Senior Human Resources Consultant – Sr. Clinical Recruiter

University of Missouri - Columbia; Columbia Township (MO); On-site; USD 61,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Missouri - Columbia is seeking a Senior Clinical Recruiter to manage the full recruitment lifecycle for faculty, providers, and clinical searches. You will partner with department chairs, division chiefs, and hiring managers to develop sourcing strategies and engage both active and passive candidates, ensuring a professional candidate experience from outreach to hire.

The role requires strong sourcing expertise, relationship management, and the ability to recruit in competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, healthcare administration, communications, marketing, or related field.
• Three or more years of experience recruiting physicians, advanced practice providers, clinical faculty, or healthcare professionals.
• Demonstrated proactive sourcing and passive candidate engagement.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent searches and partnering with senior leaders.
• Knowledge of physician, faculty, and advanced practice provider recruitment in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for physician, advanced practice provider, clinical faculty, and other searches.
• Partner with chairs, division chiefs, administrators, and hiring managers to align workforce needs.
• Develop and execute individualized recruitment strategies based on specialty and market conditions.
• Identify and engage active and passive candidates through direct sourcing and networks.
• Build candidate pipelines and conduct initial screenings to assess fit and goals.
• Present qualified candidates and advise on market competitiveness and next steps.
• Coordinate interviews and onsite visits for a professional candidate experience.
• Support selection decisions, offers, and pre-employment activities.
• Advise on compensation expectations and recruitment challenges.
• Maintain relationships with residency programs, associations, and vendors.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Consultative approach

Negotiation

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in human resources or related field

Tools

Applicant Tracking Systems

Sourcing platforms

Professional databases

Social media recruitment

Job description

Hiring Department

School of Medicine Dean's Office

Job Description

The Senior Clinical Recruiter serves as a strategic recruitmentpartner to department and organizational leaders and is responsiblefor managing the full recruitment lifecycle for an assignedportfolio of faculty, provider, and clinical searches. This rolerequires strong sourcing expertise, sound judgment, exceptionalrelationship management, and the ability to successfully recruit incompetitive and hard-to-fill healthcare markets. The successful candidate will take a proactive and consultativeapproach to recruitment by developing sourcing strategies,identifying and engaging prospective candidates, advising hiringleaders on market conditions, and providing a professional andresponsive candidate experience throughout the recruitmentprocess.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruitment for an assigned portfolio ofphysician, advanced practice provider, clinical faculty, and otherclinical searches.
• Partner with department chairs, division chiefs,administrators, hiring managers, and other leaders to understandworkforce needs, position requirements, recruitment priorities, anddesired candidate profiles.
• Develop and execute individualized recruitment strategies basedon specialty, labor market conditions, organizational priorities,and the unique needs of each search.
• Proactively identify and engage active and passive candidatesthrough direct sourcing, professional networks, databases, emailand phone outreach, social media, residency and fellowshipprograms, professional associations, conferences, referrals, andother recruitment channels.
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current andanticipated faculty, provider, and clinical recruitment needs.
• Conduct initial candidate screenings and recruitmentconversations to assess qualifications, professional interests,career goals, geographic considerations, and overall alignment withthe opportunity.
• Present qualified candidates to hiring departments and provideconsultation regarding candidate interest, market competitiveness,recruitment challenges, and recommended next steps.
• Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates throughoutthe recruitment process, ensuring timely communication and aprofessional, welcoming candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring departments to plan and coordinatecandidate interviews and onsite visits, ensuring a professional,organized, and welcoming experience for candidates.
• Support the recruitment process through selection decisions,offer development, acceptance, and pre-employment activities.
• Advise hiring leaders on recruitment strategy, candidateavailability, specialty-specific market conditions, compensationconsiderations, candidate expectations, and other factors affectingsuccessful recruitment.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with residency andfellowship programs, professional associations, specialtyorganizations, recruitment vendors, and other externalpartners.
• Represent the University of Missouri School of Medicine atconferences, career fairs, residency and fellowship events, andother recruitment activities as needed.
• Coordinate with external recruitment firms, advertisingpartners, sourcing platforms, and other recruitment vendors whenappropriate.
• Maintain accurate recruitment documentation and candidateactivity within applicant tracking, recruitment, and reportingsystems.
• Monitor recruitment activity, candidate pipelines, sourcingeffectiveness, time-to-fill, recruitment outcomes, and otherrelevant metrics.
• Identify recruitment trends and recommend sourcing strategies,technologies, partnerships, and other approaches to strengthen theSchool of Medicine’s ability to attract and hire clinicaltalent.
• Partner with internal teams supporting credentialing,immigration, compensation, onboarding, human resources, and otherrecruitment-related functions to support successful candidatetransitions.
• Maintain working knowledge of University policies, recruitmentpractices, employment regulations, and applicable federal and staterequirements.
• Perform other related duties and recruitment initiatives asassigned.

Work Arrangement

This position is onsite in Columbia, Missouri, and is not eligible for remote work.

The role requires regular in-person collaboration with recruitment team members, department leaders, faculty, candidates, and other internal partners. Travel may also be required for candidate recruitment activities, conferences, career fairs, residency and fellowship outreach, and other business needs.

Shift

Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. With the ability to be flexible based on recruitment activities and business needs. Occasional evening activities or travel may be required for candidate events, conferences, career fairs, department activities, or other recruitment-related needs.

Minimum Qualifications

A bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience and at least 4 years of experience from which comparable knowledge and skills can be acquired is necessary

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, healthcareadministration, communications, marketing, or a related field.
• Three or more years of experience recruiting physicians,advanced practice providers, clinical faculty, healthcareprofessionals, or other difficult-to-fill professionalpositions.
• Demonstrated experience with proactive sourcing and passivecandidate engagement.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent searches and partneringdirectly with senior leaders, hiring managers, department chairs,division chiefs, or other organizational leadership.
• Knowledge of physician, faculty, and advanced practice providerrecruitment practices and healthcare labor markets.
• Experience recruiting within an academic medical center, healthsystem, physician practice, healthcare organization, or similarlycomplex environment.
• Experience using applicant tracking systems, sourcingplatforms, professional databases, social media, and otherrecruitment technologies.
• Strong interpersonal, consultative, negotiation,organizational, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage competing priorities andmultiple searches in a high-volume, fast-paced recruitmentenvironment.
• Working knowledge of physician immigration considerations,including J-1 and H-1B processes, preferred.
• Certified Physician/Provider Recruitment Professional (CPRP)certification preferred.
• Professional human resources or recruitment certification, suchas SHRM-CP, SHRM-SCP, PHR, SPHR, or a related credential,preferred.

Anticipated Hiring Range

Salary Range: $60,944 - $100,000 annually

Grade: GGS - 011

University Title: HUMAN RESOURCES CONSULTNT SR

Internal applicants can determine their university title by accessing the Talent Profile tile in myHR.

Final salary will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, internal equity, and other organizational considerations.

Sponsorship Information

Employment visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Community Information

Columbia offers small-town friendliness with big city features and a high quality of life for people of all ages and interests. Founded on education and known as an ideal college town, its location also makes it an attractive spot for businesses and travelers. Located on Interstate 70 and U.S. Highway 63, Columbia is right in the middle of the state and the nation. Just a couple hours’ drive from St. Louis and Kansas City, Columbia is Boone County’s largest population center offering big-city culture, activities, and resources with a low cost of living. Columbia is home to a variety of restaurants and entertainment venues and hosts more than a dozen festivals each year. If you want to grow your career, continue your education, raise a family, and retire, Columbia is a good place to be!

Benefit Eligibility

This position is eligible for University benefits. As part of your total compensation, the University offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental and vision plans, retirement, paid time off, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, paid caregiver leave, and educational fee discounts for all four UM System campuses.

For additional information on University benefits, please visit the Faculty & Staff Benefits website at https://www.umsystem.edu/departments-staff/human-resources/benefits-retirement

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

To request ADA accommodations, please call the Director of Accessibility and ADA at 573-884-7278.

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