Senior Recruiter (Contract)
About The Position
The Senior Recruiter drives full-cycle recruitment across 4DMT, partnering with the internal Talent Acquisition team, hiring managers, and the Associate Director, Talent Acquisition to deliver high-quality talent aligned with company growth objectives. The role supports execution of the Talent Acquisition strategy, manages external recruiting partners, and helps ensure a consistent, efficient, and high-caliber hiring process. It plays a critical role in sourcing, engaging, and closing talent in a competitive biotech market. This is a contract role with a target start month of January 2027. 4DMT is a late-stage biotechnology company developing genetic medicines, including candidates for blinding retinal vascular diseases and cystic fibrosis. The company describes its environment as inspiring, innovative, and collaborative, with opportunities for career development and values centered on daring to cure, breaking boundaries, putting others beyond oneself, and preparing and executing relentlessly.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
- At least 8 years of full-cycle recruiting experience in the biotech or pharmaceutical industry as part of an internal Talent Acquisition team.
- Strong experience recruiting for both clinical and commercial roles.
- Ability to manage multiple requisitions, including at least 8 roles, across technical and business functions.
- Strong proficiency with recruiting systems and tools, including Greenhouse and LinkedIn Recruiter.
- Experience using AI-enabled Talent Acquisition tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Claude, ChatGPT, or similar platforms to improve sourcing, candidate engagement, workflow efficiency, and recruiting productivity.
- Experience partnering with external search firms and staffing agencies.
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Solid understanding of recruiting best practices and applicable employment laws.
- Ability to build effective partnerships with hiring managers and cross-functional stakeholders.
- Strong judgment and ability to handle confidential and sensitive information.
- Excellent communication, organization, and follow-through.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to influence without authority.
Nice To Haves
- HR certification.
- Public company experience.
- Exposure to a commercial launch following FDA approval.
- Intellectual curiosity and interest in AI, the ophthalmology space, and emerging biotech Talent Acquisition trends.
Responsibilities
- Manage full-cycle recruitment for assigned roles, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and offer negotiation.
- Partner with hiring managers to understand hiring needs, define role requirements, and develop candidate profiles.
- Proactively source and engage candidates through channels including LinkedIn Recruiter and networking.
- Identify and implement opportunities to use AI and automation to improve sourcing efficiency, recruiter productivity, and recruiting operations.
- Draft and refine job descriptions with HR and Total Rewards, aligning them with leveling and compensation frameworks.
- Coordinate and drive interview processes, including scheduling, debrief facilitation, and delivery of structured feedback.
- Support offer development and negotiation in alignment with the company’s compensation philosophy.
- Partner with external search firms and staffing agencies as needed and help ensure vendor support is high-quality and cost-effective.
- Track and maintain recruiting data, ensure accuracy in systems such as Greenhouse, and contribute to hiring metrics and reporting.
- Support hiring plans aligned with approved headcount and business priorities, including keeping the master internal hiring plan accurate and up to date.
- Identify opportunities to improve recruiting processes, tools, and candidate experience.
- Stay informed about biotech and pharmaceutical industry trends and talent market dynamics.
- Promote inclusive hiring practices and support efforts to mitigate bias in recruiting.
- Participate in special projects and broader Talent Acquisition or HR initiatives as needed.
- Perform other duties as assigned, with opportunities to contribute to broader HR and organizational initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Career Level
Senior
