Senior Global Talent Researcher

Job Title: Senior Global Talent Researcher

Career Level - D

Years of experience: 5-10 years

Location: Chennai

Work Mode - Hybrid (3 days in office)

Introduction to Role:

Join our dynamic team as a Senior Global Talent Researcher, where you will provide research and sourcing services to the Talent Scout and Critical Hiring teams. You will deliver high-quality research and sourcing services to ensure a positive candidate and hiring manager experience. Specializing in one or more pre-determined critical/niche talent areas, you will build warm, validated pipelines, create market mapping, and provide advice on the appropriate channels available for talent sourcing.

Accountabilities:

As a Senior Global Talent Researcher, you will support the Talent Scouts to identify and develop key talent in pre-determined pipelines. You will conduct research to produce ‘candidate long list’ against active business critical recruitment, within your area of focus. You will also conduct activity to deliver market mapping projects globally and support building talent pipelines for identified roles. You will own the tracking of candidate data, including entry and management in TRM and develop the successful management of candidate pipelines on an ongoing basis.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Strong recruitment and candidate sourcing experience within a similar fast-paced environment
• Experienced in direct search methodologies (i.e LinkedIn, ATS, CRM) and other recruitment tools to identify and engage with top talent
• Demonstrable experience of research/mapping for executive level recruitment
• Inquisitive, Curious personality, enjoys learning and discovery
• Detail oriented and comfortable with analysing and presenting data
• Tenacity and resilience
• Delivery focused
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Proactive approach in addressing obstacles/barriers
• Team Player – Collaborative style of working, sharing successes with wider team

Desirable

• Pharma industry knowledge and experience preferred
• Capability of building credibility with candidates at all levels
• Educated to degree level
• Experience of working and sourcing candidates internationally within/for a large global matrix organisation
• Multilingual would be advantageous to support a global marketplace
• Research/Mapping experience gained within an executive search environment/function is highly desirable.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That's why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn't mean we're not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

At AstraZeneca, we are a talented global team that's powering to better serve patients, every day. We're here to help unlock the power of what science can do and ultimately have a big impact on patients' lives. We offer our expertise, and leverage exciting new technology and digital innovations, to accelerate AstraZeneca's evolution. We do all of it strategically, looking ahead to the new challenges we'll face and improving the way the enterprise operates today. With countless opportunities available, this is the place to build an unrivalled reputation. And, as you take your career in new directions and to even greater heights you'll be rewarded for your successes.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.