Talent Acquisition Specialist
Talent Acquisition Specialist
1442
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Description
The Office of Human Resources seeks a Talent Acquisition Specialist to partner closely with academic/business units to design and execute recruitment strategies to attract and hire top talent to Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS). With a focus on the candidate experience, the Talent Acquisition Specialist is a trusted advisor to hiring managers who collaborates with them to create a best-in-class experience for candidates and stakeholders alike. The Talent Acquisition Specialist drives and manages the end-to-end recruitment process, including but not limited to hiring manager engagement, sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer negotiation, and onboarding processes.
This position offers a flexible hybrid work arrangement and can be located on any of our three campuses in Boston, Manchester or Worcester.
- Establishes and maintains effective relationships with hiring managers by developing an understanding of academic/business units while being proactive, accessible and responsive.
- Partners with hiring managers to define role requirements and ensures job descriptions are optimized to reflect current responsibilities and expectations.
- Develops and executes advertising and sourcing strategies to engage both passive and active candidates across multiple channels and platforms.
- Coaches hiring managers and search committees on recruitment best practices such as interviewing, selection, the hiring process and ensures alignment throughout the recruitment and candidate selection process. Delivers training to hiring managers and search committees on best practice and processes as necessary.
- Conducts thorough candidate screening, including phone screens and interviews as requested, and delivers timely feedback to closely manage the experience of the candidate throughout the process.
- Assists hiring manager with offer development and negotiations, including completion of offer requirements such as reference and background screenings.
- Utilizes ADP Recruiting Management to manage requisitions, track candidate statuses and maintain accurate data.
- Assigns and monitors completion of all onboarding requirements, including providing onboarding planning support to departments as needed to ensure a positive new hire experience.
- Becomes a subject matter expert for the ADP Recruiting Management applicant tracking system to manage candidate workflow, improve system processes, and triage system issues with vendor.
- Makes recommendations for branding and marketing MCPHS as an employer of choice and ensures consistent messaging in our talent acquisition activities.
- Provides backup support to HR Coordinator on adjunct faculty hire processing.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
Required:
- Bachelor's degree required, preferably in Human Resources Management or related discipline; Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum of five years of recruiting experience, preferably in higher education
- Prior experience working with applicant tracking systems, preferably ADP
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Solid knowledge of employment laws as they relate to recruiting
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively with all levels of faculty, staff and leadership, with high level of professionalism and discretion
- Ability to project a positive and professional image on behalf of the University
- Prior experience with writing job descriptions, job classification processes, and compensation structures
Physical Requirements:
Typical office or administrative working conditions. Staff is not exposed to adverse environmental conditions. Work is primarily sedentary in nature; there are no special physical demands.
Compensation
The pay range associated with this posting reflects the amount the University reasonably expects to pay for this role at this time. Salary offers are determined based on experience, skills, and qualifications as well as internal equity, market data and pay in comparison to similarly situated employees doing comparable work.
Hiring Range: $98,900 - $110,800
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Please attach a cover letter and a curriculum vitae/resume. Finalist candidate(s) for this position will be subject to reference checks and a pre-employment background check as a condition of employment.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. MCPHS is unable to sponsor, or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa. MCPHS is also not an E-Verify institution.
About Us
Established in 1823, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (MCPHS) is the oldest institution of higher education in Boston, a city that is home to many of the world's top universities and healthcare institutions. We are one of the largest and most highly-ranked schools for health and life sciences, and our alumni and faculty continually distinguish themselves in healthcare settings around the globe. MCPHS has more than 7000 students across campuses in Boston's Longwood Medical and Academic Area (LMA), downtown Worcester, MA and downtown Manchester, NH. Our vision is to empower our Community to create a healthier, more equitable world, which we strive to achieve through our core values of integrity, community, engagement, collaboration, support, and innovation.
We offer competitive salaries and excellent benefits that include a substantial contribution toward the cost of medical, vision, and dental insurance, generous time off, retirement and pension plans, and flexible work arrangements to support work/life balance for our employees while supporting the MCPHS strategic plan.
MCPHS is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to ensuring equal opportunity for all members of the University community. We aim to recruit, develop, and retain the most skilled faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment.
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