Talent Acquisition Specialist, UK

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas – immunology, oncology, neuroscience, and eye care – and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn. 

Talent Acquisition Specialist, UK

• Based in the offices in Maidenhead & Marlow (3 days a week) with 2 days flexible working.
• Reporting to the Talent Acquisition Manager, UK
• Competitive salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits package

Overview:

As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will be responsible for attracting and assessing high caliber candidates across several departments in a timely manner. You will have full responsibility for the end-to-end recruitment process including offer negotiation and managing the ATS and other systems. You will also be a key partner to the different stakeholders in the process as well as other projects to help raise the bar in recruitment standards. 

Highlighted key responsibilities:

• Working with appropriate stakeholders, understand the hiring requirements in order to proactively source high calibre, qualified candidates in defined timelines and parameters e.g. remuneration
• Act as a consultant to the business and other stakeholders in defining and implementing sourcing strategies to attract the best talent into the organisation
• Develop deep understanding of the organisation and strategies in order to ensure talent meets both current and future needs
• Fully utilise direct sourcing strategies and internal networks to minimise use of external agencies
• Confidently screen and assess applicants and respondents to create the strongest possible shortlist of candidates.
• Positively engage and promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion through the recruitment process.
• Ensure full utilisation of the ATS tool to ensure accurate data for reporting
• Clearly and in a timely fashion, manage all communications with internal and external contacts.
• Manage interview arrangements including coaching managers in using competency-based interviews as appropriate.
• Work collaboratively with TA colleagues both in the UK and wider geographies.
• Define, build and manage the Talent Pipeline for critical roles in the UK.
• Identify opportunities to enhance AbbVie’s employer brand and work with appropriate partners to exploit these opportunities

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

• Strong track record of sourcing and recruiting in the Pharmaceutical/Healthcare/Life Sciences market.
• A desire to constantly raise the bar and a passion for innovation!
• Ability to work in a Matrix environment and be part of a much wider HR Team and Global TA community.

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives, serving our community and embracing diversity and inclusion.  It is AbbVie’s policy to employ qualified persons of the greatest ability without discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, status as a protected veteran, or any other legally protected group status.

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