Senior Sourcing Specialist, Talent Acquisition

AbbVie; Irvine (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

AbbVie, a global biopharmaceutical company, seeks a Senior Sourcing Specialist to drive strategic sourcing for Allergan Aesthetics and AbbVie commercial functions. You will lead external talent insights projects, advise on sourcing strategies, and influence stakeholders on current and future talent mix and market availability.

The role requires applying market analysis to inform hiring decisions, building talent pipelines, and delivering proactive recruitment plans in a dynamic, competitive

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 3+ years in sourcing role (in-house or retained).
• Healthcare/Pharmaceutical recruiting experience preferred.
• Experience with full end-to-end recruitment and passive candidate outreach.
• CRM proficiency and data quality in reporting.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic sourcing support on critical open roles.
• Partner with stakeholders to build talent pipelines ahead of gaps/vacancies.
• Develop end-to-end sourcing plans, position-specific strategies and tactics.
• Conduct thorough candidate prescreening and present to hiring managers.
• Nurture professional pipelines by keeping talent engaged as roles are posted and opportunities available.
• Build trust and partnerships with internal stakeholders across functions.
• Lead development and presentation of external talent insights for recruitment planning.
• Develop expertise about AbbVie functions and employee value proposition.
• Gather data on competition and market trends impacting talent.

Skills

CRM experience

Screening & interviewing

End-to-end recruitment

Passive candidate outreach

Excel & data reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SmartRecruiters

ICIMS

Phenom

Job description

About AbbVieAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Company DescriptionAbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

PurposeThe Senior Sourcing Specialist will execute sourcing strategies for critical roles across the Allergan Aesthetics, and AbbVie company commercial function and lead the delivery of external talent insights & market intelligence projects to inform hiring and wider talent attraction strategies. You will act as an advisor, using market analysis and industry research to inform sourcing strategies that enable future capability building and influence stakeholders to act proactively regarding their current/future talent mix and market availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic sourcing support on critical open roles. Serve as a sourcing leader and insights expert, leveraging research & data analysis techniques to provide recommendations to business leaders, Recruiters, and Business HR.
• Partner with key stakeholders to build talent pipelines ahead of gaps/vacancies. Will develop sourcing strategies that will target critical, high-level talent in highly competitive and challenging markets.
• Expertise to identify, evaluate, and manage proactive end-to-end sourcing plans, position specific sourcing strategies, initiatives and tactics including networking/relationship building, internet job boards, database mining, referrals, professional outreach, and advanced sourcing techniques.
• Conduct thorough candidate prescreening and facilitate presentation to hiring managers and recruiting team using various Talent Acquisition platforms to maintain/retain accuracy, quality, and integrity of data.
• Nurture Professional pipelines by keeping talent engaged as roles are posted and provide information regarding available opportunities.
• Build trust and strong partnerships with internal stakeholders, including business leaders, Recruiters, Total Rewards, and Talent Development, and Business HR to understand the key roles and challenges to overcome to secure top talent.
• Lead on the development and presentation of external talent insights to the business to address challenges, support recruitment planning and inform talent strategy across Commercial.
• Developing deep expertise and seeking continuous learning in-focus area, with the ability to understand and speak in detail about functions, culture, and role responsibilities and showcase AbbVie’s Employee Value Proposition.
• Gather data around competition and market conditions or trends that may impact on our ability to find and hire the right talent.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of 3 years in a dedicated in-house sourcing role or retained search role.
• Talent sourcing experience in the Healthcare/Pharmaceutical industry strongly preferred. Prior experience sourcing for Commercial roles/functions advantageous.
• Strong experience in successful screening; initial contact, prescreening, and interviewing.
• Experience in full end-to-end recruitment process, inclusive of passive candidate outreach is required.
• Experienced in developing & executing on proactive recruiting strategies including confidential searches.
• Strong accountability and proactivity, demonstrating a consistent track record of results, often in the face of challenges or obstacles.
• Proficient in using CRM to enhance sourcing and candidate management processes. i.e. (SmartRecruiters, ICIMS, Phenom).
• Proficient in Excel, reporting and data quality.

Additional Information

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law:

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.
• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.

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