Senior Pharmaceutical Recruiter - 6 month contract

Global, inclusive and innovative - welcome to AMS, where talent connects across cultures and backgrounds to shape the future of work.

We work with leading organisations to design and deliver talent strategies that bring together people, process, data and technology, helping millions of people find meaningful work every year. Our diverse, connected community collaborates to create results for clients and opportunities for our people to learn, grow and make an impact.

At AMS, we look for people who bring more than experience, and we welcome different perspectives and ways of thinking.

Our role is your opportunity to shape the future of talent acquisition. Are you interested?

The Senior Recruiter will support client hiring managers with filling their vacancies to target start dates, ensuring all quality thresholds and SLA/KPIs are met. They will deliver excellent recruitment services to the client in line with agreed service levels, acting as the custodian of candidate quality and the hiring manager experience, working in conjunction with colleagues in teams such as Sourcing and Administration.

Senior Recruiters will be aligned to high-touch client business units or stakeholder groups that require additional attention. This may involve more rounds of interviews, more data/insight-led consultation, more complex offer negotiation, intricate reward structures, or interfacing with more senior hiring managers. They will follow a high-touch workflow, investing more time at each stage of the recruitment process than a Recruiter.

Candidates will need to reside in Ohio, New York, Georgia, Florida, New Jersey, Illinois or Texas

Preferred candidates will have pharmaceutical recruitment experience including R&D, Clinical and Development, Regulatory affairs, QA and QC, Manufacturing operations, and Medical Affairs

What you’ll do:

Key Responsibilities and Activities

Act as a Trusted Adviser

Build strong partnerships with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to deliver an excellent candidate and hiring manager experience. Lead recruiting discussions and be recognised as a thought leader in sourcing strategy.

Partner with sourcing and talent intelligence experts to develop effective strategies, using market insights to influence hiring outcomes from the start of the process.

Deliver high-quality candidate shortlists with accurate, complete information and clear recommendations to support informed hiring decisions.

Share candidate feedback, challenges, and successes with Recruiters and Hiring Managers, recommending adjustments to recruitment strategies (e.g., alternative locations, talent pools, job description updates).

Demonstrate innovative thinking and ongoing professional development to help clients hire top talent, including passive candidates.

Create and post compelling, accurate job adverts that strengthen the client brand and attract strong applicants.

Develop sourcing strategies using appropriate channels (e.g., Linked In, social media), adopting a proactive search approach for niche and specialist roles.

Use data to measure sourcing effectiveness, continuously refine strategies, and share successes and insights.

Engage candidates professionally across multiple channels (email, Linked In, phone), regularly headhunting specialist talent.

Gain insight into candidate skills, motivations, and career aspirations to inform selection decisions.

Maintain regular communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process and build long-term talent pools.

Present candidates accurately and compellingly to clients, advocating for diverse and bias-free selection processes.

Track progress, performance, and data in relevant systems.

Value Candidate Experience

Champion candidates through honest, meaningful career discussions that bring the client brand to life.

Ensure candidates feel supported and informed throughout the recruitment journey.

Build lasting relationships so candidates become long-term advocates, regardless of hiring outcomes.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

• Proven experience recruiting across the pharmaceutical
  sector
  , including R&D, Clinical and Development, Regulatory affairs, QA and QC, Manufacturing and operations, and Medical Affairs
• Strong understanding of specialized talent markets, industry-specific roles, and the unique hiring challenges within this space.
• Extensive experience , effectively handling multiple requisitions simultaneously while maintaining quality and speed of delivery.
• Proven expertise of end-to-end recruitment experience, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, offer management, and stakeholder consultation.
• Strong ability toassess and evaluate recruitment expertise, demonstrating deep knowledge of sourcing strategies, talent mapping, competency-based interviewing, and selection methodologies.
• Highly developed relationship management skills, building trusted partnerships with hiring managers, candidates, and senior stakeholders.
• Ability to…