Talent Acquisition Specialist

Insight Global; Durham (NC); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Talent Acquisition Specialist to drive high-volume recruitment for a biopharmaceutical organization. You will partner with HR and hiring managers across multiple functions to source, screen, and hire candidates, ensuring compliance and timely delivery.

The role requires expertise in full lifecycle recruiting, strong sourcing strategies, and familiarity with Workday. You will build robust candidate pipelines and support onboarding for new hires in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in biotech/pharma recruitment is strongly desired.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR or related field with six years of HR experience.

Responsibilities

• Drive full life cycle recruiting with strong sourcing strategies.
• Source candidates and build pipelines.
• Screen applications and track progress in ATS.
• Ensure compliance with policies and regulatory requirements.
• Support onboarding processes and HR projects.

Skills

Recruiting techniques

Biotech/pharma recruiting

Organization and multitasking

HRIS/ATS (Workday)

MS Office (Outlook Word Excel Power BI

Life science recruiting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Workday

Job description

About the Company:

Our client is a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) that provides services to the biopharmaceutical industry. They help their clients develop and manufacture drugs and biologics more quickly and efficiently.

Job Description:

We are searching for a Talent Acquisition Specialist who is responsible for facilitating and executing the delivery of high-volume recruiting for a large biopharmaceutical company. This position will work closely with HR colleagues and hiring managers to source, screen, recommend and hire candidates across various functional areas and locations.

Responsibilities:

• The Talent Acquisition Specialist should be able to recruit on positions of increased difficulty, with minimal assistance from others.
• Drive full life cycle recruiting by partnering closely with Talent Acquisition Manager and Hiring Managers to implement effective sourcing strategies and recruiting methods.
• Leverage expertise to actively source candidates and develop networks to build robust pipeline of candidates.
• Review, analyze and clarify job specifications/requirements, competencies/skills required to fulfill staffing for critical, high volume and hard to fill positions.
• Effectively support the needs of multiple internal clients and manage against tight hiring deadlines. Post job openings on relevant job boards and assist with advertisement processes.
• Screens applications and monitors the recruiting process to ensure sufficient progression of candidates. Use ATS to monitor and track candidate progress for open requisitions and to disposition candidates. Ensures compliance with all policies and regulatory requirements.
• May Assist Talent Acquisition Manager with developing and implementing processes, reporting and leading the team on key projects and initiatives.
• Work with Talent Acquisition Manager on opportunities to expand KBIs’ internal & external footprint.
• Provide peer coaching and mentoring to other Talent Acquisition team members.
• Work with other Human Resources personnel to ensure new hires have completed necessary documents for successful onboarding.
• Provide administrative support and coordination of general Human Resources areas, including gathering, updating, organizing, and protecting employee data both paper and electronic.
• Partner with Human Resources Manager and Talent Acquisition Manager on special projects and department initiatives as needed.
• Assist with general staff inquires, clarifying policies and general information regarding HR programs, site activities and events. Ensure compliance with various regulations involving FMLA, ADAAA, Workers’ Compensation, and HIPPA. Provide support for HR projects as needed.
• Timely completion of administrative duties such as expense reports, timesheets, and other general assignments.

Required Experience:

• Demonstrated knowledge of various recruiting techniques.
• Experience supporting biotechnology, pharmaceutical industry, science, engineering, and technical positions strongly desired.
• Self-starter with excellent organizational, time management and multi-tasking skills.
• Experience with HRIS and ATS applications; Workday specifically
• Ability to work effectively in a dynamic, fast-paced, environment and to ability to manage multiple, competing priorities, facilitate projects and business processes and work effectively both independently and as part of a collaborative team. Strong partnership and problem-solving skills required. MS Office skills required (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
• Full life cycle recruiting experience preferred: Life Science recruiting experience can be considered in lieu of minimum talent acquisition experience requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources or related field and at least six years of human resources, talent acquisition and interviewing experience.