Sr. Talent Acquisition Partner

Acadia Pharmaceuticals; San Diego (CA); Híbrido; USD 105.000 - 131.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Base salary

Bonus equity

Medical insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Travel coverage

EAP program

401k match

Employee stock purchase plan

Vacation days

Paid holidays

Paid sick leave

Parental leave

Tuition assistance

Resumo da vaga

Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. in San Diego, CA is seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to deliver full-cycle recruiting across the organization.

This role partners with hiring managers to understand roles, build sourcing strategies, and manage the process from intake to offer and close in a fast-paced environment. As a consultative, execution-focused partner, you will proactively identify top talent, ensure a positive candidate experience, maintain compliant documentation in Greenhouse ATS,

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, HR or related, or equivalent.
• Minimum 6 years of full life cycle staffing/recruitment.
• Pharmaceutical life science recruiting experience preferred.
• Strong consultative approach with stakeholders.
• Experience with HR recruiting processes and handling confidential information.
• Proficient with Greenhouse ATS; LinkedIn Recruiter required.

Responsabilidades

• Lead full-cycle recruiting for assigned roles, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and close.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and priorities, developing sourcing strategies.
• Maintain proactive communication with stakeholders throughout the process.
• Build pipelines of active and passive candidates for supported functions.
• Negotiate offers in alignment with processes and with People Partners/Compensation as needed.
• Ensure documentation in Greenhouse ATS is accurate and timely.
• Promote diverse candidate slates and compliant hiring practices.
• Represent Acadia values in candidate, vendor, and external interactions.
• Continuously improve processes, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.

Conhecimentos

Full lifecycle

Consultative approach

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

HR recruiting processes

Formação

Bachelor’s degree

Ferramentas

Greenhouse ATS

LinkedIn Recruiter

LinkedIn Talent Insights

Descrição da vaga

Please note that this position is based in either San Diego, CA. Acadia's hybrid model requires this role to work in our office three days per week on average.

Position Summary:

The Senior Talent Acquisition Partner is responsible for delivering full‑cycle recruiting support for assigned roles across the organization. This role partners closely with hiring managers to understand talent needs, develop effective sourcing strategies, and manage the recruiting process from intake through offer and close.

Operating as a strong execution‑focused and consultative partner, the Senior Talent Acquisition Partner proactively identifies and engages top talent, ensures a positive candidate experience, and supports hiring outcomes aligned with business priorities, company values, and compliance standards.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of full‑cycle recruiting for assigned roles, including intake, sourcing, screening, interview coordination, offer development, and close, while maintaining a focus on speed, quality of hire, and candidate experience.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand role requirements and hiring priorities, developing and executing recruiting and sourcing strategies to meet business needs.
• Maintain consistent, proactive communication with hiring managers and stakeholders throughout the recruiting process.
• Build and maintain pipelines of qualified talent, including both active and passive candidates, for functional areas supported.
• Effectively negotiate offers in alignment with established processes and partner closely with People Business Partners and Compensation as needed.
• Ensure accurate, timely, and compliant documentation within Greenhouse ATS.
• Leverage recruiting tools and resources, including LinkedIn Recruiter, job boards, referrals, and networking, to identify and engage talent.
• Promote diverse candidate slates and partner with hiring managers to support inclusive hiring practices while ensuring compliance with EEO and AAP requirements.
• Serve as a professional ambassador of company values and culture in all candidate, vendor, and external interactions.
• Continuously apply recruiting best practices and seek opportunities to improve processes, candidate experience, and hiring outcomes.
• Other responsibilities as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Human Resources or related. An equivalent combination of relevant education and applicable job experience may be considered.
• Minimum 6 years of progressive responsibility in full life cycle staffing/recruitment. Life Science recruiting experience preferred
• Demonstrated track record of excellence with full lifecycle recruiting for pharmaceutical roles.
• Strong consultative approach with ability to demonstrate positive relationship building with various stakeholders (Candidates, Hiring Managers, People Business Partners, Executive Leadership, Vendors, etc.)
• Exceptional verbal and written communication, and experience handling confidential information.
• Demonstrated knowledge and compliance with HR recruiting processes and practices.
• Proven mastery of technical tools and exceptional record keeping practices.
• Experience working with Greenhouse ATS highly preferred.
• Experience leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter required; experience with LinkedIn Talent Insights and other sourcing and talent market tools highly preferred.

Physical Requirements:

This role involves regular standing, walking, sitting, and the use of hands for handling or operating equipment. The employee may also need to reach, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and maintain visual, verbal, and auditory communication both in a standard office environment and while working independently from remote locations. Employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds. This position requires the ability to travel independently overnight and/or work after hours as required by travel schedule or business needs.

In addition to a competitive base salary, this position is also eligible for discretionary bonus and equity awards based on factors such as individual and organizational performance. Actual amounts will vary depending on experience, performance, and location.

Salary Range: $105,000—$130,700 USD

What we offer US-based Employees:

• Competitive base, bonus, new hire and ongoing equity packages
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employer-paid life, disability, business travel and EAP coverage
• 401(k) Plan with a fully vested company match 1:1 up to 5%
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a 2-year purchase price lock-in
• 15+ vacation days
• 13 -15 paid holidays, including office closure between December 24th and January 1st
• 10 days of paid sick time
• Paid parental leave benefit
• Tuition assistance

EEO Statement (US-based Employees): Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications in the exact way they are described in job postings. We are committed to building a diverse, equitable, inclusive, and innovative company, and we are looking for the BEST candidate for the job. That candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background or may meet the qualifications in a different way. We strongly encourage you to apply, especially if the reason you are the best candidate isn’t exactly what we describe here.

It is the policy of Acadia to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and employment applicants without regard to considerations of race, including related to hairstyle, color, religion or religious creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, gender transition, country of origin, ancestry, citizenship, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, legally‑protected medical condition or information, marital status, domestic partner status, family care status, military caregiver status, veteran or military status (including reserve status, National Guard status, and military service or obligation), status as a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking, enrollment in a public assistance program, or any basis protected under federal, state or local law.

As an equal opportunity employer, Acadia is committed to a diverse workforce. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. Furthermore, you may request additional support if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access Acadia’s career website due to your disability, along with any accommodations throughout the interview process. To request or inquire about your reasonable accommodation, please complete our Reasonable Accommodation Request Form or contact us at [e-mail] or 858-261-2923. Please note that reasonable accommodations granted throughout the recruiting process are not guaranteed to be the same accommodations given if hired. A new request will need to be submitted for any ADA accommodations after starting employment.

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Notice to Search Firms/Third-Party Recruitment Agencies (Recruiters)

The Talent Acquisition team manages the recruitment and employment process for Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Acadia”). Acadia does not accept resumes from recruiters or search firms without an executed search agreement in place. Resumes sent to Acadia employees in the absence of an executed search agreement will not obligate Acadia in any way with respect to the future employment of those individuals or potential remuneration to any recruiter or search firm. Candidates should never be submitted directly to our hiring managers or employees.