Talent Partner

HighRes; Beverly (MA); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 144,000; Full time

Job summary

HighRes is seeking a Talent Partner to own full-cycle recruiting across engineering, field service, applications science, product, and corporate roles in the US and UK. This hybrid Beverly, MA role focuses on direct sourcing and strong partnerships with hiring managers to deliver top talent for a growing life sciences robotics company.

You will manage 15–20 requisitions, source passive candidates, and negotiate offers while maintaining a robust employer brand across the US and UK markets.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including technical or engineering roles.
• Record of filling hard-to-find roles primarily through your own sourcing.
• Advanced skill with LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search.
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions with data.

Responsibilities

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for 15–20 open requisitions at a time, from intake through offer acceptance.
• Source passive candidates directly using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, and industry networks, with a focus on engineering, robotics, software and life science roles.
• Screen candidates for technical fit, motivation, and alignment with HighRes values, and present well-qualified shortlists.
• Build direct candidate pipelines and reduce reliance on external agencies over time, working with agencies when needed.
• Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview plans, and timelines.
• Coordinate structured interviews and debriefs, and keep hiring teams accountable to timelines and consistent evaluation.
• Prepare and extend offers using HighRes compensation tools, and negotiate with candidates in partnership with HR leadership.
• Support hiring for our UK team, including working with local requirements and market practices.
• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data in our applicant tracking system (Paycom) and report on pipeline health, time to fill, and source effectiveness.
• Strengthen the HighRes employer brand through job postings, outreach messaging, campus and industry events, and a strong candidate experience.

Skills

Sourcing candidates directly

Full-cycle recruiting

Interview coordination

Data-driven decisions

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, business, life sciences, engineering, or related field

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

Boolean search

Paycom

Job description

Position Overview

HighRes is seeking a Talent Partner to join our People team at our headquarters in Beverly, Massachusetts. Reporting to the Vice President of Human Resources, you will own full-cycle hiring across engineering, field service, applications science, product and corporate roles in the US and UK.

HighRes is a laboratory automation leader committed to improving human health through life science robotics. Our systems, devices and Cellario® software help pharma, biotech and academic scientists develop new medicines and therapies faster, with more output from every lab. We value innovation, diversity, and hearing every team member’s voice.

This role is ideal for a technical recruiter who finds and engages hard-to-reach candidates directly, rather than relying on job boards or agencies. You will partner closely with hiring managers to build the teams that design, deliver and support our automation systems.

Responsibilities

Full-Cycle Recruiting and Sourcing

• Manage full-cycle recruiting for 15–20 open requisitions at a time, from intake through offer acceptance
• Source passive candidates directly using LinkedIn Recruiter, Boolean search, referrals, and industry networks, with a focus on engineering, robotics, software and life science roles
• Screen candidates for technical fit, motivation, and alignment with HighRes values, and present well-qualified shortlists
• Build direct candidate pipelines and reduce reliance on external agencies over time, working with agencies when needed

Hiring Manager Partnership and Offers

• Lead intake meetings with hiring managers to define role requirements, interview plans, and realistic timelines
• Coordinate structured interviews and debriefs, and keep hiring teams accountable to timelines and consistent evaluation
• Prepare and extend offers using HighRes compensation tools, and negotiate with candidates in partnership with HR leadership
• Support hiring for our UK team, including working with local requirements and market practices

Data, Process, and Employer Brand

• Maintain accurate candidate and requisition data in our applicant tracking system (Paycom) and report on pipeline health, time to fill, and source effectiveness
• Strengthen the HighRes employer brand through job postings, outreach messaging, campus and industry events, and a strong candidate experience

This role calls for a recruiter who has filled hard-to-find technical roles through their own sourcing and is ready to partner directly with hiring managers across the business. Your success will be built on the following qualifications:

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, business, life sciences, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum of 4 years of full-cycle recruiting experience, including technical or engineering roles
• Record of filling hard-to-find roles primarily through your own sourcing
• Advanced skill with LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean search
• Experience partnering directly with hiring managers and influencing hiring decisions with data
• Strong organization skills and the ability to manage many searches at once in a fast-paced environment
• Clear, professional written and verbal communication

Preferred

• Recruiting experience in life sciences instrumentation, lab automation, robotics, medical devices, or industrial automation
• Experience recruiting field service engineers, applications scientists, or software engineers
• UK hiring experience
• Experience with Paycom or a comparable HRIS/ATS
• Experience at a growing company of a few hundred employees

Location

• Primary work location: HighRes headquarters, Beverly, Massachusetts – hybrid, flexible

Why HighRes?

This role puts you at the center of how HighRes builds the teams behind some of the most advanced laboratory automation systems in the life sciences. You will work with engineers, scientists and leaders across the US and UK, and your hiring decisions shape the systems our customers rely on. If you want to build direct pipelines and a recruiting process that scales with a growing company, HighRes is the place to do it.

Salary Range: $106,000-144,000, plus annual bonus eligibility