Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner
About The Position
The Senior Talent Acquisition Business Partner is responsible for developing and executing talent acquisition strategies based on the businesses’ short-term and long-term talent needs across various groups within the Commercial organization. They will be responsible for identifying, implementing, and championing innovative ideas within the talent acquisition function and at the enterprise level when applicable. This role reports into the Talent Acquisition Leader, Commercial. You are passionate about talent attraction and recruitment within the life sciences, driven by the goal of bringing innovative therapies to patients with unmet medical needs. You enjoy leading functional level discussions and consulting with the business to drive innovative hiring strategies. You have an established track record of working strategically, operationally and collaboratively with key internal and external stakeholders. At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of experience and education.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Six (6) or more years of strategic talent acquisition experience, including agency and/or in-house experience required.
- Strong preference for life sciences experience in a commercial function and experience with both home office and field sales expansions.
- Excellent communication skills; ability to communicate in a clear, concise, and effective manner.
- Demonstrated knowledge of and experience with developing and executing innovative sourcing strategies, techniques, tools and results e.g. direct sourcing/cold calling passive candidates, market intelligence gathering, target company/organization mapping and org-charting, pipeline building.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to influence and build support for ideas and initiatives.
- Solid candidate assessment skills, expert in behavioral interviewing techniques.
Responsibilities
- Drive the hiring process while executing the recruitment strategy as the primary point of contact for assigned functions
- Consult managers on talent assessment, selection and leading the end-to-end candidate life cycle for critical business roles
- Proactively align key partners (i.e. talent attraction, compensation & benefits, mobility, culture & inclusion, HRBP, etc.) to execute in support of achieving hiring goals
- Identify optimal sourcing channels and consult the business on best practices for talent acquisition while incorporating the elements of culture and inclusion.
- Drive Biogen brand awareness to increase attraction of talent leveraging corporate brand and EVP collateral to market Biogen using multiple modalities (i.e., job postings, social media, etc.)
- Create and foster a data-driven and innovative culture to ensure the talent acquisition function is constantly evolving given the dynamic talent landscape.
- Collect and analyze data, presenting regularly to business leaders to share insights and influence business outcomes.
- Responsible for the service delivery including direct partnership with outsourced solution providers
- Participate and/or co-lead for special projects including hiring builds (home office & field sales), continuous improvement initiatives, or change management exercises.
- Actively participate in Culture and Inclusion initiatives, such as Employee Resource Groups programming, to reinforce HR’s commitment to an inclusive, engaging environment
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
- Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
- Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
- A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
- Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 paid days off for Personal Significance
- 80 hours of sick time per calendar year
- Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
- 401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
- Employee Resource Groups participation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
