Sr. HR Technology/HRIS Specialist

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. is seeking an HRIS expert to design, configure, administer, and optimize Workday Recruiting across the full talent lifecycle.

You will partner with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT and business stakeholders to implement scalable solutions and improve recruiting processes. You will ensure secure, well-documented configurations and a streamlined candidate experience, and you may evaluate AI-enabled tools like HiredScore and Paradox to enhance screening and scheduling for

Responsibilities

• Designs, configures, administers, and optimizes Workday Recruiting functionality supporting the end‑to‑end recruiting lifecycle
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to evaluate recruiting processes and translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and solutions
• Configures and maintains business processes, condition rules, notifications, security, questionnaires, templates, calculated fields, and other recruiting‑related functionality
• Evaluates Workday releases, new functionality, and product capabilities and recommends enhancements to improve Talent Acquisition processes and system effectiveness
• Troubleshoots moderately complex system, configuration, security, data, and integration issues and performs root‑cause analysis to identify sustainable solutions
• Supports the implementation, administration, and optimization of recruiting technologies connected to Workday, such as HiredScore and Paradox
• Partners with Talent Acquisition and HRIS teams to optimize the use of recruiting technologies and ensure solutions complement Workday Recruiting processes
• Partners with integration and IT teams to support data flows between Workday and recruiting platforms, ensuring accurate and timely movement of candidate, requisition, job, and organizational data
• Monitors system performance and data quality and collaborates with vendors and internal teams to resolve technical or functional issues
• Supports governance and periodic reviews of AI-enabled recruiting tools in partnership with Talent Acquisition, Legal, and Compliance

Tools

Workday Recruiting

HiredScore

Paradox

Job description

Who We Are:

Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company with a simple purpose: to relieve suffering for people with great needs. We are dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing life‑changing treatments for patients with under‑addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine and immunological disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA‑approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, chorea associated with Huntington's disease, classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperphagia in Prader‑Willi syndrome, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, as well as a robust pipeline including multiple compounds in mid‑ to late‑phase clinical development across our core therapeutic areas. For more than three decades, we have applied our unique insight into neuroscience and the interconnections between brain and body systems to treat complex conditions. We relentlessly pursue medicines to ease the burden of debilitating diseases and disorders, because you deserve brave science. For more information, visit neurocrine.com , and follow the company on LinkedIn , X , Facebook and YouTube . ( *in collaboration with AbbVie )

About the Role:

Responsible for the design, configuration, administration, and optimization of Workday solutions that support Talent Acquisition and recruiting processes, with a primary focus on Workday Recruiting and related recruiting technologies. Partners with Talent Acquisition, HR, IT, and business stakeholders to evaluate business requirements and recommend and implement scalable system solutions, process improvements, reporting, and automation. Supports the continued evolution of the recruiting technology ecosystem, including AI‑enabled recruiting solutions such as HiredScore and Paradox. Ensures solutions are effective, secure, well‑documented, and deliver a streamlined experience for candidates, recruiters, hiring managers, and HR teams.

Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):

Workday Recruiting

• Designs, configures, administers, and optimizes Workday Recruiting functionality supporting the end‑to‑end recruiting lifecycle, including job requisitions, candidate management, interviews, offers, pre‑hire activities, and hire processes
• Partners with Talent Acquisition to evaluate recruiting processes and translate business requirements into scalable Workday configurations and solutions
• Configures and maintains business processes, condition rules, notifications, security, questionnaires, templates, calculated fields, and other recruiting‑related functionality
• Evaluates Workday releases, new functionality, and product capabilities and recommends and supports the implementation of enhancements to improve Talent Acquisition processes and system effectiveness
• Troubleshoots moderately complex system, configuration, security, data, and integration issues and performs root‑cause analysis to evaluate alternatives and recommend identify sustainable solutions

Talent Acquisition Technology

• Supports the implementation, administration, and optimization of recruiting technologies connected to Workday, such as HiredScore and Paradox, including candidate engagement, recruiting automation, AI‑enabled screening, and interview scheduling
• Partners with Talent Acquisition and HRIS teams to optimize the use of recruiting technologies and ensure solutions complement Workday Recruiting processes
• Partners with integration and IT teams to support data flows between Workday and recruiting platforms, ensuring accurate and timely movement of candidate, requisition, job, and organizational data
• Monitors system performance and data quality and partners with vendors and internal teams to resolve technical or functional issues
• Supports documentation, established governance processes, and periodic reviews of AI‑enabled recruiting tools in partnership with Talent Acquisition, Legal, and Compliance

Recruiting Reporting and Data

• Builds and maintains Workday recruiting reports and dashboards, partnering with Talent Acquisition and the HRIS reporting team to translate business questions into meaningful metrics
• Supports data validation and reconciliation across Workday and connected recruiting technologies to maintain accurate and consistent recruiting data

Process Optimization, Governance, and Stakeholder Partnership

• Serves as a key HRIS partner to Talent Acquisition, providing functional and technical expertise for recruiting initiatives, enhancements, and process improvements
• Analyzes recruiting processes and system usage to identify opportunities to simplify and automate work, strengthen controls, and improve the experience for recruiters, hiring managers, candidates, and HR
• Evaluates and recommends priorities for recruiting technology requests and enhancements in partnership with Talent Acquisition and HRIS leadership, considering business needs, technical feasibility and downstream impacts
• Supports or leads assigned recruiting technology initiatives, including requirements gatherin