[Hiring] Contract Recruiter @Syner-G

Role Description

We are seeking an experienced Contract Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team for a 3 month engagement. This individual will focus primarily on pipelining and recruiting highly specialized Technical Operations and Engineering talent within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industries.

• The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of the biotech talent market and has demonstrated success sourcing and recruiting technical professionals across areas such as Validation/CQV, Capital Projects, Facilities & Utilities, Engineering, Manufacturing, and related GMP-regulated functions.
• This is a hands-on recruiting role requiring someone who can quickly understand technical requirements, proactively identify qualified talent, build strong candidate pipelines, and partner effectively with hiring managers and business leaders.

Work Location

• The Contract Recruiter position is eligible for remote work based on company requirements, with no minimum in-office requirement.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage recruiting for Technical Operations and Engineering positions, from intake and sourcing through screening and interview coordination.
• Recruit for specialized roles including:
  • Validation Engineers
  • CQV Engineers
  • Capital Project Managers
  • Facilities Engineers
  • Reliability Engineers
  • Process Engineers
  • Project Engineers
  • Other technical positions supporting biotech and pharmaceutical operations.
• Develop targeted sourcing strategies to identify passive technical talent within the biotech, pharmaceutical, and life sciences markets.
• Proactively build pipelines for current and anticipated hiring needs, including roles requiring specialized GMP, manufacturing, engineering, and capital project experience.
• Conduct candidate screens to assess technical experience, project background, industry knowledge, availability, compensation expectations, and overall alignment with client and business needs.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand technical requirements, project needs, timelines, and candidate profiles.
• Provide market insights regarding candidate availability, compensation, competitive hiring activity, and sourcing challenges.
• Maintain accurate and timely candidate and requisition information within the Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
• Deliver a high-quality candidate and hiring manager experience through consistent communication and effective management of the recruiting process.
• Balance multiple searches and shifting priorities in a fast-paced, project-driven environment.

Qualifications

• An Bachelor degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of recruiting experience, with significant experience recruiting technical or engineering professionals within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or regulated manufacturing industries.
• Demonstrated experience recruiting roles such as Validation/CQV Engineers, Facilities Engineers, Reliability Engineers, Capital Project Managers, Process Engineers, Utilities Engineers, and/or other Technical Operations professionals.
• Strong understanding of the talent landscape supporting GMP manufacturing environments, capital projects, facilities/utilities, commissioning, qualification, and validation.
• Proven ability to source specialized passive candidates using LinkedIn Recruiter and other sourcing tools and techniques.
• Experience managing multiple technical requisitions simultaneously while maintaining urgency and candidate quality.
• Strong ability to understand technical job requirements and translate them into effective sourcing strategies.
• Excellent communication, relationship-building, and candidate management skills.
• Ability to work independently and quickly become productive with limited ramp-up time.
• Experience with Greenhouse or a similar ATS preferred.

Essential Functions

• Physical Demands:
  • The physical demands described here are representative of the requirements that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use a computer keyboard and mouse; reach with hands and arms; talk and listen.
  • The employee is frequently required to walk and sit, as well as to lift and carry objects such as books and files weighing up to 25 pounds.
  • The employee is occasionally required to stand, stoop, or kneel. Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.
• Work Environment:
  • The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job, including moderate noise level, an indoor temperate environment, and light levels that are bright and conducive to minimal eye strain, typical for an office environment.

Benefits

• We define total rewards as compensation, benefits, remote work/flexibility, development, recognition and our culture with programs that support each of our reward pillars.
• This includes a market competitive base salary and annual incentive plan, robust benefit offerings, and ongoing recognition and career development opportunities.
• Employees also enjoy our generous flexible paid time off program, company paid holidays, flexible working hours, and fully remote or hybrid work options for some roles.
• However, if a physical work location is more for you, we have office locations in Greater Boston; San Diego, CA; Boulder, CO; and India.
• Additionally, our Technical Operations team regularly work at physical client sites.