Remote Senior Talent Acquisition Lead – Life Sciences & Gov

Emmes; Rockville (MD); Remote; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Approved Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

401k Retirement Plan

Work From Home Anywhere in the US

Maternal/Paternal Leave

Casual Dress Code & Work Environment

Job summary

Emmes seeks a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruiting for Government & Life Sciences Consulting. This remote role collaborates with practice leads to forecast demand, manage budgets, and build a proactive sourcing engine to attract top talent.

You'll advise hiring managers on market compensation, close candidates with competitive offers, and maintain a clean ATS. Emmes offers a comprehensive benefits package and work-from-home flexibility across the US.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including consulting or professional services.
• Record of meeting or beating hiring targets with measurable results.
• Experience hiring across multiple levels, from campus to senior leadership.
• Strong financial acumen and budgeting related to recruiting.
• Excellent stakeholder management with senior leaders.
• Skilled with ATS and sourcing tools (iCIMS, LinkedIn Recruiter).

Responsibilities

• Own full-cycle recruiting roles, from intake to offer acceptance
• Partner with practice leads to forecast demand, align hiring to utilization and pipeline, and prioritize the roles that matter most to the business
• Build and run a proactive sourcing engine, including direct outreach, referrals, alumni networks, and competitor mapping
• Manage the budget like it's your own: track cost-per-hire, agency spend, and channel ROI
• Negotiate and close top candidates against competing offers from other consultancies, industry, and Big 4 firms
• Reduce reliance on external agencies by building internal capability and a repeatable pipeline
• Use data to run the function: report on time-to-fill, offer acceptance rate, pipeline conversion, source of hire, and quality of hire
• Deliver a standout candidate experience that strengthens our employer brand and gets referrals
• Advise hiring managers on market compensation, competitive positioning, and interview rigor
• Maintain a clean, current ATS and accurate pipeline reporting

Skills

Full-cycle recruiting

Budget management

Stakeholder management

Sourcing passive talent

Negotiation

Data-driven decisions

Communication skills

Tools

iCIMS

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS platforms

Job description

Emmes seeks a Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist to own full-cycle recruiting for Government & Life Sciences Consulting. This remote role collaborates with practice leads to forecast demand, manage budgets, and build a proactive sourcing engine to attract top talent.

You'll advise hiring managers on market compensation, close candidates with competitive offers, and maintain a clean ATS. Emmes offers a comprehensive benefits package and work-from-home flexibility across the US.