Executive Physician Recruiter

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

Job summary

The University of Rochester seeks an Executive Physician Recruiter to develop and execute proactive recruitment strategies for physicians and executive-level clinical talent. You will partner with physician leaders, search chairs, and committees to understand workforce needs and build sustainable pipelines.

You will lead full-cycle recruitment, leveraging talent mapping, passive sourcing, and relationship building to engage top candidates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources or related field.
• Minimum 5–7 years of progressive recruitment experience including physician/executive healthcare recruitment.
• Experience with talent mapping and passive candidate sourcing required.
• Ability to engage candidates not actively seeking opportunities.
• Experience managing high-touch, multi-stakeholder executive searches.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for executive physicians and other executive-level clinical roles.
• Collaborate with search committees and senior leaders; deliver progress updates and strategic guidance.
• Develop targeted recruitment strategies by specialty, market conditions, and organizational priorities.
• Create a high-touch candidate experience and ensure equity and strong presentation.
• Build and maintain physician talent maps and long-term pipelines across markets.

Skills

Talent mapping

Passive candidate sourcing

Relationship development

Long-term pipeline management

Executive recruitment

Consultative recruitment

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Human Resources

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

CRM platforms

Sourcing databases

Professional networking tools

Job description

60 Corporate Woods

Full time

R275574

As 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:

Regular

Time Type:

Full time

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Department:

100991 Talent Acquisition

Work Shift:

UR - Day (United States of America)

Range:

UR URG 113

Compensation 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.

The University of Rochester is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture to advance the University’s Mission to Learn, Discover, Heal, Create – and Make the World Ever Better. In support of our values and those of our society, the University is committed to not discriminating on the basis of age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, military/veteran status, national origin, race, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law (Protected Characteristics). This commitment extends to non-discrimination in the administration of our policies, admissions, employment, access, and recruitment of candidates, for all persons consistent with our values and based on applicable law.

Learn. Discover. Heal. Create.

Located in western New York, Rochester is our namesake and our home. One of the world’s leading research universities, Rochester has a long tradition of breaking boundaries—always pushing and questioning, learning and unlearning. We transform ideas into enterprises that create value and make the world ever better.

If you’re looking for a career in higher education or health care, the University of Rochester may offer the perfect opportunity for your background and goals.

At the University of Rochester, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving an inclusive and welcoming culture and are united by a strong commitment to be ever better—Meliora. It is an ideal that informs our shared mission to ensure all members of our community feel safe, respected, included, and valued.