Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced, growth-minded Senior Talent Sourcer to partner across our core business units: Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions.

In this role, you will act as a strategic talent advisor and pipeline architect. You will go far beyond standard LinkedIn InMails—employing advanced Boolean logic, deep-web research, market mapping, and hyper-personalized outreach to engage high-impact passive talent. If you excel at discovering hard-to-find candidates at the intersection of enterprise SaaS, healthcare tech, and life sciences, this contract role offers immense business impact.

• Sales & GTM: Build robust pipelines for Enterprise Account Executives, Solutions Architects, Commercial Directors, and Partner Sales professionals familiar with complex life science or B2B SaaS deal cycles.

• Professional Services & Clinical Ops: Source specialized Subject Matter Experts, Clinical Trial Management Consultants, Implementation Engineers, and Solution Consultants with deep expertise in EDC, eCOA, and clinical data management tools.

• Engineering & Technology: Identify top-tier software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, and product managers proficient in scalable SaaS platforms, AI/ML models, and regulatory-compliant software.

• Corporate Functions: Uncover top-tier functional talent across Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Operations.

• Passive Outreach: Craft compel-and-convert messaging tailored to Medidata’s mission, platform capability, and unique value proposition to achieve above-industry conversion rates.

• Initial Screening: Conduct rigorous phone screens to assess candidate technical/functional alignment, cultural add, career motivations, and compensation expectations before handing off to recruiters.

• Market Intelligence & Mapping: Map target competitor talent landscapes (PharmaTech, HealthTech, Enterprise SaaS) and present actionable hiring insights to recruiters and business stakeholders.

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated talent sourcing experience in a fast-paced B2B SaaS, Life Sciences Tech, or high-growth technology environment.

• Cross-Functional Domain Expertise: Proven success in sourcing across at least three of the target key profiles: Sales, Professional Services, Technical Engineering, or Corporate Functions.

• Advanced Sourcing Toolkit: Mastery of advanced Boolean search techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X-Ray searches, diversity databases, and talent intelligence platforms.

• Data-Driven & Consultative: Ability to interpret sourcing metrics, diagnose funnel bottlenecks, and partner collaboratively with TA Recruiters to adjust strategies mid-stream.

• High-Touch Messaging: Demonstrated ability to write personalized, value-driven candidate outreach that yields high response rates among passive candidates.

• Fast-Paced Adaptability: Comfort managing multiple sourcing projects simultaneously across distinct functional pipelines with shifting priorities.

• High-Impact Mission: Your candidates directly contribute to software and AI systems that power global clinical trials and speed up life-saving therapeutics.

• Sophisticated Talent Stack: Work with modern TA tools, automated platforms, and strong cross-functional partner support.

• Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive, high-performing People & Culture team focused on quality, speed, and continuous learning.

As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.

The hourly range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $45-55/hr.