Sr. Recruiter – Clinical & QRAM

Neurocrine Biosciences; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 97,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with company match

Paid vacation

Holiday and personal days

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Job summary

Neurocrine Biosciences in San Diego seeks an experienced Senior Recruiter to lead full-cycle recruiting for clinical development, translational medicine, and regulatory roles. You will partner with hiring managers, HR Business Partners, and senior leaders to develop search strategies, build talent pipelines, and deliver an exceptional candidate experience across complex technical areas.

This hands-on role requires strong sourcing, project management, and advisory skills, with familiarity in

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Business, HR or related field, or equivalent; 4+ years Life Sciences recruiting.
• Master’s degree with 2+ years related experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for complex, high-impact roles across Clinical Development and Regulatory.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR to design search strategies and pipelines.
• Improve candidate experience and scalable recruiting processes.
• Utilize Workday Recruiting and AI tools to identify and engage talent.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Project management

Team player

Detail oriented

Fast learner

Education

BS/BA in Business/HR or related

Master’s degree

Tools

Workday Recruiting

Enterprise AI tools

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:

We are looking for an experienced Senior Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and help us attract the talent behind some of Neurocrine’s most critical scientific, clinical and development work. As a Senior Recruiter on our Talent Acquisition team, you will lead full-cycle recruiting for complex and high-impact roles across Clinical Development, Translational Medicine, Clinical Operations, Drug Safety, Analytics & Data Sciences, Medical Affairs, HEOR, Quality and Regulatory. You will partner closely with hiring managers, senior leaders and HR Business Partners to develop thoughtful search strategies, build strong talent pipelines and deliver an exceptional candidate experience. This role is ideal for a hands‑on recruiter who combines strong sourcing and execution with innovative talent advisory thinking, and who is comfortable leveraging recruiting technology, including Workday Recruiting and enterprise AI tools to improve how we identify and engage talent.

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

• Develop research and identify prospective talent providing a pipeline of qualified candidates
• Act as a strategic partner to hiring managers for job opening requirements.
• Define, refine, execute and communicate search strategies
• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to develop a full spectrum of sourcing strategies for all hiring needs
• Manage the full cycle recruitment process, and raise the bar with regards to positive candidate experience
• Provide ideas to help the HR team to develop efficient and scalable recruiting processes
• Source active and passive candidates from online and internal databases, employee referrals, events, networking, research, etc.
• Lead and/or participate in projects that elevate HR/TA processes
• Lead or support other projects such as branding initiatives, social media, system upgrades, process improvements
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

• BS/BA degree in Business, Human Resources or related field, or equivalent experience, training, or certifications AND 4+ years of recruiting experience in the Life Sciences OR Master’s degree AND 2+ years of related experience
• Understands key business drivers and uses this understanding to accomplish work
• Has strong understanding of processes, procedures and systems used to accomplish the work and recognizes downstream impact on other functional areas
• Proficient with tools and processes that support work conducted by functional area Ability to work as part of a team; may train lower levels.
• Excellent computer skills
• Strong communications, problem-solving, analytical thinking skills.
• Detail oriented yet can see broader picture for department.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines, with a high degree of accuracy and efficiency.
• Strong project management skills
• Proven ability to navigate ambiguity and solve challenging problems
• Outstanding communication skills
• A positive, team-oriented approach to your work/life
• The desire to improve as a recruiter and trusted advisor
• Commercial recruiting expertise
• Recruiting expertise for a variety of mid to senior level technical and the more difficult to recruit for roles
• Previous experience in a high growth technical environment
• Social media recruiting skills
• The drive to complete what you start
• The ability to have fun in the process Limited travel may be required (Ideally, for your professional growth)

Neurocrine Biosciences is an EEO/Disability/Vets employer. We are committed to building a workplace of belonging, respect, and empowerment, and we recognize there are a variety of ways to meet our requirements. We are looking for the best candidate for the job and encourage you to apply even if your experience or qualifications don’t line up to exactly what we have outlined in the job description.

The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $97,000.00-$133,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 20% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program.

• Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

We are a top place to work.

Neurocrine Biosciences was named one of the FORTUNE Best Workplaces in Biopharma 2025. We were also named a Great Place to Work Certified company.

OUR VALUES:

• PASSION: We are driven and love what we do. We are committed to our goals and to making a difference.
• INTEGRITY: We do the right thing for patients and our community. We take accountability. We speak up.
• COLLABORATION: We trust one another. We are inclusive. We are respectful. We are transparent. Together we succeed.
• INNOVATION: We seek and create optimal solutions.
• TENACITY: We do not quit. We adapt. We accomplish what others cannot.

Come join our team during this exciting time of growth and opportunities!