Executive Physician Recruiter

University of Rochester; New York (NY); On-site; USD 78,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Rochester is seeking an Executive Physician Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruitment for executive physicians and high-level clinical roles in the Rochester area. You will partner with search committees, leaders, and HR to design proactive, market-driven strategies and candidate outreach that aligns with UR's mission.

The role emphasizes talent mapping, passive sourcing, and long-term pipeline management to ensure a steady supply of senior clinical talent across the university

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of progressive recruitment experience, including physicians and executive talent.
• Experience with talent mapping, passive sourcing, and long-term pipeline development.
• Proven ability to engage candidates not actively seeking roles; excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for executive physicians and other executive clinical roles.
• Partner with search committees and leaders to provide strategic guidance and updates.
• Develop individualized recruitment strategies by specialty and market conditions.
• Create high-touch candidate experiences with equity and competitive positioning.
• Maintain physician talent maps and passive sourcing to build pipelines.
• Coordinate interviews, site visits, and offer discussions with stakeholders.
• Stay updated on HR trends, employment law, and best practices; advise leadership.

Skills

Full-cycle recruitment

Talent mapping

Passive sourcing

Relationship management

Executive recruitment

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

CRM platforms

Sourcing databases

Professional networking tools

Job description

Executive Physician Recruiter### Executive Physician RecruiterApply: 60 Corporate Woods: Full time: Posted Today: R275574As a community, the University of Rochester is defined by a deep commitment to Meliora - Ever Better. Embedded in that ideal are the values we share: equity, leadership, integrity, openness, respect, and accountability. Together, we will set the highest standards for how we treat each other to ensure our community is welcoming to all and is a place where all can thrive.**Job Location (Full Address):**60 Corporate Woods, Brighton, New York, United States of America, 14623**Opening:**Worker Subtype:RegularTime Type:Full timeScheduled Weekly Hours:40Department:100991 Talent AcquisitionWork Shift:UR - Day (United States of America)Range:UR URG 113Compensation Range:$77,600.00 - $116,400.00*The referenced pay range represents the minimum and maximum compensation for this job. Individual annual salaries/hourly rates will be set within the job's compensation range, and will be determined by considering factors including, but not limited to, market data, education, experience, qualifications, expertise of the individual, and internal equity considerations.***Responsibilities:**The executive physician recruiter is responsible for developing and executing proactive recruitment strategies to attract highly qualified physicians and other executive-level clinical talent to the University Medical Center. This role serves as a strategic recruiting partner to physician leaders, executive search chairs, and search committees to understand current and future workforce needs and build sustainable talent pipelines. The executive physician recruiter will manage the full recruitment lifecycle while placing significant emphasis on talent mapping, passive candidate sourcing, relationship development, and long-term pipeline management. The successful candidate will bring a consultive approach to recruitment and the ability to identify and engage physicians who may not be actively seeking new opportunities. This position requires a sophisticated understanding of executive and physician recruitment, healthcare talent markets, sourcing strategies and candidate relationship management.**What You Will Do:*** Manage full-cycle recruitment for executive physicians and other designated executive-level clinical positions, from initial workforce planning and sourcing through offer acceptance and transition to onboarding.* Establish strong working relationships with search committees and leaders across the University medical center, including delivery of search progress meetings with key senior leaders, offering strategic guidance and support.* Develop individualist recruitment strategies based on specialty, market conditions, organizational priorities, and candidate availability.* Creates a best-in-class high touch executive – level candidate experience, working to ensure equity and competitive positioning for the University medical center through consistency in presentation and caliber of experience.* Develop and maintain talent maps for key physician specialties and priority markets, identifying potential candidates across competing health systems, academic medical centers, fellowship programs, professional associations, and other relevant talent pools.* Develop and execute sophisticated passive sourcing strategies to identify physicians who are not actively applying for positions. Create personalized outreach strategies designed to generate interest and build relationships with highly sought-after physician talent.* Build and maintain long-term physician talent pipelines for high-priority specialties and anticipated organizational needs* Works in partnership with Talent Acquisition leadership, the executive search committee and Communications & Marketing to develop marketing collateral for use in executive searches.* Provides direct consultation to candidates in support of the recruitment process, navigating the University medical center and its value proposition and mission, and the Greater Rochester area.* Partner with internal stakeholders to coordinate interviews, site visits, leadership meetings, offer discussions and other components of the recruitment process.* Maintain knowledge of Human Resource trends, best practices, regulatory changes, recruitment strategies, and employment law; applies this knowledge to communicate necessary changes in policy, practice, and resources in collaboration with the HR leadership team.* Other duties as assigned. **What You Will Bring:*** Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources, or a related field preferred.* Minimally, 5-7 years of progressive recruitment experience including significant experience recruiting physicians, advance clinical professionals, healthcare executives, or similarly specialized professional talent required.* An equivalent combination of education and experience may also be considered.* Demonstrated experience with talent mapping, passive candidate sourcing, and proactive pipeline development and management required.* Proven ability to identify and engage candidates who are not actively seeking new employment.* Experience managing complex, high-touch, full-cycle searches involving multiple senior -level stakeholders* Experience using applicant tracking systems, CRM platforms, sourcing databases, and professional networking tools.* Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to develop compelling candidate outreach* Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex searches and long recruitment cycles simultaneously.