Industry Recruiter - Technology

Empower Pharmacy; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Empower Pharmacy, a leading 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered outsourcing facility, is seeking an Industry Recruiter - Technology to fuel its growth. You will design and run AI-enabled sourcing strategies, build leadership pipelines, and partner with C-suite to align hiring with business goals.

Join a mission-driven team in Houston, where innovation, speed, and data-driven decision-making drive talent strategy, equity, and retention across healthcare technology domains.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of senior–director recruiting experience in technology, consulting, or healthcare-adjacent industries.
• Proven track record in building pipelines and closing high-impact technical hires.
• Proficiency with AI recruitment platforms, talent intelligence, and structured assessment frameworks.
• Exceptional discretion and advisory capability with senior leadership teams.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Technology Pipelining: Build AI-enabled pipelines of technology leaders aligned to Empower’s growth strategy.
• Market and Competitor Intelligence: Use AI analytics to monitor competitor leadership shifts and trends.
• Coaching the Assessment Process: Implement AI-supported evaluation frameworks to ensure data-driven hiring.
• Offer Process and Closing Strategy: Architect competitive offers and deploy AI-driven value propositions.
• Pre-Onboarding and Retention Enablement: Design pre-onboarding plans and monitor engagement for retention.

Skills

AI-enabled sourcing

Predictive analytics

Talent intelligence platforms

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or Business

Tools

AI recruitment platforms

Job description

Empower Pharmacy is a visionary healthcare company dedicated to making quality, affordable medication accessible to millions of patients nationwide. As the nation's most advanced 503A compounding pharmacy and FDA-registered 503B outsourcing facility, we're redefining what's possible in personalized medicine and pharmaceutical manufacturing. We're proud to be recognized as one of Houston's fastest-growing private companies and ranked #116 in Healthcare & Medical on the Inc. 5000 List for 2025.

Our strength is built on four core values: People, Quality, Service, and Innovation. Guided by these principles, we've created a uniquely integrated healthcare platform powered by advanced technology, operational excellence, and a relentless commitment to patient care. From manufacturing and quality control to distribution and customer experience, our teams work together to raise industry standards, expand access to critical medications, and improve outcomes for patients and providers across the country.

At Empower, joining our team means more than starting a new role. It means becoming part of a mission-driven organization that's transforming healthcare at scale. We invest deeply in our people, encourage bold thinking, and create opportunities for growth, leadership, and innovation at every level. Your ideas matter here, your development is supported, and the work you do has a direct impact on the lives of millions.

If you thrive in a fast-moving, purpose-driven environment where innovation, collaboration, and ambition come together, Empower Pharmacy is the place for you. Let's transform healthcare together.

Position Summary:

The Industry Recruiter - Technology is responsible for building and executing world-class technical search strategies that secure transformative technology professionals and leaders for Empower. This role drives the full lifecycle of technical recruitment, from proactive market mapping to precision closing strategies, with a strong emphasis on leveraging AI-driven insights. Acting as a trusted advisor to the C-suite, the recruiter combines elite sourcing craft, competitor intelligence, and structured assessment coaching to ensure Empower consistently hires technical professionals and leaders who advance its mission. With accountability for speed, precision, and impact, the recruiter maintains forward-looking technical pipelines, delivers actionable market intelligence, and ensures leadership hires are seamlessly integrated. Success is measured by the caliber of technical placed, velocity of execution, and the ability to anticipate and address organizational needs through innovation, foresight, and disciplined execution.

Responsibilities:

Strategic Technology Pipelining

• Build AI-enabled pipelines of world-class technology leaders aligned to Empower’s growth strategy.
• Continuously map and segment global talent across healthcare technology ecosystems.
• Cultivate long-term technical relationships to position Empower as an employer of choice.

Market and Competitor Intelligence

• Use AI analytics to monitor competitor leadership shifts and emerging trends.
• Track ecosystem signals, including patents, funding, and board appointments.
• Deliver real-time, actionable intelligence briefings to Empower’s leadership.

Coaching the Assessment Process

• Implement structured, AI-supported evaluation frameworks to ensure data-driven hiring.
• Prepare stakeholders to assess leadership, compliance, and cultural alignment rigorously.
• Facilitate calibrated decision-making that prevents bias and ensures strategic alignment.

Offer Process and Closing Strategy

• Architect competitive offers that balance candidate motivation and compliance standards.
• Deploy AI-driven insights to personalize value propositions for technical candidates.
• Lead precise closing strategies that neutralize risks and secure commitments.

Pre-Onboarding and Retention Enablement

• Design pre-onboarding plans before day one.
• Anticipate and resolve transition challenges, ensuring seamless integration.
• Maintain AI-tracked checkpoints to monitor engagement and accelerate retention.

Knowledge and Skills:

• Expertise in technical recruitment, with mastery of AI-enabled sourcing, predictive analytics, and talent intelligence platforms to anticipate and secure transformative leadership hires.
• Strong capability in competitor and market intelligence, using data-driven methodologies to translate industry signals into actionable strategies for C-suite decision-making.
• Demonstrated proficiency in structured assessments and behavioral frameworks that ensure consistent, bias-free, and future-ready technical evaluation processes.
• Advanced stakeholder management, with the ability to coach, influence, and advise C-suite leaders on complex hiring and organizational design decisions.

Experience and Qualifications:

• 8+ years of senior – director recruiting experience in technology, consulting, or healthcare-adjacent industries.
• Proven track record in building pipelines and closing high-impact technical hires.
• Proficiency with AI recruitment platforms, talent intelligence, and structured assessment frameworks.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
• Exceptional discretion, technical presence, and advisory capability with senior leadership teams.
• Customer Focus: Builds trust through customer-centric solutions.
• Strategic AI: Guides responsible AI adoption and adaptation.
• Optimizes Work Processes: Drives efficiency with continuous improvement.
• Collaborates: Partners effectively to achieve shared goals.
• Resourcefulness: Secures and deploys resources efficiently.Manages Complexity: Simplifies and solves complex challenges.
• Ensures Accountability: Delivers on commitments with integrity.
• Situational Adaptability: Adjusts approach to shifting conditions.Communicates Effectively: Tailors messages to diverse audiences.

Values:

• People: Empowering people defines who we are.
• Quality: Excellence in every product, every time.
• Service: Serving others is our highest purpose.
• Innovation: Advancing care through technology and discovery.

Employee Benefits, Health, and Wellness:

While performing the responsibilities of the job, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to remain in a stationary position for a significant amount of the workday and frequently use their hands and fingers to handle or feel in order to access, input, and retrieve information from the computer and other office productivity devices. Employees are regularly required to move about the office and around the corporate campus. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.