Biopharma Leadership Position - C- C

Recruitment Director – Hudson Talent Solutions

Location:

Mississauga, ON (Hybrid) | Compensation: $150,000 – $200,000 CAD

This is a role with genuine scope and responsibility. As a Recruitment Director embedded on‑site with a leading global biopharma client, you’ll lead the talent function that sources the scientists, specialists, and support professionals behind life‑changing medicines and vaccines. You’re not just filling roles — you’re enabling the work that matters.

You’ll manage a team of circa 8 people and serve as the senior recruitment voice within the client business — a trusted partner to leaders, a visible presence on‑site, and the person who sets the standard for how great hiring gets done. It’s a high‑expectation environment, and that’s exactly what makes it compelling.

You will bring a forward‑thinking mindset to how recruitment gets done, actively embracing AI and emerging technology, championing their adoption within the team and continuously looking for smarter, faster ways to operate — without ever losing the human touch that a great hiring process demands.

• Leading, developing, and managing an onsite RPO recruitment team
• Acting as the senior RPO partner to client leadership — providing strategic counsel on talent, workforce planning, and hiring best practice
• Owning end‑to‑end recruitment delivery across a complex, multi‑disciplinary portfolio within a global biopharma environment
• Building trusted relationships with senior hiring managers and functional leaders across the client business
• Driving recruitment reporting and workforce analytics — presenting clearly to senior stakeholders on pipeline health, performance, and market insights
• Setting and maintaining quality, compliance, and candidate experience standards across the team
• Identifying risks and opportunities in the talent pipeline and responding with pace and precision
• Supporting continuous improvement of processes and tools in a highly regulated environment
• Representing the RPO partnership at its best — professional, proactive, and genuinely embedded

• Significant experience in recruitment, with meaningful time spent in an RPO, staffing, internal, or embedded model
• Demonstrated people leadership — you know how to build a team, develop individuals, and hold a high bar without losing people
• Experience recruiting within life sciences, biopharma, medical devices, or a similarly complex regulated environment — or a strong track record partnering with highly technical client groups
• Credible and confident with senior stakeholders — able to advise, influence, and challenge where needed
• Strong commercial acumen and reporting capability — you can tell the story behind the numbers and use data to drive decisions
• Operationally sharp — able to manage competing priorities across a large team portfolio without losing sight of quality
• Understanding of compliance requirements in a regulated hiring environment
• A cooperative, solutions‑first mindset — you solve problems before they become escalations

With up to 8 recruiters in your team, your leadership approach will directly shape the quality of talent entering a business that genuinely changes lives. You’ll run the rhythms — team meetings, performance conversations, workload reviews, and individual development — while remaining close enough to the work to set and maintain the standard. This is a player‑manager role at its best: strategic enough to hold the senior client relationship, hands‑on enough to know when your team needs you in the weeds with them.

This role requires a regular onsite presence at our client’s offices in Mississauga. In an environment where trust is currency, face‑to‑face presence isn’t a formality — it’s how relationships are formed, how team culture is set, and ultimately how the work gets done at its best.

• The opportunity to lead a high‑profile embedded recruitment function and make a real impact within a globally recognized biopharma business
• A supportive environment with genuine opportunities for professional growth and development
• A hybrid work model with a collaborative, on‑site culture in Mississauga
• Be part of a forward‑thinking organization committed to diversity, inclusion, and your success
• Competitive compensation of $150,000 – $200,000 CAD and a comprehensive benefits package

At Hudson Talent Solutions, we are reshaping the future of talent management. From executive search to strategic talent consulting, we deliver tailored, innovative solutions for organizations worldwide. Our team is collaborative, forward‑thinking, and dedicated to creating outstanding experiences for clients and candidates alike.

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, celebrating diversity and fostering an inclusive environment for all.

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