Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist

Altasciences; United States; Remote; USD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans

401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match

Paid Vacation and Holidays

Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave

Employee Assistance & Telehealth <

Job summary

Altasciences is seeking a Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist to own sourcing, talent pipelining, recruitment marketing, and candidate engagement across North America. You will manage a small requisition portfolio from intake to hire, partnering with TA partners and hiring managers.

You will develop innovative sourcing strategies, build talent communities, and drive a positive candidate experience, supporting roles in scientific, laboratory, operational, technical, and corporate areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, business, marketing, communications, or related field.
• 2-4 years in talent sourcing, recruitment, or employer branding.
• Experience with passive candidate sourcing and recruitment marketing.
• Ability to write reports and communicate clearly.
• Bilingual English/French preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for difficult-to-fill and high-volume roles.
• Identify and engage passive candidates via LinkedIn Recruiter and other channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring roles.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research to identify candidate pools.
• Create candidate engagement strategies and nurture passive talent.
• Manage a portfolio of requisitions from intake through offer.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to define requirements and strategies.
• Guide selection decisions, negotiate offers, and onboard new hires.
• Ensure compliance with employment laws and company policies.
• Partner with Marketing and HR to enhance employer branding and campaigns.
• Support campus and university partnerships for internships and entry-level roles.

Skills

Sourcing strategy

Candidate engagement

Employer branding

Talent market insights

Relationship building

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Marketing/Communications

Tools

Workday

LinkedIn Recruiter

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Canva

Outlook

Job description

About The Role

The Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist plays a critical role in building and executing proactive talent attraction strategies that support Altasciences’ current and future hiring needs across North America. This role serves as the dedicated owner of sourcing, talent pipelining, recruitment marketing, employer branding, and candidate engagement initiatives while managing a small portfolio of requisitions from intake through hire.

Partnering closely with Talent Acquisition Partners, and hiring managers, the Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist develops innovative sourcing strategies, builds talent communities, engages passive candidates, and delivers a high-quality candidate experience. The incumbent combines strategic talent attraction expertise with hands‑on recruitment execution to ensure a consistent pipeline of qualified talent for scientific, laboratory, operational, technical, and corporate roles.

What You’ll Do Here

Talent Sourcing & Pipeline Development

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies for difficult‑to‑fill and high‑volume positions.
• Proactively identify and engage passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter, professional associations, conferences, networking events, and other sourcing channels.
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and critical roles.
• Conduct talent mapping and market research to identify potential candidate pools.
• Develop candidate engagement strategies to nurture passive talent.
• Create and maintain talent communities for key functional areas.
• Re‑engage previous applicants.

Full‑Cycle Recruitment

• Manage a small portfolio of requisitions from intake through offer acceptance.
• Partner with hiring managers to understand business requirements and develop recruitment strategies.
• Conduct candidate screening, interviews, assessments, and selection activities.
• Coordinate and manage all stages of the recruitment process, ensuring a positive candidate experience.
• Guide hiring managers through selection decisions and offer recommendations.
• Negotiate offers and support successful candidate onboarding and transition.
• Ensure compliance with all employment legislation, company policies, and recruitment best practices.

Talent Attraction & Employer Branding

• Partner with Marketing and HR to enhance employer branding initiatives.
• Promote Altasciences’ employer value proposition across digital platforms.
• Support social media recruitment campaigns and content creation.
• Coordinate employee referral initiatives and targeted attraction campaigns.
• Assist with career site optimization and candidate experience enhancements.
• Measure effectiveness of attraction campaigns and recommend improvements.

University & Community Partnerships

• Support relationships with universities, colleges, and industry associations.
• Coordinate participation in career fairs, networking events, and campus recruitment activities.
• Build pipelines for internship, co‑op, and entry‑level hiring programs.
• Develop strategic partnerships to strengthen future talent pipelines.

Talent Analytics & Market Intelligence

• Monitor sourcing metrics, pipeline activity, and campaign effectiveness.
• Provide talent market insights and competitive intelligence.
• Track candidate conversion rates and sourcing channel effectiveness.
• Recommend innovative attraction strategies based on market trends.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2-4 years’ experience in talent sourcing, recruitment, talent acquisition, or employer branding.
• MS Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point, Canva and Workday
• Ability to write reports and correspondence.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and French required
• Strong experience sourcing passive candidates through LinkedIn Recruiter and other search platforms.
• Experience supporting recruitment across scientific, healthcare, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, CRO, or technical environments is considered a strong asset.
• Experience building talent pipelines and talent communities.
• Strong sourcing and Boolean search capabilities.
• Knowledge of recruitment marketing and employer branding best practices.
• Understanding of talent acquisition metrics and analytics.
• Excellent relationship‑building and networking skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience with ATS platforms – Workday considered an asset.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment.

Altasciences strives to provide a French work environment for its employees in Quebec. Altasciences has taken all reasonable steps to avoid imposing the above language requirement other than French. This requirement is essential for the position of Talent Attraction & Sourcing Specialist for, but not limited to, the following reason(s):

• The employee frequently communicates with Altasciences employees, candidates and vendors across Canada and the United States. As such, English is the primary language used to correspond between offices.

What We Offer:

Altasciences offers a wide variety of benefits to help our employees live healthy and fulfilling lives both at and outside of work.

Altasciences’ Benefits Package Includes:

• Health/Dental/Vision Insurance Plans
• 401(k)/RRSP with Employer Match
• Paid Vacation and Holidays
• Paid Sick and Bereavement Leave
• Employee Assistance &TelehealthPrograms

Altasciences’ Incentive Programs Include:

• Training & Development Programs
• Employee Referral BonusProgram
• Annual Performance Review

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