Senior Recruiter (contract)

Worldwide Clinical Trials; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 139,000; Full time

Job summary

Worldwide Clinical Trials in the United States is seeking a Senior Recruiter on contract basis to lead staffing and candidate sourcing for clinical operations roles. You will manage open vacancies, partner with hiring managers, and ensure a high-quality candidate experience aligned with our corporate image.

Responsibilities include developing recruiting programs, building pipelines, conducting interviews, negotiating offers, and ensuring background checks and compliance.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
• Strong selling skills to present Worldwide Clinical Trials as an employer of choice.
• Ability to drive the recruitment process with hiring managers.

Responsibilities

• Develops and administers staffing/employment/recruiting programs.
• Works with hiring managers to document job requirements.
• Determines appropriate recruiting sources for advertising and postings.
• Promotes the company image to candidates and providers.
• Builds candidate networks to support a strong pipeline of qualified candidates.
• Pre-screens resumes and coordinates candidate evaluation tools.
• May negotiate offers in collaboration with hiring managers.
• Ensures employment background checks are conducted.
• Collaborates with third‑party recruiters and manages relationships.
• Keeps systems updated with required information and ensures compliance.
• Analyzes recruitment data to improve processes.
• Undertakes projects to improve recruitment activity.
• Coaches junior team members.

Skills

Excellent communication

Confidentiality

Sales ability

Recruitment leadership

Education

Degree or equivalent

Job description

Who we are

We're a global, midsize CRO that pushes boundaries, innovates and invents because the path to a cure for the world's most persistent diseases is not paved by those who play it safe. It is built by those who take pioneering, creative approaches and implement them with quality and excellence.

We are Worldwide Clinical Trials, and we are a global team of over 3,500+ experts, bright thinkers, dreamers and doers and, together, we are changing the way the world experiences CROs - in the best possible way.

Our mission is to work with passion and purpose every day to improve lives and we are looking for others who value this same pursuit.

Why Worldwide

We believe everyone plays an important role in making a world of difference for patients and their caregivers. From our hands-on, accessible leaders, to our cohesive and supportive teams, we are committed to enabling professionals from all backgrounds and experiences to succeed. We prioritize cultivating a diverse and inclusive environment that continues to promote collaboration and creativity. We are proud to be a workplace where people thrive by being themselves and are inspired to do their best work every day.Join us!

What the Senior Recruiter does at Worldwide Clinical Trials

The Senior Recruiter (contract) conducts strategies for the sourcing, screening, selection, and appointment of high-caliber candidates for the company.

Using professional expertise, the Senior Recruiter ensures that open vacancies are managed effectively, that high-quality candidates are readily available, and that Worldwide Clinical Trials maintains a consistent corporate image with a high-quality candidate experience.

What you will do

• Independently develops and administers staffing/employment/recruiting programs
• Works with hiring manager to document requirements of job openings as required opening requisition(s)
• Determines appropriate recruiting sources for advertising and posting key positions
• Promotes the company image to candidates and external service providers
• Surfaces candidates and develops networks of people and processes to support a strong pipeline of qualified candidates
• Pre-screens resumes and evaluates the effectiveness of electronic candidate evaluation toolsDocuments candidate evaluation and interview process
• May negotiate and/or support hiring manager and HR Business Partner in developing new hire compensation package/offers
• Ensure the conduct of employment background checks
• Works with 3rd party recruiters, ensuring a strong relationship and clear understanding of Worldwide Clinical Trials' needs
• Ensure that relevant systems are maintained with all required information
• Ensures that Worldwide Clinical Trials at all times complies with legal requirements
• Compiles data as required to provide an analysis of the recruitment process
• Undertakes project assignments as required, aimed at improving the company's recruitment activity
• Coaches more junior team members

The duties and responsibilities listed above are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

What you will bring to the role

• Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
• Must be able to maintain a high degree of confidentiality
• Good 'selling' qualities (ability to represent Worldwide Clinical Trials as a first-class potential employer and to enhance the public image of Worldwide Clinical Trials as an employer)
• Ability to drive the recruitment process (assertiveness when required with hiring managers)

Your experience

• Degree or equivalent plus 4 years related experience
• Experience of having worked in the Clinical Operations environment, whilst not essential, is a distinct advantage
• Experience in recruitment, whilst not essential, is a distinct advantage

At Worldwide Clinical Trials, we are committed to fostering an inclusive and equitable workplace by providing transparent compensation.

Salary and benefits

The salary range for this position is annually (For hourly paid positions, the stated salary range reflects hourly rates):

United States of America - $69,500.00 - $138,500.00

The salary range provided is intended to give candidates an understanding of potential earnings. Compensation will fall within the provided range, and it not a guarantee of exact salary. The final salary will be determined based on relevant experience, performance, education, and internal equity. In addition to base salary, we offer a competitive benefits package depending on location. We ensure pay equity and transparency and comply with all applicable labor laws. Salary information will be discussed during the interview process, and we encourage candidates to inquire about compensation at any stage.

We love knowing that someone is going to have a better life because of the work we do.