Talent Acquisition Specialist

Are you a seasoned talent acquisition professional who is interested to join a global top rated contract research organization? At ICON, as part of our TA team, you will join our HR Community and partner with key stakeholders in attracting talented candidates to join us in our mission of developing drugs and devices that save lives!

ICON is proud to be named to the 2017 Forbes Best Employers in America list! 

Location: North Wales, PA

ICON provide outsourced research services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries.

Responsibilities:

·         Develop relationships with key stakeholders in multiple functional areas.

·         Partner with hiring managers to review, analyze and clarify job specifications, leadership behaviors and skills required; understand business operations and develop recruiting strategies to fill staffing needs.

·         Work closely with hiring managers to deliver strategic hiring strategies targeted towards each functional area.

·         Manage the full life-cycle recruiting process locate candidates, screen & interview candidates, schedule interviews, coordinate a variety of other items relative to recruitment scheduling, utilize Company applicant tracking software.

·         Develop sourcing plans specific to each job opportunities within designated locations and build bench of diverse talent with candidates sourced and ready for interviewing and presentation to hiring managers.

·         Utilize proactive recruiting techniques, develop industry contacts and select qualified individuals who will provide added value to the department, business objectives and the Company.

·         Advise hiring managers on appropriate recruitment and legal hiring/interviewing practices and procedures.

·         Analyze the state of the talent market for competitiveness with respect to compensation and other factors.

·         Participate with external committees and organizations in area of recruitment establishing positive community outreach relationships.

·         Coordinate recruitment events and Job Fairs.

Requirements
·         Bachelor's Degree required
·         Minimum of 4 years of experience as a top performing recruiter with in depth proven experience recruiting for leadership level positions with ability to manage high volumes of recruitment.
·         High degree of independent decision making, as well as the ability to manage multiple recruitment assignments with aggressive timelines
·         Excellent communication skills both written and verbal with the ability to influence.
·         Experience of working with multiple stakeholders and all levels and build strong relationships, ability to listen and understand the needs of the business and candidates.
·         Must have up-to-date knowledge of innovative and attraction & selection methodologies and strong track record of successfully networking externally with global experience as required.
·          Ability to negotiate rates/salaries, and present and sell candidates to the business

What’s Next?

Following your application you will be contacted by one of our Americas based TA Team Leads and if successful we will be able to provide you with more details about this opportunity.

ICON is an equal opportunity employer - Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans and committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment. 

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