Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition

Avid Bioservices•Tustin, CA

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

Looking to join a passionate team dedicated to developing and manufacturing life-saving biopharmaceuticals? Avid Bioservices is a leading clinical and commercial biologics CDMO focused on creating innovative solutions to meet the needs of our clients and improve patient outcomes. Your Role: Take your career to the next level as our Sr. Manager, Talent Acquisition, where you will serve as a strategic leader, senior recruiter, and trusted advisor driving talent strategy across a fast-growing CDMO organization. Reporting to the VP of People, this role blends hands on recruiting expertise, strategic leadership, and cross-functional project ownership. You will shape hiring strategies, elevate TA operations, coach hiring leaders, own complex and highly technical requisitions, and influence workforce planning across the organization. You will play a direct role in solving today’s hiring needs — while building the systems, brand, and pipelines that fuel Avid’s future.

Requirements

8+ years of experience in sourcing, full cycle recruiting, interviewing, and hiring — with at least 3 years leading complex searches or influencing senior-level hiring. 2-3 years managing small to medium teams in a fast-paced environment
Strong experience recruiting for specialized technical, scientific, operational, or leadership roles.
Proven ability to operate with creativity, agility, and resourcefulness in a growing or resource‑constrained environment.
Demonstrated success influencing senior executives and shaping talent decisions through insight, data, and credibility.
Strong analytical capability; able to build dashboards, interpret data, and translate insights into action.
Exceptional communication skills, high attention to detail, and strong organizational discipline.
Thrives in fast‑paced, dynamic environments and adapts quickly to shifting priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience in CDMO, biotech, pharmaceutical, manufacturing, engineering, or life sciences recruitment.
Prior experience leading or significantly contributing to TA operations, ATS optimization, or process design.
Experience building and running university/early talent programs.
Background in both leadership hiring and high‑volume technical recruiting.

Responsibilities

Act as the senior talent advisor to leaders across Operations, Manufacturing, Quality, Development, G&A, and Commercial functions.
Lead strategic discussions on workforce planning, talent forecasting, labor market insights, and hiring priorities.
Advise executives and senior leaders on talent implications during organizational changes, growth initiatives, and scaling activities.
Drive continuous improvement across recruiting processes, interviewing standards, ATS workflow, and hiring manager capability.
Lead full‑cycle recruitment for the most technical, niche, and senior‑level roles within the CDMO, biologics, and life sciences space.
Own complex searches that require deep industry knowledge, proactive market mapping, sourcing creativity, and persistent follow‑through.
Build, nurture, and leverage long-term pipelines of specialized CDMO, biotech, CRO, and manufacturing talent.
Design sophisticated sourcing strategies that target passive and highly competitive talent segments.
Coach hiring managers on selection, interviewing, decision-making, and creating a high-quality candidate experience.
Provide guidance and informal mentorship to junior recruiters and recruiting coordinators to elevate the team’s collective capability.
Partner closely with HRBPs to ensure alignment between talent needs, business objectives, and internal mobility opportunities.
Lead large-scale TA initiatives such as: Interview process redesign, Employer brand enhancements, DE&I hiring strategies, Recruitment analytics and reporting, Vendor and agency management
Use qualitative and quantitative data to tell a compelling story around hiring performance, pipeline health, and bottlenecks.
Continuously evaluate tools, systems, platforms, and vendors to ensure Avid remains competitive and efficient.
Oversee and evolve the university recruiting strategy, including partnerships, events, and brand presence.
Strengthen and expand the internship program, ensuring early‑career talent pipelines are aligned with long-term organizational needs.
Set the standard for exceptional candidate experience from first touch to offer acceptance.
Represent Avid Bioservices’ values, mission, and culture with authenticity and clarity.
Ensure a welcoming, timely, and engaging hiring journey that reinforces Avid as a premier employer in the CDMO space.