Location: London
Full or part-time (minimum 33.5hrs per week)
About Executive Insight
Executive Insight is a specialised healthcare consultancy that partners with leading biopharmaceutical companies to prepare, launch, and commercialise their products successfully. With offices in London, Zurich, and New York, we work as one integrated team across borders.
Our culture is built on honesty, freedom, and caring. We believe that while individual talent is essential, true excellence is achieved through collaboration, shared ideas, and intellectual curiosity. We foster a non-hierarchical, open environment where teamwork and trust drive impactful outcomes in the dynamic world of healthcare consulting.
Our London office is friendly and close-knit. As a smaller consultancy within an international group, you won't be siloed into a single function, everyone here contributes beyond their core role, whether that's joining an internal team, helping shape an event, or simply making the office a great place to work. If you thrive in an environment where no two weeks look the same and your input genuinely matters, you'll feel at home here.
About the role
We are seeking a Recruiter who will be the company's first point of contact for candidates and will support our team in sourcing, screening and interviewing candidates and coordinating recruitment activities for our London, Zurich and New York offices as well as ad-hoc projects. The recruiter is responsible for implementing the recruitment strategy, assisting with pro-active candidate outreach for specialist roles and the coordination of all stages of the recruitment and feedback cycle. The Recruiter would also participate in recruitment events such as university careers fairs and the management of university relationships. In addition, this role will provide UK specific insight regarding the local hiring market.
At Executive Insight, we strongly believe that every interaction with a candidate reflects who we are. You will own the candidate experience end-to-end, ensuring that whether or not someone joins us, they leave the process feeling valued and well-informed. This commitment to a first-class candidate experience is central to our success in attracting the best talent in life sciences consulting.
Curious about who we are? Meet us! Company mission (https://youtu.be/OocxKHHKp1E) and culture (https://youtu.be/1A1_wYW4dTs) videos.
This position reports to the Talent Acquisition Manager, based in London
Essential duties & responsibilities:
- Using social media recruitment tools, including proactive LinkedIn searches, posting positions on the company & social media platforms using our applicant tracking system;
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Planning and leading screening interviews and building talent pipelines to fill current and future positions;
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Scheduling interviews and screening sessions with our team members;
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Providing professional advice and open and honest feedback to candidates in a timely manner and in accordance with recruitment best practice;
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Building Executive Insight employment brand and assisting with existing recruitment marketing initiatives (networking events, job/career fairs, etc.);
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Serve as a liaison with recruiting agencies, universities and associations in UK, US and Switzerland;
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Supporting the onboarding of staff joining the London office;
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Contributing to the day-to-day running of our London office: we're a small, close-knit team where everyone pitches in;
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Provide market insight and support related to the Talent Acquisition environment in the UK, US and Switzerland.
Qualification & requirements:
- Prior experience with end-to-end recruitment internally in organisations or a mix of in house and agency experience (2-3 years minimum)
- Strong knowledge of various recruitment platforms and tools (LinkedIn, LinkedIn Recruiter Job Boards, ATS systems);
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Comfortable conducting challenging searches in competitive candidate pools with specific requirements and strong experience leveraging Boolean searches;
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Strong attention to detail with the ability to quickly grasp technical roles and explain them clearly to candidates;
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Strong preference for candidates who have worked in technical environments such as pharmaceuticals, life sciences, data, or scientific research;
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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a considered and tangible approach to candidate feedback;
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A collaborative team player with the determination to fill challenging roles;
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Willingness and availability for limited travel for team events and collaboration;
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Fluent English level; any other language would be a plus;
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Full UK Right to work;
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Bachelor's degree or equivalent (preferred but not essential where relevant experience is demonstrated).
Benefits:
- Hybrid working
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Private Medical and Dental
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Pension fund contribution of 6%
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25 days of Annual leave + 10 days of Public Holidays
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Team Events in Switzerland and other Holiday locations
