Senior Talent Acquisition Manager; remote

The Senior Talent Acquisition (TA) Manager is Savara's dedicated US talent acquisition leader, responsible for both managing TA across the company and personally recruiting. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor role in which the Senior Manager personally executes every stage of the hiring process, from intake and sourcing through scheduling, offers, and systems administration. This individual will help scale a growing, multi-state company while ensuring that speed and growth never come at the expense of how candidates and employees experience the hiring process.

• Champion a talent acquisition culture that reflects Savara's values, prioritizing integrity, respect, and a genuinely positive experience for every candidate, whether or not they receive an offer.
• Own full life-cycle recruiting for all open vacancies company-wide, from intake through start date, partnering directly with hiring managers and executives on role scoping, sourcing strategy, search calibration, candidate selection, and offer tactics.
• Source, screen, and manage candidate pipelines, spanning clinical, scientific, commercial, and corporate functions.
• Identify, engage, and manage relationships with external contract recruiters and agencies for surge or specialized searches, including scoping assignments, setting quality and experience standards, and reviewing performance.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve a candidate and hiring-manager experience that is responsive, transparent, and respectful at every stage, treating this as a non-negotiable even under hiring pressure.
• Own and administer Savara's recruiting systems and tools (ATS, sourcing, scheduling, and reporting platforms), ensuring they support a smooth, well-organized experience for candidates and hiring teams.
• Manage and improve repeatable, compliant hiring processes and tools, including structured interview guides, scorecards, and offer workflows, that scale with the company's growth.
• Partner with Corporate Affairs and HR leadership to strengthen Savara's employer brand across the career site, social channels, and candidate-facing messaging.
• Manage requisition approvals and headcount tracking in partnership with the Chief People Officer (CPO)
• Draft approvals and paperwork necessary for extending offers and onboarding.
• Manage all interview notes in accordance with federal and state law, privacy best practices, and Savara retention policies
• Ensure hiring practices comply with applicable multi-state and federal employment laws
• Partner with HR and Hiring Managers to ensure a seamless, well-coordinated handoff from offer acceptance into onboarding.
• Leverage technology to track, analyze, and report recruiting metrics (time-to-fill, pipeline health, source of hire, offer acceptance, candidate experience feedback) to the CPO and business leaders.
• Other duties and projects as assigned.

• At least 6 years of full lifecycle experience recruiting within small or emerging biotech or pharmaceutical companies is required.
• At least 2 years of experience managing and coordinating internal recruitment processes, including pesronally managing external recruiting partners or agencies
• A genuine, demonstrated commitment to candidate and employee experience, with a track record of building hiring processes that are both efficient and respectful
• Advanced technology skills, including managing an ATS, scheduling software, and other related tools
• Working knowledge of multi-state employment law.
• Experience recruiting across a range of functions, including scientific, clinical, commercial, and corporate roles.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trust and credibility with executives and hiring managers.
• Strong instincts for employer branding and storytelling that reflect company culture authentically.
• Keen attention to detail, ability to speak and write effectively in English, and a strong ability to synthesize and organize information
• High integrity, sound judgment, and the ability to maintain confidentiality.

• No direct employee reports; directs and manages the work of external 1099 contract recruiters, including scoping assignments, setting expectations, and reviewing performance and quality.

• This role is remote and requires availability to work and take meetings across US time zones as needed
• This role requires travel to the Savara office outside of Philadelphia, PA approximately quarterly, and additional domestic…