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Principal Talent Acquisition Partner, Science

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Full-Time
  • Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Post Date: April 17, 2020
  • Apply Before: May 12, 2020
Job Level : Experienced
Industry : Healthcare, Life Sciences
Qualifications : Bachelors Degree
Job Description

As part of the Talent Acquisition Team, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will be a business partner to hiring managers and business leaders to acquire talent and manage the full recruitment lifecycle.

The Talent Acquisition team is client-facing and dedicated by business vertical.  As a member of this team, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will execute sourcing strategies necessary to build a qualified and diverse candidate pool.  While partnering with Hiring Managers, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will take the lead to outline steps to operationalize and manage the full recruitment lifecycle of assigned requisitions. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will represent PerkinElmer to attract, assess, and hire qualified candidates.  Principal Talent Acquisition Partners, as well as all Talent Acquisition Team Members, will raise up attractiveness issues to the Talent Acquisition Leadership Team to ensure quality hiring.

In addition to day to day recruitment efforts, the Principal Talent Acquisition Partner represents Talent Acquisition & Human Resources on various committees and workgroups responsible for decisions on recruitment tools and strategies that impact the company.  S/he recommends decisions/changes on recruitment resources and strategy.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner serves as the point of contact for Hiring Managers, Key Stakeholders and Candidates throughout the hiring process. The Principal Talent Acquisition Partner will:

  • Serve as an HR Business Partner with an expertise in Talent Acquisition
  • Consult with TA Leadership on project scope and resources required
  • Develop and implement effective talent strategies
  • Provide counsel to Hiring Managers during Talent Strategy Discussions, and during the recruitment lifecycle, of changing market conditions
  • In times of heavy recruitment volume, work with senior leadership to prioritize recruitment needs
  • Manage and drive the recruiting lifecycle: source, assess candidates via telephone interview, manage the interview process, debrief with hiring teams during the selection process, check references, and negotiate offers
  • Establish and maintain solid working relationships with hiring managers
  • Assist managers with hiring decisions and negotiations
  • Ensure internal and external market equity
  • Provide recommendations on Outreach events and Recruitment tools; participate in various recruitment related events relative to Workforce Development, University Relations and Diversity & Inclusion
  • Raise up attractiveness issues to Hiring Managers, HR Partner, and Talent Acquisition Leadership Team
  • Assists with reporting on staffing when needed
  • Other duties as assigned

 

DIVERSIFYING PERKINELMER:

  • Commit to understanding the Diversity & Inclusion Strategy once defined
  • Build a strong, diverse candidate pipeline, including leveraging external partnerships and reaching out to passive candidates to provide exposure to PerkinElmer and job opportunities.
  • Support the development and execution of diversity related projects
  • Manage diversity recruiting job fair(s) strategy, including handling logistics & identifying applicable job openings, and tracking results.
  • Determine Diversity & Inclusion recruiting effectiveness though reporting and data analytics.

 

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bachelors degree or 6+ years of work experience in Human Resources, Talent Acquisition &/or Marketing
  • 6+ years of Recruiting experience in a corporate or agency environment

 

COMPETENCIES, ABILITIES and SKILLS:

EXPECTED COMPETENCIES:

  • Articulate, both written and oral
  • Resilient
  • Versatile; ability to adapt to change
  • Professionally Persistent
  • Attentive Listening; be present to non-verbal cues, reiterate and clarify
  • Ability to influence and negotiate
  • Courage to provide counsel to hiring managers, hiring teams, senior business leaders, and key stakeholders
  • Teamwork; values others, communicates ideas, operates with kindness
  • Commercial Awareness; staying up-to-date with your business, industry & marketing standards
  • Leadership: Leading industry commercial awareness & advisory, team lead for Core and Senior Talent Acquisition Partners

 

EXPECTED SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • Understanding of Employment Laws; comfort communicating with clients and take lead in team training
  • Successful setting a talent strategy for difficult to fill roles; present to hiring teams and senior leaders
  • Experience participating in behaviorally-based interview techniques: strong candidate assessment skills, able to train clients on BBI
  • Experience participating in Community Outreach; demonstrated success building diverse applicant pipelines
  • Motivated by candidate & customer experience
  • Ability to partner with leadership at all levels; key stakeholder management
  • Ability to work independently, proactively with sense of urgency
  • Ability to prioritize and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
  • Sharp business acumen and political savvy
  • Experience with, or understanding of, a matrixed organization
  • Experience with Workday HCM and Workday Recruiting

 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Experience using Workday HCM and Workday Recruiting, Applicant Tracking System.
About Us
Committed To Diversity

Diversity is foundational to PerkinElmer and we know that hiring talent with different backgrounds will provide a greater impact for our customers and a more inclusive workplace for our team. Our commitment to creating a culturally diverse workplace is REAL! We know that it’s the people that make PerkinElmer a wonderful, enriching place to work that is why we are always searching for talented and motivated individuals to join the PerkinElmer Family. 

So what’s in it for you?

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

We create a customized development plan to help you achieve your career goals. We partner with you to build a long and rewarding career by providing:

  • On-the-job training
  • Mentoring relationships
  • Ongoing career development planning
  • Company and external training programs
  • Opportunities for internal career mobility

COLLABORATIVE CULTURE

Our company fosters innovation, knowledge sharing, and teamwork for long-term success. We are committed to the development of your career, giving you opportunities to learn and grow. Simply put, we make a difference for you, so you can make a difference in the world.

GLOBAL IMPACT

We are passionate about our work and the benefits we create for our customers, our communities, and our environment. Every day, we help our customers work to create healthier families, improve the quality of life, and sustain the well-being and longevity of people globally.

Learn About Our Corporate Capabilities


Start Your Career With Us!

LEARN ABOUT WORKING AT PERKINELMER

Imagine a world where you could detect health issues sooner to treat them more effectively. Where food and water are always safe, even in remote corners of the earth. And where scientific and medical research are enhanced to solve the greatest challenges of our times. At PerkinElmer, we imagine this world every day. Then, we innovate and collaborate to make it happen everywhere. 


With about 13,000 employees worldwide, we pioneer scientific technologies for food and drug safety, environmental monitoring, industrial analysis, screening and diagnostic testing, and imaging for life sciences. We provide better detection, imaging, and informatics to help our customers make a profound impact on the world.

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