• Location: Cambridge, MA
• Type: Temporary
• Job #5051

Sr. Talent Acquisition Consultant (Temporary role, 3+ months)

Our client company in the Pharmaceuticals industry is currently seeking a Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant to provide recruiting support to the continuous and exciting growth of the organization. The Senior Consultant will support various groups within Research & Development.  This is an opportunity for an experienced recruiter to make an immediate impact.

Key Responsibilities

• Create and execute a recruiting strategy, which results in a top-tier, qualified talent pool of professionals and a strong candidate pipeline
• Develop and execute a sourcing strategy, pre-screen candidates and deliver pre-qualified diverse candidates for hiring manager’s evaluation
• Partner with hiring manager to identify role of interview team, assign competencies using both technical and behavioral interviewing models
• Grow existing network, foster new relationships and attend networking events to further identify talent for the organization
• Partner with other Human Resource functions in order to attract and hire talent that will help to sustain and contribute to the Alnylam culture
• Utilize solid negotiating skills to close candidates
• Provide weekly and ad hoc updates to staffing team, hiring managers and business partners as needed
• Effectively manage the recruitment process by balancing budget, timelines and customer needs
• Ability to select qualified vendors and maintain positive relationships
• May contribute to projects as part of the long-term strategy of building a best-in-class staffing organization
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 7+ years pharmaceutical/biotech industry recruiting experience a must
• Experience working in a fast-paced, highly matrix organization
• Proven track record of finding unique ways to source and attract qualified candidates
• Superior selection skills and a high level of proficiency in assessing individuals
• Proven ability cultivating successful relationships internally and externally
• Results driven, ability to demonstrate/quantify success relative to established targets and metrics
• Strong listening, facilitation and communications skills
• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and computer and web skills, along with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential situations/information

Location: **This role is based on site in our Cambridge, MA office but will be remote for the foreseeable future given the Covid-19 pandemic.