Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Life Sciences)

TL;DR

Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition (Life Sciences): Leading full-lifecycle recruitment across US and European markets with an accent on strategic sourcing, stakeholder partnership, and candidate experience. Focus on building diverse talent pipelines, managing complex global recruitment projects, and optimizing compliant hiring processes across pharma, biotech, and life sciences organizations.

Location: Plainsboro, New Jersey, United States

Salary: $187,200–$220,500 per year

Company

hirify.global provides staffing and recruitment services, including talent solutions for technical and life sciences organizations.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end recruitment from intake briefings and sourcing through interviewing, offer negotiation, and ATS transactions.
• Partner with hiring managers and HR business partners to define requirements, set market expectations, and maintain recruitment velocity.
• Build active and passive talent pipelines through multi-channel sourcing, networking, university partnerships, and career conferences.
• Manage candidate experience, external agency relationships, and vendor support for contingent workforce needs.
• Lead recruitment process improvements, compliance initiatives, and global best-practice alignment.
• Mentor talent acquisition coordinators and guide interview logistics and scheduling.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• At least 5 years of professional recruitment experience, including 3 years in pharma, biotech, or life sciences recruitment.
• Experience managing international or multi-site requisitions across US and European markets.
• Hands-on proficiency with enterprise Applicant Tracking Systems, especially Workday, and Microsoft 365.
• Strong organizational, cross-cultural communication, stakeholder influence, and prioritization skills.
• Discretion when handling confidential personnel data and commitment to compliant, equal-opportunity hiring.

Nice to have

• Experience building talent acquisition programs in emerging global markets or scaling startup environments.
• Success leading global talent projects, employer branding initiatives, or diversity sourcing campaigns.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaboration across international time zones and global recruitment teams.
• High-touch candidate experience focused on culture, values, and total rewards communication.
• Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the employment process.
• For eligible temporary assignments of 13 weeks or longer: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and statutory sick pay where required.
• Employment practices include equal-opportunity hiring and participation in E-Verify in certain locations.