Manager, Pharmacy Talent Acquisition - Midwest Region

Walgreens • Deerfield, IL

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About The Position

Walgreens is seeking a Manager, Pharmacy Talent Acquisition to lead a recruiting team responsible for attracting talent across a regional geography. The role provides direction on recruiting priorities, develops strategies for hard-to-fill positions, and partners with business leaders to address evolving workforce needs. As a strategic talent advisor, the manager translates workforce needs and recruiting insights into actionable hiring strategies, strengthens talent pipelines, and helps improve hiring outcomes.

This working leadership role combines team development with hands-on recruiting. The manager coaches recruiters through complex searches while staying connected to the talent market and uses credible business partnerships, recruiting expertise, and data-driven insights to help Walgreens attract pharmacy talent to support customers, patients, and communities.

Walgreens was founded in 1901 and serves nearly 9 million customers and patients each day through approximately 8,500 stores across the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The company has approximately 220,000 team members, including nearly 90,000 healthcare service providers, and aims to build trusted relationships that create healthier futures for customers, patients, team members, and communities.

Requirements

• At least 4 years of related experience.
• At least 2 years of experience applying talent acquisition methods to complex hiring requirements.
• At least 2 years of experience considering primary business and financial drivers relevant to the area of responsibility and their impact on decisions and recommendations.
• At least 2 years of experience using Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
• Leadership or day-to-day direction of a recruiting team.
• Recruiting pharmacists or other licensed healthcare professionals.
• Developing sourcing strategies and candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill healthcare roles.
• Using recruiting metrics and pipeline data to identify opportunities and improve talent acquisition outcomes.
• Partnering with business leaders on workforce needs, recruiting priorities, and talent availability.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize open requisitions based on hiring urgency.
• Advise hiring partners on candidate availability for hard-to-fill roles.
• Select sourcing channels suited to targeted talent pools.
• Set assessment criteria for consistent candidate evaluation.
• Resolve recruitment bottlenecks affecting hiring timelines.
• Use recruitment metrics to refine candidate outreach.
• Review selection practices for compliance with applicable hiring requirements.
• Lead and provide day-to-day direction to a recruiting team.
• Partner with business leaders on workforce needs, recruiting priorities, and talent availability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed