Sr. Technical Recruiter - Data Science (Contract- Remote)
GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.
As a Senior Technical Recruiter, you will partner with your client groups to attract and source great technical candidates and facilitate their journey to becoming outstanding new hires at GRAIL. This will require you to be consultative, creative, collaborative and results-oriented in your approach.
You will
- In partnership with business leaders and People partners, develop and execute immediate and long-term hiring strategies to meet GRAIL's business objectives
- Build a pipeline of top technical and scientific talent through researching and sourcing for candidates
- Create a unique and memorable candidate experience
- Contact and engage candidates, leading their experience throughout the process
- Qualify candidates for technical and team fit
- Lead and drive full-cycle recruitment process including interview, feedback, decision making, negotiations, and offer process
- Stay abreast of relevant news in the biotech, tech, and startup space
- Utilize, update and maintain Talent Acquisition tools and systems (e.g. Lever, LinkedIn Recruiter)
- Special projects as assigned
Your background should include
- Bachelors degree or equivalent
- 7+ years of experience recruiting and sourcing for highly technical positions; related work experience in a search firm or in-house recruiting with technical sourcing experience focusing on Data Science, BioInformatics
- Proven experience with sourcing skills through tool use and techniques (search techniques include Boolean, X-ray, LinkedIn, etc)
- Excellent organizational skills including prioritizing, scheduling, and meeting deadlines
- Resourcefulness, self-sufficiency, and ability to adapt to a fast-paced environment are highly valued
- Great understanding and now how to balance getting things done quickly with getting things done
- Experience with Boolean, LinkedIn and alternative search techniques
- Excellent sourcing, interviewing, negotiating and communication skills required
- Team player with a thoughtful mindset and great sense of humor
- Attention to detail with emphasis on accuracy and quality
- Exceptional customer service skills
GRAIL is an Equal Employment Office and Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Following extensive monitoring, research, consideration of business implications, and advice from internal and external experts, GRAIL has made the decision to require all U.S. employees receive the COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of employment. “Full vaccination” is defined as two weeks after both doses of a two-dose vaccine or two weeks since a single-dose vaccine has been administered. Anyone unable to be vaccinated, either because of a sincerely held religious belief or a medical condition or disability that prevents them from being vaccinated, can request a reasonable accommodation.