Researcher, Talent Acquisition (Contract)

The Researcher, Talent Acquisition leads and performs research activities for executive level, management level, and hard-to-fill positions within Foundation Medicine. This role independently uses a range of sourcing skills including research, networking, and candidate development to identify the best talent for Foundation Medicine across all functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research to map Foundation Medicine’s markets and generate candidate names and profiles.
• Identify industry trends and insights to inform the creation of robust search strategies that will attract the best candidates for Foundation Medicine to consider.
• Partner effectively on searches with TA leaders across the team. Successfully collaborate on team-based recruiting efforts to meet the hiring demands of the business.
• Calibrate candidates with recruiters and/or hiring managers.
• Build a proactive pipeline of talent for critical functions/industries.
• Maintain data integrity in our candidate management system.
• Initial candidate outreach and screening for basic qualifications.
• Contribute to the knowledge base of the Talent Acquisition team by providing education on industries and talent pools/profiles.
• Draw off knowledgeable industry sources to develop pools of candidates.
• Participate in client update meetings on active searches and prepare reports.
• Think outside of the box, pivoting search strategies as needed.
• Leverage analytics from both internal and external tools/resources to innovate and improve our current executive search and Talent Acquisition systems and processes.
• Provide strategic guidance and advice in partnership with Talent Acquisition and executive leadership.
• Identify and showcase exceptional diverse talent to be considered for opportunities at Foundation Medicine.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 3+ years of recruiting or human resources experience, with 1+ year(s) of experience in talent research/pipelining

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of progressively responsible experience in talent research, either for an in-house executive search team in a highly demanding, fast-paced company, or in a large retained executive search company or boutique
• Life sciences industry experience
• Established history of delivering quality senior-level candidate flows that have led to successful hires
• Deep expertise in leveraging LinkedIn Recruiter, LinkedIn Insights, Google, and other tools to source candidates
• Demonstrated success with and passion for using various sourcing techniques
• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
• Ability to meet growing pipeline demand in a dynamic environment
• Demonstrated acumen and passion for executive search and talent acquisition
• Demonstrated experience in setting priorities and effectively managing multiple projects
• Exceptional research, executive sourcing, and assessing skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills with the ability to convey complex concepts with senior level executives in a polished and professional manner
• High attention to detail with a strong sense of urgency
• Hands-on and detailed approach to key initiatives and activities execution
• Skilled at conflict resolution and problem-solving to achieve win-win outcomes
• Understanding of HIPAA and importance of privacy of patient data
• Commitment to reflect Foundation Medicine's values: Integrity, Courage, Passion

The expected compensation for this position based on the primary location of Remote is $40 - $55/hour. The hourly rate is commensurate with Foundation Medicine’s compensation practice and considers factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, external market conditions, criticality of role, and internal equity. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.