Talent Acquisition Manager

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Talent Acquisition Manager based in United States.

• Own and continuously improve the talent acquisition strategy, systems, processes, and practices needed to support organizational growth, prioritizing quality, consistency, scalability, and efficiency.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting across a diverse range of positions, adapting sourcing, assessment, and engagement strategies to the role, market conditions, and business priorities.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines for recurring, hard-to-fill, and strategically important positions through hands-on sourcing, candidate evaluation, relationship building, and closing.
• Partner with hiring managers and organizational leaders as a trusted talent advisor, helping define success profiles, translate business needs into recruiting strategies, and challenge assumptions when appropriate.
• Provide market insight and practical guidance on candidate profiles, assessment approaches, selection decisions, and competitive talent dynamics.
• Deliver a high-quality candidate experience that reflects organizational values while maintaining appropriate urgency and a high standard for talent.
• Strengthen hiring capabilities across the organization by providing managers with coaching, tools, clear expectations, and practical support throughout the hiring process.
• Anticipate future recruiting needs and develop the infrastructure, technology, external partnerships, sourcing resources, and processes required to support continued growth.
• Monitor recruiting demand, capacity, pipeline health, and market conditions to identify risks and constraints early.
• Analyze recruiting data and trends to determine what is working, diagnose challenges, and recommend changes that improve hiring quality and efficiency.
• Evaluate when internal recruiting resources, agencies, sourcing partners, or other flexible capacity can provide the greatest value.
• Contribute to building a talent acquisition function that is structured, adaptable, data-informed, and capable of evolving alongside the organization.

• 6+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience, with strong full-cycle recruiting expertise spanning sourcing, assessment, hiring-manager partnership, candidate engagement, and closing.
• Demonstrated experience building, improving, or scaling talent acquisition practices within a growing organization rather than operating exclusively within mature recruiting systems.
• Strong business judgment and the ability to translate organizational and hiring needs into thoughtful, effective recruiting strategies.
• Builder mindset with a proven ability to identify ineffective processes, develop practical solutions, and introduce the right level of structure without unnecessary complexity.
• Comfortable working in a fast-changing environment with shifting priorities while maintaining ownership, follow-through, quality, and urgency.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to establish trust with both candidates and senior leaders while communicating clearly, candidly, and constructively.
• Ability to use recruiting data, talent-market information, pipelines, technology, and external resources to improve hiring outcomes and operational effectiveness.
• Experience recruiting within a multi-site, geographically distributed, operationally complex, or rapidly scaling organization is preferred.
• Experience supporting significant organizational growth or a major talent acquisition transformation is preferred.
• Background in clinical research, healthcare, life sciences, biotechnology, or another regulated industry is a plus.
• Comfortable working remotely, managing prolonged periods at a computer, participating in virtual meetings, and maintaining a professional and productive remote setup with reliable connectivity.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal formats and interpret detailed information; limited travel to company sites, meetings, or partner locations may occasionally be required.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Medical and health insurance coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO).
• Retirement plan.
• Professional development, training, certification support, and continuing education opportunities.
• Opportunities for leadership development, advancement, and increased responsibility.
• Flexible remote or hybrid work environment with a high degree of autonomy.
• Collaborative culture with exposure to cross-functional teams and organizational leadership.
• Meaningful work supporting medical research and expanding therapeutic options for patients.
• Broad organizational exposure across clinical, finance, operations, and other functions.