Talent Acquisition Partner - 12 month Contract

at  AstraZeneca

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS 1 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT

At AstraZeneca, we pride ourselves on crafting a collaborative culture that champions knowledge-sharing, ambitious thinking and innovation – ultimately providing employees with the opportunity to work across teams, functions and even the globe.
Recognizing the importance of individualized flexibility, our ways of working allow employees to balance personal and work commitments while ensuring we continue to create a strong culture of collaboration and teamwork by engaging face-to-face in our offices 3 days a week. Our head office and BlueSky Hub in downtown Toronto are purposely designed with collaboration in mind, providing space where teams can come together to strategize, brainstorm and connect on key projects.
Our dedication to sustainability is also central to our culture and part of what makes AstraZeneca a great place to work. We know the health of people, the planet and our business are interconnected which is why we’re taking ambitious action to tackle some of the biggest challenges of our time, from climate change to access to healthcare and disease prevention.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in Talent Acquisition – within a global environment
• Experience in delivering full life cycle recruitment services in an in-house environment or similar.
• Experience of planning and leading complex recruitment campaigns for hard to fill skills sets using a range of methods and tools attraction channels.
• Experience with Workday application tracking system or other related system
• Ability to adopt and utilise digital/AI tools.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing agile environment.
• Customer focused, results orientated approach.
• Persuading and influencing skills, with a strong ability to manage expectations.
• Written and spoken proficiency in English

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Educated to degree level/postgraduate qualification in a HR related specialism.
• Recruiting experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Join us as a Talent Acquisition Partner in our Mississauga Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to champion evolution in our dynamic and agile environment. Here you will experience a fast-paced and agile environment as we continue to support the business on a journey of evolution and growth, driven by new, exciting technology and digital innovations. It’s challenging and sometimes demanding, and that’s why we love it.
As Talent Acquisition Partner, you will be responsible for delivering Talent Acquisition solutions seamlessly – aligned to a business area/capability in partnership with the Hiring Manager, HR Business Partner and Talent Acquisition colleagues to proactively identify and fill vacancies with talented individuals with the right capabilities and skills in a fast-paced challenging market. You will manage the entire recruitment process, from initial candidate contact to offer, ensuring a smooth and positive candidate experience. You will also be responsible for ensuring that all recruitment activities are compliant with our policies and procedures.

Essential Skills/Experience:

• Demonstrable experience in Talent Acquisition – within a global environment
• Experience in delivering full life cycle recruitment services in an in-house environment or similar.
• Experience of planning and leading complex recruitment campaigns for hard to fill skills sets using a range of methods and tools attraction channels.
• Experience with Workday application tracking system or other related system
• Ability to adopt and utilise digital/AI tools.
• Stakeholder management and relationship building skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced changing agile environment.
• Customer focused, results orientated approach.
• Persuading and influencing skills, with a strong ability to manage expectations.
• Written and spoken proficiency in English.

Desirable Skills/Experience:

• Educated to degree level/postgraduate qualification in a HR related specialism.
• Recruiting experience in the pharmaceutical industry.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room, we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing medicines. In-person working gives us the platform we need to connect, work at pace and challenge perceptions. That’s why we work, on average, a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesn’t mean we’re not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.