• 12 months fixed term contract (maternity cover)

• Location: GSK HQ (London)

• Hybrid 2/3 days on site

The Talent Acquisition team is a strategic senior level search team supporting our business-critical Director and Senior Director level roles.  Working in partnership with our Exec Search Team, Recruitment Business Partners, and our business-as-usual TA team, you will be part of a select group of Talent Acquisition specialists unlocking and delivering talent to spearhead the growth and success of GSK. 

Supported by a Sourcing team, you will be tasked to work with senior HR & business leaders to develop innovative sourcing and strategic recruitment plans to attract diverse key talent. 

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities as follows:

• Lead the End-to-End talent acquisition activity for key vacancies that support the business strategy including developing a comprehensive recruitment strategy, diversity sourcing, attraction, selection, interview/assessment and offer processes within our Tech Business Unit.

• Managing large, highly visible and business critical recruitment initiatives while partnering with the business to ensure consistent recruitment support.

• In partnership with the Global Talent Business Leader/HR Business leader, Executive Recruiter, Recruitment Business Partner and Recruitment colleagues, the TAL will apply the shared talent strategy within the recruitment process, utilizing strong consultative and influencing skills where appropriate.

• Anticipate talent needs based on historical data, demand plan and close business partnerships and provide talent intelligence and market insights to support planning and decision making in the business free of bias.

• Develop strong external pipelines of talent for key roles, skills and capabilities as driven by the business strategy.

• Engage line leaders and GSK employees as talent spotters and develop deep marketplace knowledge.

• Work in collaboration with the Recruitment Marketing and Employer Brand teams to create innovative attraction strategies, utilizing digital and offline media, reflective of role requirements and market conditions

• Build strong knowledge of third-party recruitment partners and their capabilities, to ensure that the most effective search strategy is applied to any given project i.e. whether to use a search partner, researcher or own sourcing capability.

• Establish cohesive working relationships with Global Recruitment partners and key stakeholders.

• Consult to senior level management based on expertise and credibility in uncovering true talent and capability needs for the business while efficiently assessing talent capability and fit

• Selecting the most appropriate recruitment & selection methods balancing relevant factors such as diversity, quality, cost and speed of hire, while ensuring full compliance with GSK policies

 Why you?

Basic Qualifications:

We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent

• End-to-end recruitment experience within Tech to include developing & executing sourcing strategies, managing candidate relationships for current and future opportunities, developing compensation packages for multi-level candidates/deal negotiation

• Experience in life sciences/Pharma/R&D/biotech or Tech supporting commercial businesses

• Experience in recruiting mid to senior level talent

Preferred Qualifications:

If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

• Experience leading high exposure, recruitment projects across the enterprise with multiple senior stakeholders.

• Experience in sourcing and recruiting talent internationally; across cultural, language, legislative and geographical boundaries, coaching senior leaders and team members, providing advice and leadership on talent related issues and topics

• Proven ability to lead search process successfully sourcing, attracting and recruiting senior level candidates including strong knowledge of third-party recruitment partners and their capabilities with a track record of successful vendor management.

Why GSK?

At GSK, we have already delivered unprecedented change over the past four years, improving R&D, becoming a leader in Consumer Health, strengthening our leadership, and transforming our commercial execution. Now, we’re making the biggest changes we’ve made to our business in over 20 years. We’re on track to separate and create two new companies in 2022: New GSK with a leading portfolio of vaccines and specialty medicines as well as R&D based on immune system and genetics science; and a new world-leading consumer healthcare company of loved and trusted brands.​

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With new ambition comes new purpose. For New GSK, this is to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – all with the clear ambition of delivering human health impact; stronger and more sustainable shareholder returns; and as a new GSK where outstanding people thrive.​

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Getting ahead means preventing disease as well as treating it. How we do all this is through our people and our culture. A culture that is ambitious for patients – so we deliver what matters better and faster; accountable for impact – with clear ownership of goals and support to succeed; and where we do the right thing. So, if you’re ready to improve the lives of billions, join us at this exciting moment in our journey. Join our challenge to get Ahead Together.​

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).

Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class*(*US only).

We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.

Should you require any adjustments to our process to assist you in demonstrating your strengths and capabilities contact us on [email protected] or 0808 234 4391. 

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