Clinical Recruiter

Job Description

Job Description

Job Type: Contract
Length: 6 months (renewable)
Pay Rate: $65 - $75/hr.
Location: Nutley, NJ / Hybrid: (3 days onsite)

Position Summary

The Contract Clinical Recruiter serves as a strategic Talent Acquisition partner to leaders and hiring managers, managing full lifecycle recruitment for professional through director-level roles. This role is responsible for attracting, assessing, and hiring high-quality talent while promoting the culture and Human Health Care ( hhc ) mission. Success requires strong business acumen, relationship management, sourcing expertise, organizational skills, and a proactive recruiting approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner closely with hiring managers and HR colleagues to manage requisitions and recruitment strategies.
• Conduct intake meetings, create job postings, manage candidate pipelines, and oversee applicant tracking.
• Source, screen, interview, and evaluate candidates using behavioral-based interviewing techniques.
• Develop and present candidate assessments, prescreening questions, search assignments, and candidate summaries.
• Consult with leadership on workforce planning, talent needs, and recruiting strategies.
• Educate and prepare candidates throughout the interview process, providing insight into the culture, business, and role expectations.
• Coordinate interview scheduling and logistics with candidates, hiring managers, and HR partners.
• Facilitate interview debriefs, collect feedback, and communicate outcomes to stakeholders.
• Extend employment offers in partnership with HR and Compensation, ensuring adherence to company policies.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with leaders, vendors, professional organizations, colleges, and diverse talent networks.
• Leverage AI tools, ATS/CRM systems, networking, and online recruiting resources to identify and attract top talent.
• Support recruitment marketing, diversity hiring initiatives, career events, and other talent acquisition programs.
• Assist with process improvement projects, system testing, and recruiter training as needed.
• Maintain accurate candidate and recruitment documentation to ensure compliance, reporting accuracy, and audit readiness.
• Provide exceptional candidate and hiring manager communication throughout the recruitment lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Marketing, or a related field required; MS or MBA preferred.
• 5+ years of recruiting experience within the pharmaceutical or biotech industry.
• Experience supporting commercial and non-commercial functions and filling positions through the Director level.
• Working knowledge of AI tools and applications in recruiting.
• Experience with applicant tracking systems required; Workday experience preferred.
• Strong expertise in all aspects of full lifecycle recruiting, including sourcing, networking, interviewing, candidate assessment, offer negotiation, relationship management, EEO compliance, employment laws, job analysis, and compensation trends
• Hybrid work arrangement: Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays in Nutley HQ and Mondays and Fridays are work from home days.
• This position may require the ability to work outside of normal business hours depending on the nature of the search and timelines.

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