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Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced Manager, Talent Acquisition who will be a member of the APAC Talent Acquisition team. This individual will be a key member of the strategic recruitment team and will be a key driver to proactively deliver on hiring needs within the business/functional areas they support. They will oversee the end-to-end recruiting process from the Recruiting Strategy/Kickoff meeting, to posting, screening and until the offer has been accepted. This will happen in collaboration with the Hiring Manager and HR as well as other partnering functions.

We're looking for someone who has experience with functional pharma/life sciences TA/recruitment experience.

The role will manage and drive appropriate sourcing, assessment, selection and pre-onboarding strategies.

Key Business Partners

HRs, Business Leaders, and Hiring Managers for open requisitions

Detailed Position Responsibilities

Maintain current market knowledge and external trends.Build and maintain meaningful and trusted relationships that result in dynamic hiring manager and candidate experiencesParticipation in business leadership team meetings, work to improve processes, identify gaps, and make changes as needed.Utilize BMS’s Employer Brand to effectively build relationships with external candidates and to ‘market’ opportunities within BMS and the future direction of the organizationLead and facilitate recruitment strategy meetings for active requisitions, which provide an overview of the external market, as well as a firm understanding of the capabilities needed by the businessLead and set expectations on roles & responsibilities of the hiring manager and HR.Responsible providing quality candidates to the hiring manager, timeliness of their presentations, while providing updates throughout the interview process.Execute the full life-cycle recruiting process including sourcing, interviewing, presenting candidates, and negotiating offers (including the presentation and explanation of BMS’ benefits package)Responsible for providing quality candidates to the hiring manager in a timely mannerManage relationships with third party vendors (if engaged)Champion structured interviewing and selection methodology / approach with client group and ensure strong interview capabilities for those on the panelIn partnership with Associate Director, Talent Acquisition, provide recruiting updates (including reporting analytics), trends, obstacles, and competitive market intelligence on the talent pools we’re actively sourcing fromProvide preparation /overview to the candidate prior to their interview dayManage candidate debrief sessions following the interviews and communication with the candidate throughout the interviewing processWork with the Compensation/Total Rewards to put forward a competitive offer package with input from the hiring managerMetrics: provide dashboard for LTs, on time and trends in TA, data analysis, help build & deliver TA narrative & proactive view of recruitment and business needs.Responsible for data integrity within the Applicant Tracking System, Candidate Relationship Management, and other systemsPartner with S&O and lead early hiring programs including participation program design, stakeholder management, attendance at relevant events, candidate sourcing, interviews, offer generationUnder supervision, lead and/or support ad-hoc projects where demand exists

Experience Desired

Skills/Knowledge Required:

Demonstrated experience in functional pharma/life sciences recruiting, supporting areas such as Commercial, R&D, Enabling Functions & Manufacturing, etc.Demonstrated experience/interface with senior level management and TA business partnersProficient in using an ATS - Workday preferredDemonstrated ability to manage stakeholders at all levels of a highly matrixed organization; ability to work across cross-functional, cross-organizational teamsSuperior communication skills, both written and verbalAbility to work independently on multiple concurrent tasks.Ability to appropriately handle highly confidential information.Ability to work with limited day-to-day supervision.Ability to perform role with high degree of professionalism.Demonstrated attention to detail, ability to meet tight deadlines and superior customer service are all critical success factors for this role.Strong understanding of technology and experience using talent acquisition systems, including Applicant Tracking, Candidate Relationship Management, social media, and other predictive toolsFluent in Japanese and English

Qualifications:

BA/BS degree in a concentration related to business, marketing, or life sciences required or equivalent in work experienceApproximately 3-5 years of successful recruiting experience in Pharma/life sciences industry, including full cycle recruiting work in-house TA experience preferred, agency experience as a recruitment consultant considered.

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On-site Protocol

BMS has a diverse occupancy structure that determines where an employee is required to conduct their work. This structure includes site-essential, site-by-design, field-based and remote-by-design jobs. The occupancy type that you are assigned is determined by the nature and responsibilities of your role:

Site-essential roles require 100% of shifts onsite at your assigned facility. Site-by-design roles may be eligible for a hybrid work model with at least 50% onsite at your assigned facility. For these roles, onsite presence is considered an essential job function and is critical to collaboration, innovation, productivity, and a positive Company culture. For field-based and remote-by-design roles the ability to physically travel to visit customers, patients or business partners and to attend meetings on behalf of BMS as directed is an essential job function.

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