Talent Manager

Anika Therapeutics•Bedford, MA

6d•$130,000 - $150,000

About The Position

The Talent Manager leads talent acquisition and talent management strategies that attract, develop, and retain high-performing employees while supporting the organization's workforce planning and business objectives. In this role, you serve as a subject matter expert in talent acquisition, employer branding, recruiting operations, workforce planning, and talent management, driving programs that strengthen the employee experience and build a sustainable talent pipeline.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
8+ years of professional recruiting experience, including at least 5 years supporting life sciences, medical device, pharmaceutical, or other regulated industries.
Demonstrated experience leading or managing a talent acquisition function.
Proven expertise in full-cycle recruiting, sourcing strategies, and passive candidate engagement using modern recruiting technologies, including LinkedIn Recruiter or similar platforms.
Experience developing recruiting strategies, managing external recruiting partners, and building talent pipelines across multiple business functions.
Strong communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
Experience analyzing recruiting metrics and using data to drive process improvements and business decisions.

Nice To Haves

Experience recruiting across Commercial, Manufacturing, Engineering, Quality, Scientific, and Corporate functions.
Experience supporting recruiting within publicly traded organizations.
Knowledge of compensation practices, pay transparency regulations, and workforce planning.
Experience implementing recruiting process improvements, talent technologies, or employer branding initiatives.
Experience supporting broader talent management programs, including employee development, succession planning, and retention strategies.

Responsibilities

Develops and executes talent acquisition strategies that attract high-quality candidates while optimizing time-to-fill, cost-per-hire, and overall recruiting effectiveness.
Leads full-cycle recruitment efforts for professional, technical, manufacturing, and corporate positions while ensuring an exceptional candidate and hiring manager experience.
Builds and maintains talent pipelines for critical and hard-to-fill roles through proactive sourcing, networking, and recruiting technologies.
Manages talent acquisition programs, including employee referrals, campus recruiting, internship and co-op programs, and strategic sourcing initiatives.
Oversees relationships with external recruiting partners, search firms, contract recruiters, job boards, and other talent sourcing vendors.
Develops and delivers interview training and selection best practices for hiring managers and business leaders.
Ensures consistent employer branding and recruitment messaging across all candidate-facing channels.
Analyzes recruiting metrics, hiring trends, turnover data, and candidate feedback to provide actionable insights and recommendations to HR and business leadership.
Partners with Human Resources to support workforce planning, employee engagement, learning and development, succession planning, performance management, and retention initiatives.
Supports company compensation practices, including pay transparency initiatives, in alignment with organizational philosophy and applicable legal requirements.
Identifies opportunities to improve recruiting processes, systems, and talent programs to enhance operational effectiveness and candidate experience.
Performs other duties and projects as assigned.