At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families.
Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career.
As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
IMPORTANT: In order to be considered for this position, a resume/CV must be uploaded and submitted during the application process. Please make sure work history and education are added correctly.

JOB SUMMARY

We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Specialist for our global talent acquisition team, located in Reno, NV. This can be a remote position.
As a Talent Acquisition Specialist, you will take the lead in providing recruiting support for recruitment activities for our Reno, NV facility within Charles River Labs. You will carry a group of approved, open requisitions and proactively fill those positions in a timely, cost effective, and quality driven manner. In addition, you’ll have the opportunity to participate in strategic, high-impact projects and initiatives related to the ongoing development of the global talent acquisition function.

Additional responsibilites include:

• Effectively partner with hiring managers to better understand business needs and assess position goals and requirements;
• Use various cost-effective sourcing strategies, such as internet job boards, networking, resume mining, social networking, cold calling, college/university recruiting and job fairs to attract a diverse pipeline of candidates;
• Pre-screen all applicable candidates, recommending candidates to hiring manager based on detailed requirements of position and job competencies; provide manager with reasoning for advancing candidate;
• Establish credibility and remain engaged with hiring managers and senior management to stay abreast of hiring process;
• Ensure recruitment activity is updated in an accurate, compliant and timely manner within the applicant tracking system;
• Track, report and support future staffing initiatives;
• Serve as role model/mentor to other staff members;
• Proactively work with hiring managers and human resources business partners regarding future organizational structure;
• Systematic and proactive approach with hiring managers across all business lines regarding recruitment cost controls;
• Proactive partnership with HR business partners when an employee or hiring manager issue is identified;
• Continued recommendation for improving full life cycle recruiting strategies;
• Lead and collaborate on projects/reports related to ongoing corporate recruitment initiatives as required;
• May escalate issues to supervisor/manager for resolution, as deemed necessary;
• Review and comply with the Code of Business Conduct and all applicable company policies and procedures, local, state and federal laws and regulations;
• Assist with various projects as assigned by a direct supervisor;
• Other duties as assigned

JOB REQUIREMENTS

The following are minimum requirements related to the Talent Acquisition Specialist position.

• High School Diploma/GED; Bachelor’s degree preferred;
• A minimum 5 years’ related experience in recruiting; with at least 2 years of recruitment experience in a corporate (not agency) environment;
• Ability to multi-task in fast paced changing environment;
• Skilled at planning and prioritizing work activities; able to easily adapt as goals, priorities, and role responsibilities may change;
• Proficiency in using IT staffing tools (i.e. ATS, internet job boards, networking and social media);
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of executives and management;
• Must have strong interviewing and closing skills;
• Self-motivated with ability to operate independently, work proactively, and achieve optimal results;
• Ability to work in independently and prioritize a heavy work load in fast paced environment;
• Proven track record of establishing innovative recruiting initiatives;
• Solid presentation skills to HR business partners and hiring managers regarding identified and needed recruitment strategies;
• Ability to partner with human resources business partner for present/future staffing needs;
• Ability to identify and resolve complex problems;
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and high level of interpersonal skills
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred;
• SHRM Certification (SHRM-SCP, SHRM-CP) is desirable, or a plus

The pay range for this position is $35.00-42.00 per hour. Please note that salaries vary within the range based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, certifications, and location.
IMPORTANT: A resume is required to be considered for this position. If you have not uploaded your resume in your candidate profile, please return to upload field and attach your resume/CV.

Please refer the Job description for details