Talent Acquisition Partner

About Astellas

Astellas is a global life sciences company committed to turning innovative science into VALUE for patients. They provide transformative therapies in disease areas including oncology, ophthalmology, urology, immunology, and women's health.

Purpose and Scope

The Talent Acquisition Partner enables Astellas to secure high-quality talent to deliver business and workforce priorities. This role leads complex and senior-level hiring, partnering with business leaders to translate workforce priorities into effective hiring strategies. The role acts as a trusted advisor, bringing recruitment expertise, market insight, and constructive challenge throughout the hiring lifecycle to drive timely, high-quality, and informed hiring decisions. It champions consistent, compliant, and high-quality recruitment practices and contributes to the continuous improvement and evolution of Talent Acquisition globally and locally.

Key Responsibilities

Recruitment Delivery

• Partner with business leaders to define talent needs, challenge requirements, and develop effective hiring strategies, primarily for senior-level roles.
• Lead recruitment from requisition to offer, coordinating the RPO provider and wider Astellas teams.
• Deliver a professional, fair, consistent, and engaging experience for candidates and Hiring Managers.
• Ensure recruitment activities comply with company policies and employment legislation.
• Resolve escalated recruitment issues with relevant stakeholders.

Stakeholder and Business Partnering

• Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and key business stakeholders, providing regular hiring reviews and progress updates.
• Develop a robust understanding of business priorities, Astellas' values and behaviors, and organizational context.
• Advise and influence stakeholders using talent market insight, sourcing expertise, and recruitment best practice.

Global Process and Experience Excellence

• Monitor recruitment metrics and identify opportunities to improve candidate and hiring manager experience and hiring outcomes.
• Contribute to global and local TA projects, employer branding, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain knowledge of recruitment trends, analytics, and employment legislation.

Requirements & Tech Stack

Experience

• Significant experience managing full-cycle recruitment in an in-house, RPO, or agency environment.
• Recruitment experience within the pharmaceutical or life sciences sectors, preferably with a focus on Development or Commercial capabilities.
• Experience operating in complex, global organizations and influencing senior stakeholders.
• Preferably with focus on Clinical Research Development, Supply Chain, Commercial Customer Engagement Excellence, Digital hiring capabilities for GCCs.

Capabilities

• Recruitment expertise: Knowledge of recruitment best practice, including sourcing, interviewing, and candidate assessment techniques.
• Delivery focus: Anticipates needs, solves problems, and takes accountability for quality hiring outcomes.
• Collaboration: Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships across teams and collaborate to deliver outcomes.
• Strategic thinking: Connects immediate hiring needs with longer-term business and workforce priorities.
• Data and digital fluency: Uses data, market insight, and technology to inform decisions and improve recruitment.
• Stakeholder influence: Builds trusted relationships and communicates clearly to advise and influence senior leaders.
• Growth mindset: Embraces change and actively adopts new tools, technologies, and ways of working to drive continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.

Working Environment

Astellas offers a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home.

What awaits you at Astellas?

• Global collaboration: Become part of a connected global business of like-minded life science leaders.
• Real-world patient impact: Contribute to transformative therapies that reach patients around the world.
• Relentless Innovation: Join a company at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs.
• A Culture of Growth: A supportive environment that values contributions, champions development, and empowers pursuit of passions.

Organizational Values and Behaviors

Values: Innovation, Integrity, and Impact

Behaviors: One Astellas, working with courage and a sense of urgency. Outcome focused and consistently taking accountability.