Synaptiq Health Hiring for Talent Acquisition Specialist at London Full Time

Based in offices throughout the UK and the US, Synaptiq Health currently comprises; emotive, an award winning healthcare communications agency who aim to transform lives by helping those who are unwell get new and amazing treatments that make them better and Initiate, the global launch strategy and market access consultancy working with novel products designed to help those living with rare or life-limiting disorders.

These companies allow us to offer life science clients support services across the three key pillars of launch success; INSIGHTS, ENGAGEMENT and ACCESS.

Our shared values; IMAGINATION, COLLABORATION, EMPOWERMENT, INTEGRITY and AGILITY are key to how we work and power our success. We hire extraordinary talent with the right skills and experience and who hold these same values.

At a community level, we promote engagement in science by students through our sponsorship of the emotive science lab and pre-university prize at two UK state schools and also carry out pro-bono work for several healthcare organisations and charities.

Growing organically with ambitious YoY growth targets, Synaptiq Health plans to accelerate growth through strategic part or full acquisition of complementary specialist healthcare companies over time. Our Support Services Team includes People, Finance, Marketing & Client Development and IT, Systems & Facilities who provide these centralised support services to the individual companies.

PURPOSE

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will manage talent attraction across these businesses. The role will be responsible for attracting the right talent to the agency through all available means of direct recruitment as well as talent selection and employer branding activities. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the HR & Talent team to source, qualify, select and hire the best people for the businesses, whilst identifying opportunities for better employer branding and improvements within recruitment and selection. The Talent Acquisition Specialist is a natural engager with the ability to build effective relationships across the businesses as well as with external candidates.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Support with recruitment admin such as job posting, candidate communication, interview scheduling/diary management, offer management and recruitment approvals

Make recommendations on the best channels and media type for recruiting activity

Drafting recruitment advertising content

Research and suggest external careers events/fairs to promote brand and attract candidates

Maintain recruitment reports being able to track and report recruitment data as and when required

Source and manage direct candidate applications through LinkedIn

Ensure a consistent pipeline of quality candidates are managed through from attraction to selection process

Maintain effective recruitment documentation including CV’s and interview notes in compliance with GDPR

Manage recruitment spending budget

Coaching and mentoring the Talent Resourcer

Supporting resource planning activities

Lead on the management of the process for graduate recruitment days

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Must be experienced in attracting and sourcing candidates and have a background in agency, in house, or RPO recruitment.

Must have knowledge of medical communications and or life sciences

Must have creative problem solving approach

Solid experience in a similar role within the healthcare industry (ideally)

Experience in hiring exceptional, high calibre, highly qualified talent with a focus on direct researching and sourcing using social and digital channels

Experience of interviewing at a high standard

Experience of establishing and negotiating employment offers

Proficient in the use of a computer including MS Word, Excel and other common online applications

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

Ability to work as part of a team

Empathetic at all levels and with a variety of personality styles

Confident, friendly and engaging personality

A ‘can-do’ attitude

Resilient and resourceful

CRITICAL RELATIONSHIPS

Group CEO and business MDs

HR and Talent team

Hiring managers

HR and Talent Director