Executive Recruiter

We have an opportunity for an Executive Recruiter to join our team and play a key role in shaping Catalent’s leadership talent. In this role, you will manage the full lifecycle of executive searches, ensuring alignment between candidate expectations and organizational needs. You will design and execute recruitment strategies that strengthen our leadership pipeline and reinforce our employer brand. This is a dynamic position where you will partner closely with senior leaders and influence critical hiring decisions. Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Salaried Location: Bridgewater, NJ 100% Remote within 50 miles of a Catalent site. The Role Partner with HR leaders and executive hiring managers to define staffing strategies, clarify role requirements, align on compensation, and ensure job descriptions and behavioral profiles are current and accurate. Manage the full lifecycle of executive requisitions—from approval through successful close—while maintaining transparency and momentum throughout the process. Design and execute recruitment strategies and programs that strengthen Catalent’s leadership pipeline and reinforce our employer brand. Source and engage active candidates through databases, postings, internal systems, and employee referrals. Proactively identify and cultivate passive talent through networking, market mapping, cold outreach, social media, and industry events. Assess candidate motivators, provide consultative guidance, and influence decision making to ensure strong alignment between candidate expectations and organizational needs. Other duties as assigned. The Candidate Minimum Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field. 8+ years of recruiting experience in a high volume, fast paced environment. 5+ years of executive level recruiting experience (agency, in-house executive search, or hybrid). Proven ability to partner with and coach senior executives (Vice President, Senior Vice President, President, C Suite) on market insights, talent trends, competitive intelligence, and compensation. Demonstrated success building and executing advanced sourcing strategies, including passive talent engagement, market mapping, Boolean search, and pipeline development. Track record of managing confidential executive searches end to end. Preferred Skills & Background Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology recruitment. Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems; Workday and Phenom experience. Pay The anticipated salary range for this position in NJ is $110,000 – $130,000 Plus Bonus. The final salary offered to a successful candidate may vary, and will be dependent on several factors that may include but are not limited to: the type and length of experience within the job, type and length of experience within the industry, skillset, education, business needs, etc. Catalent is a multi-state employer, and this salary range may not reflect positions that work in other states. Why You Should Join Catalent Competitive Paid Time Off plus 8 paid holidays. Medical, dental, and vision coverage options. Generous 401(k) match. Tuition reimbursement. Catalent offers rewarding opportunities to further your career! Join the global drug development and delivery leader and help us bring over 7,000 life-saving and life-enhancing products to patients around the world. Catalent is an exciting and growing international company where employees work directly with pharma, biopharma and consumer health companies of all sizes to advance new medicines from early development to clinical trials and to the market. Catalent produces more than 70 billion doses per year, and each one will be used by someone who is counting on us. Join us in making a difference. personal initiative. dynamic pace. meaningful work. Catalent is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and veterans. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, you may submit your request by sending an email, and confirming your request for an accommodation and include the job number, title and location to View email address on click.appcast.io. This option is reserved for individuals who require accommodation due to a disability. Information received will be processed by a U.S. Catalent employee and then routed to a local recruiter who will provide assistance to ensure appropriate consideration in the application or hiring process. Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives: Catalent Pharma Solutions (Catalent) is not accepting unsolicited resumes from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. Resumes submitted to any Catalent employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Catalent. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you. Important Security Notice to U.S. Job Seekers: Catalent NEVER asks candidates to provide any type of payment, bank details, photocopies of identification, social security number or other highly sensitive personal information during the offer process, and we NEVER do so via email or social media. 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