experience in a client facing role (full time or internship) or in an athletic program.
• Outbound sales experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Run your own 360 desk — candidate delivery and new business development.
• Headhunt candidates using cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, job adverts, and referrals.
• Market research on companies for business development purposes.
• Become an expert in Life Sciences sourcing for open roles.
• Provide exceptional candidate experiences from first call to offer.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to meet staffing needs.
• Represent Meet Life Sciences and clients to attract top talent.
• Keep pipeline and system up to date with administrative tasks.

Skills

Outbound sales

Client facing

Cold calling

Job description

• 3 days a week in office, 2 days work from home
• 360 recruitment placing candidates on a contract/permanent basis**

Looking to kick-start your career in sales and recruitment? Look no further than Meet.

What is Meet Recruitment:

We are a global, Life Sciences focused recruitment company founded in London, with offices now in New York City, San Francisco, San Diego, and Raleigh. Our client’s range across the top Medical Device companies, to Pharma, Biotech and Contract Research Organizations (CROs) as well.

Meets core values include: Good humans, unapologetically driven, purpose-led, community chemistry, specialized brilliance.

What is Meet looking for within their Entry Level Recruiters?

• Ability to work in a high performing environment.
• Eagerness to be involved with both candidate delivery and new business development - proactively cold calling, sourcing, and negotiating contracts with your own potential clients.
• Ability to be resilient and proactive in addressing new obstacles.
• Ability to be self-directed and work in partnership with team members.
• Self-starter with an entrepreneurial spirit who has a proven track record of success in a fast-paced environment.
• Drive to succeed and grow in a sales/recruitment career.
• Ability to network and engage with people from various backgrounds.

Day to day duties of a Meet Entry Level Recruiter:

• Running your own 360 desk - candidate delivery and new business development.
• Headhunt candidates utilizing cold calling, LinkedIn Recruiter, Job Adverts, and referrals.
• Market research on companies for business development purposes.
• Gain insight into the Life Sciences space and become an expert in sourcing high quality and relevant candidates for open positions.
• Provide exceptional candidate experiences throughout the entire recruitment life cycle from the initial phone call to closing the offer.
• Work with numerous hiring managers while assisting with their staffing needs.
• Represent Meet and our global clients in order to appeal to and maintain top talent in the industry.
• Administrative tasks in order to keep the pipeline and system up to date.
• Perform tasks as assigned by the manager.

Benefits of working at Meet:

• Generous PTO package which includes the week off between Christmas and New Year's along with a free day off for your birthday!
• Base salary of $50k in addition to an uncapped commission WITH NO DRAWS/THRESHOLDS. OTE of $70k-$75k in year 1 and $100k-$151k in year 2 and 3
• Award-winning training process and tools to succeed as a recruiter even for inexperienced team members.
• Exciting incentives in which the company covers all expenses including monthly lunches to 5-star restaurants, company vacations, and days out to music festivals.
• The opportunity to be a part of an energetic, motivated team that will offer guidance throughout your career.

Our success in Life Sciences:

• In December 2021 a private equity firm invested in us
• 2022 we signed over 200 clients as a global business
• Sept 2024 our Contract team had a record setting month in revenue generated, and then reached a new record of runners out in December 2024.
• 4 consecutive quarters of revenue growth since the dip in the market
• 2024 we signed 298 terms as a global business (new and re-engaged)
• March 2025 had our highest performing month as a business since August 2022 when the market was booming!
• Life Science companies and Technology companies have grown strong partnerships over the past couple of years, making the North East one of the most stable hub's in Life Sciences

Qualifications:

• 6+ months of experience in a client facing role (can be full time or internship) OR in an athletic program (required)
• Outbound sales experience (highly preferred)

Interview Process:

• Call with internal recruiter --> 30 minute zoom interview --> Final on-site

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