Senior Campus Recruiter – Science & Data Talent

Emploive; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,563,000 - 184,530,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short/long-term disability

HSA

Commuter benefits

Employee Assistance Program

PTO / Vacation / Sick Leave

Job summary

Aston Carter is seeking a contract recruiter to attract and hire early-career scientific talent, including students, interns, postdocs, and campus full-time hires. You will design scalable sourcing strategies, engage passive candidates, and manage high-volume pipelines in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

You will partner with business leaders, recruiters, and cross-functional teams, owning top-of-funnel activities, phone screens, and candidates' interview readiness while tracking

Qualifications

• Proven recruiting and sourcing experience, especially technical recruiting.
• Experience with passive candidate sourcing and engagement.
• Experience recruiting for early-career and campus talent in tech.
• Strong familiarity with data-driven recruiting metrics.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business and recruiting teams to understand student and early-career hiring needs for applied science, research, and data science roles.
• Build and execute innovative strategies to attract, source, assess, and hire students and early-career scientists for niche and highly specialized roles.
• Focus on top-of-funnel recruiting activities, including proactive candidate outreach, pipeline building, and managing large volumes of candidate interactions.
• Conduct phone screens to evaluate candidate fit and readiness, and set up assessments and business phone screens with hiring teams.
• Prepare candidates for interviews by providing clear expectations, process guidance, and feedback to ensure a positive candidate experience.
• Manage and track all candidate and campus-related information, consolidating and analyzing results to identify trends and opportunities for improvement.
• Identify and implement opportunities to improve candidate experience, scheduling efficiency, and overall recruiting processes.
• Develop recruiting plans with clear deliverables, timelines, and scalable tracking processes aligned to business goals.
• Create and refine standard operating procedures that support long-range growth objectives and uphold high-quality hiring standards.
• Partner with full lifecycle recruiters, industry hiring teams, and other stakeholders to build and execute an early-career talent strategy.
• Manage customer expectations and business goals through regular (bi-weekly) business reviews, metrics reporting, and status updates to stakeholders.
• Use recruiting and pipeline metrics to drive decisions, showcase results, and continuously improve sourcing and hiring outcomes.
• Participate in special projects and recruiting initiatives such as pilots, process improvement projects, and new program launches.
• Collaborate regularly with recruiter peers to share insights, align on best practices, and ensure consistent delivery across the recruiting team.
• Maintain composure and effectiveness in high-volume, ambiguous environments while meeting weekly and monthly performance targets.

Skills

Proven recruiting experience

Technical recruiting

Passive candidate recruiting

Data-driven recruiting

Stakeholder engagement

High-volume recruiting

Excel for metrics

Communication skills

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Job description

Aston Carter is seeking a contract recruiter to attract and hire early-career scientific talent, including students, interns, postdocs, and campus full-time hires. You will design scalable sourcing strategies, engage passive candidates, and manage high-volume pipelines in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment.

You will partner with business leaders, recruiters, and cross-functional teams, owning top-of-funnel activities, phone screens, and candidates' interview readiness while tracking