You liked to play detective as a kid? Pride yourself in finding the needle in a haystack? You’re curious about people and love to create genuine relationships? 

This might be worth a read.

As a growing business, we are looking to hire a passionate Sourcing Specialist to support our contract recruitment team. No unrealistic KPIs, micromanagement or 24/7 office presence, just pure headhunting of talent for an industry advancing global healthcare.
This role focuses on finding and delivering top-tier technical and scientific talent to our European client base. Partnering with leading Life Science companies, you’ll be part of a highly capable team in an environment that encourages your personal growth by commitment, curiosity and authenticity.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Active Sourcing: Search, identify, and approach high-quality talent for the Life Science industry across Europe over social media, internal databases and other platforms.
2. Client Communication: Participate in job intakes with senior and executive decision makers to understand requirements and build relationships.
3. Full Delivery: Own the profile delivery process, by ensuring great CV presentation with poignant management summaries and market knowhow.
4. Candidate Management: Proactively manage your candidates throughout the recruitment process, support their interview preparation and advise on their career decisions.
5. Collaborative Team Player: Be on eye-level with your colleagues and our leadership, share your ideas, support your team. 

REQUIREMENTS

• First experience in recruitment, preferably in Life Science or related industries.
• Demonstrated ability to source and deliver talent across Europe.
• Excellent understanding of LinkedIn Recruiter and Boolean Search.
• Genuine drive to create an outstanding experience for other people.
• Professional fluency in English, and at least one other Swiss national language (German, French, Italian).
• EU or Swiss work permit.
• Be a nice person.

BENEFITS

• Human-centric culture, experienced leadership, genuine support for your development.
• Immerse yourself in a highly international environment.
• Work from a beautiful office in the heart of Zurich, just 5 minutes from the lake.
• Benefit from high flexibility in work hours, including the option for home office.
• Constant training and a career success plan to fuel your professional growth.
• People who sing when they are winning.

ABOUT HEADCOUNT
headcount AG is a Zurich-based consultancy serving clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and digital healthcare space. At headcount, we are thriving to create the best recruitment experience possible – for our candidates and clients alike. Based on our core values of authenticity, curiosity and commitment, we aim to deliver top-tier staffing solutions, so our clients and candidates can focus on doing what they do best: advancing human healthcare.
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