Contract Senior Recruiter – Life Sciences

Surescripts serves the nation through simpler, trusted health intelligence sharing, in order to increase patient safety, lower costs and ensure quality care. We deliver insights at critical points of care for better decisions — from streamlining prior authorizations to delivering comprehensive medication histories to facilitating messages between providers.
 

We are seeking a highly skilled and strategic Contract Senior Recruiter to support full-cycle recruitment efforts to attract top-tier talent across the life sciences industry. This role will be instrumental in developing and executing strategic talent acquisition initiatives to support the company’s growth in life sciences, pharmaceuticals, and healthcare innovation. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of the life sciences landscape and a proven ability to engage with highly specialized professionals.

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• Manage full life-cycle recruiting for roles across life sciences, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and medical devices.

• Develop and execute sourcing strategies to attract top scientific and technical talent, including passive candidates.

• Actively source and recruit candidates from a variety of industry-specific platforms, and professional associations

• Partner closely with hiring managers to understand hiring needs and define candidate profiles.

• Proactively research and investigate innovative sourcing strategies

• Create, post, and monitor all job postings and recruiting advertisements

• Screen, interview, and assess applicants for open positions

• Maintain adherence to Surescripts policies and processes in relation to government guidelines around hiring practices; to include real-time maintenance of our applicant tracking system (Workday) to ensure data integrity

• Extend offers of employment

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Life Sciences, or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• 5+ years of full cycle recruiting experience, with at least 2 years focused on life sciences or healthcare industries.

• Demonstrated success recruiting for scientific, clinical, or regulatory roles.

• Strong understanding of life sciences terminology, job functions, and industry trends.

• Proficiency with applicant tracking systems (e.g., Workday) and Microsoft Office Suite.

• Extensive knowledge of recruitment and selection techniques and requirements, OFCCP regulations, federal selection guidelines, and federal and state laws regarding employment practices

• Strong working knowledge of the functions and capabilities of an applicant tracking system

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a data practitioner

• Experience building or participating in social media campaigns as a sourcing tool

• Experience both as a corporate recruiter and an agency recruiter

• Experience with Workday

Surescripts embraces flexibility through its Flexible Hybrid Work model for most positions. This model allows employees to work virtually while still utilizing our offices as collaboration centers. With alignment and agreement from your leadership, you can come and go from the office as needed.
 

Why Wait? Apply Now 

 
We’re a midsize company. This means you’re not just another employee ID number. Here, you can build real relationships and feel supported by truly awesome people with diverse backgrounds and talents in an innovative and collaborative work culture. We strive to create an environment where you can be yourself, share your ideas and work your way. We offer opportunities for employee development, as well as competitive compensation packages and extensive benefits.
 

Benefits include, but are not limited to, comprehensive healthcare (including infertility coverage), generous paid time off including paid childbirth and parental leave and mental health days, pet insurance, and 401(k) with company match and immediate vesting. To learn more, review the Keep You and Yours Healthy, Balancing Work and Life, and Where Talent Takes Shape links under the Better Benefits. Better Work. Better Life section of our careers site.
 

Physical and Mental Requirements

While performing duties of this job, an employee may be required to perform any, or all of the following: attend meetings in and out of the office, travel, communicate effectively (both orally and in writing), and be able to effectively use computers and other electronic and standard office equipment with, or without, a reasonable accommodation. Additionally, this job requires certain mental demands, including the ability to use judgement, withstand moderate amounts of stress and maintain attention to detail with, or without, a reasonable accommodation.

Surescripts is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, parental status, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.