Talent Acquisition Partner

Please note this is 1 Year Fixed Term Contract

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe. 

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects. 

Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention. 

The Role:

Join us as a contract Talent Acquisition Partner in our Mississauga office. This is an exciting opportunity to champion evolution in our dynamic and agile environment. Here you will experience a fast-paced and agile environment as we continue to support the business on a journey of evolution and growth, driven by new, exciting technology and digital innovations. It's challenging and sometimes demanding, and that's why we love it.

As Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be responsible for delivering Talent Acquisition solutions seamlessly – aligned to a business area/capability in partnership with the Hiring Manager, HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition colleagues to proactively identify and fill vacancies with talented individuals with the right capabilities and skills in a fast-paced challenging market. You will manage the entire recruitment process, from initial candidate contact to offer, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all recruitment activities are compliant with our policies and procedures.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in Talent Acquisition – within a regional and global environment

• Experience in delivering full life cycle recruitment services in an in-house environment or agency environment

• Experience of planning and leading complex recruitment campaigns for hard to fill skills sets using a range of methods and tools attraction channels

• Experience with Workday application tracking system or other related system

• Ability to adopt and utilise digital/AI tools

• Stakeholder management and relationship building skills

• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing agile environment

• Customer focused, results orientated approach

• Persuading and influencing skills, with a strong ability to manage expectations

• Written and spoken proficiency in English

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Educated to degree level/postgraduate qualification in a HR related specialism

• Minimum of 4 years recruiting experience in the pharmaceutical industry preferred (Recruiting sales and commercial roles)

• Experience in oncology recruitment is highly valued

• Proficiency in both English and French is highly valued

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

Why AstraZeneca?

Join a talented global team that's powering AstraZeneca to better serve patients, every day. The fuel behind our evolving, rapidly growing enterprise, we're here to help unlock the power of what science can do and ultimately have a big impact on patients' lives. Integrated and closely aligned with the whole enterprise, we offer our expertise, and leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations, to accelerate AstraZeneca's evolution. We do all of it strategically, looking ahead to the new challenges we'll face and improving the way the enterprise operates today.

Are you ready to make a difference? Apply now!

SO, WHAT’S NEXT?

To be considered for this exciting opportunity, please complete the full application on our website at your earliest convenience – it is the only way that our Recruiter and Hiring Manager can know that you feel well qualified for this opportunity.  If you know someone who would be a great fit, please share this posting with them.

Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office is purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.

Great People want to Work with us! Find out why:

• GTAA Top Employer Award for 11 years

• Top 100 Employers Award

• Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Culture

• Learn more about working with us in Canada

• View our YouTube channel

Are you interested in working at AZ, apply today!

AstraZeneca is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a workplace that is free from discrimination. AstraZeneca is committed to accommodating persons with disabilities. Such accommodation is available on request in respect of all aspects of the recruitment, assessment and selection process and may be requested by emailing [email protected]. 

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.