Talent Partner - Life Sciences Business Operations

We are expanding our Central Talent Team and are looking for an experienced Talent Partner to support EIT Oxford s continued growth. This is a hands-on, delivery-focused role working closely with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to deliver high-quality recruitment across the organisation.

You will manage end-to-end recruitment for a range of roles, partnering with stakeholders to define hiring needs, attract strong candidates, and deliver a positive and professional candidate experience. This role suits someone who thrives in a scale-up environment, enjoys variety, and balances operational recruitment with strong stakeholder relationships.

• Partner with hiring managers and HR Business Partners to understand workforce needs and define recruitment strategies
• Manage full-cycle recruitment: sourcing, screening, interviewing, offers and onboarding support
• Write and refine job descriptions and adverts aligned to role requirements and employer brand
• Proactively source candidates through direct search, networks, referrals and job boards
• Talent pipelining
• Act as the main point of contact for candidates throughout the recruitment process
• Manage recruitment agencies, including briefing, performance management and cost control
• Build strong talent pipelines for current and future hiring needs
• Apply best-practice hiring principles, ensuring fair, equitable and compliant processes
• Contribute to continuous improvement of recruitment processes and candidate experience
• Collaborate with wider HR and Talent Team for current, ongoing and future projects

• Demonstrable experience in in-house recruitment or a 360 recruitment role
• Experience recruiting within life sciences, biotech, or related scientific environments
• Proven experience working in a startup or scale-up environment
• Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and advise hiring managers
• Excellent communication skills and a candidate-focused approach
• Ability to manage multiple roles and priorities in a fast-paced setting
• ATS and CRM experience, and strong user of MS Office
• Strong knowledge of the Oxford local talent market
• Familiarity with UK employment law and regional employment trends
• Excellent communication and negotiation skills
• Outstanding time management and multitasking skills, handling numerous and high volume recruitment alongside demanding projects.
• Strong analytical skills to track and improve on recruitment KPIs
• Strong understanding of diversity and inclusion best practices and how to incorporate them into recruitment processes

• Understanding of Linked In Recruiter, creating projects and actively pipelining / sourcing candidates
• Bachelor s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or a related field
• Relevant industry certifications (e.g. CIPD or equivalent)