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AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

Senior Talent Acquisition Partner - Early Talent

Generalist RecruitingPosted on Nov 13
Full-timeGaithersburg, MD, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree is highly preferred, with at least 5 years of relevant experience.
  • Proven Talent Acquisition experience within a global environment.
  • A track record delivering full life cycle recruitment in an in-house or similar setting.
  • Experience planning and leading complex recruitment campaigns for hard-to-fill skill sets, using a broad mix of methods, tools and attraction channels.
  • Confidence engaging with senior leaders, both internally and externally.
  • Hands-on experience leveraging AI-enabled recruiting analytics and visualization tools, such as Power BI, ATS/CRM insights, sourcing assistants, screening automation and content generation, to improve funnel health, reduce cycle time and elevate candidate experience.
  • Experience operating as a strategic, consultative talent advisor to the business, using market and skills intelligence, recruiting analytics and structured hiring practices to shape hiring plans and influence stakeholder decisions.
  • Experience leading or contributing to Early Talent programs, including university, campus, internship, co-op or graduate recruitment, with the ability to build strong partnerships across business, HR and external stakeholders.
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, changing and agile environment.
  • Customer-focused and results-oriented approach.
  • Strong persuasion and influencing skills, with the ability to manage stakeholder expectations effectively.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end recruitment across multiple talent segments, partnering with Hiring Managers, HR Business Partners and Talent Acquisition colleagues to anticipate needs and build robust talent pipelines.
  • Lead full life cycle hiring from first conversation through offer, ensuring a clear, respectful and timely candidate experience.
  • Use AI-enabled tools, data and market intelligence to advise stakeholders, shape hiring strategies and influence decisions.
  • Design and run targeted campaigns for hard-to-fill roles, testing new channels and approaches.
  • Maintain thorough compliance with policies and procedures.
  • Challenge thinking where needed, align hiring with future skills needs and continuously improve recruitment practices.
  • Provide regional leadership for Early Talent recruitment across the Americas, building and executing an integrated approach to internship, co-op, graduate and other emerging-talent hiring.
  • Work with business leaders, HR, Talent Acquisition and university and external partners to turn workforce priorities into targeted Early Talent strategies and sustainable talent pipelines.
  • Develop and drive the annual Americas Early Talent recruitment plan, aligned to business demand, priority capabilities and key hiring locations.
  • Guide attraction and engagement strategies, university partnerships, recruitment events and selection approaches, while promoting consistency, collaboration and best practice across the region.
  • Use recruiting analytics, market intelligence and program insights to measure pipeline strength, conversion, candidate experience and program effectiveness, and turn insights into recommendations that improve Early Talent strategy and recruitment outcomes and inform investment and workforce planning.
  • Champion innovation and continuous improvement in Early Talent recruitment to attract, engage, assess and convert emerging talent and build sustainable talent pipelines.

Desired Qualifications

  • Postgraduate qualification in an HR-related specialization.
  • Recruiting experience within the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Experience developing or delivering Early Talent strategies across multiple locations, business areas or markets.
  • Experience building university and external partnerships, and using data to evaluate the effectiveness and return on investment of Early Talent recruitment programs.

About the Company

AstraZeneca

Global pharmaceutical company developing prescription medicines

AstraZeneca develops and markets prescription medicines and vaccines worldwide, with a focus on oncology, cardiovascular/metabolic, respiratory, and infectious diseases. Its products work by targeting specific biological pathways or cells, using small-molecule therapies, biologics, and vaccines to treat diseases or prevent infections. It differentiates itself through its dual heritage from Sweden and the UK, a broad pipeline, and strong R&D and collaborations that move from discovery to patient access. Its goal is to improve people’s health by discovering, developing, and delivering medicines and vaccines to patients worldwide.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Cambridge, United Kingdom
Founded
1913

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