Job Description   Job Title:    Vice President, TalentAcquisition           (MUST HAVE PHARMACEUTICAL SALES RECRUITING EXPERIENCE) 

 Reports To:    Senior Vice President, Sales Support Services(title of immediate manger)  

Job Location:  Northern NJ 

Titles of Direct Reports:    Regional Recruiting Managers, Manager – Talent Acquisition, System Specialist, Coordinator  

Total Number of Employees in Organization:   10  

Scope of Position:  (include expectations of the position) 

Drive the talent acquisition strategy for all  sales service offerings.  Design and implement best in class practices for the end-to-end process of sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting and onboarding new sales force hires.   Position the  talent operations and capabilities as a competitive advantage for prospective client needs. 

  Job Responsibilities: 

• Responsible for planning, strategy development, implementation, monitoring and analysis of all sales programs staffing needs
• Conduct market analysis and utilize market intelligence to deliver best in class practices for the end-to-end process of sourcing, screening, interviewing, selecting and onboarding new sales force hires
• Create proactive sourcing tactics that ensure a talent pipeline to meet standard, ongoing field sales openings as well as multi-position openings for new program launches
• Oversee the management of the recruitment technology platform ensuring optimization of its capabilities and resources, including applicant screening, situational / competency / behavioral assessments and talent record documentation

Partner with cross functional team members such as sales leaders,     sales operations, marketing and business development to be aware of specific client needs and deliverables as it relates to providing and maintaining a successful, customized sale team with the appropriate background and experience

• Participate in new business presentations as needed to present talent acquisition capabilities and to share the company’s expertise and best practices
• Coordinate and implement activities of new talent acquisition service offerings
• Produce metrics that analyze and assess activity, trends, and other related talent data
• Supervise, coach, and develop the talent acquisition team members setting clear expectations and managing performance within the group
• Responsible for talent acquisition budget and financial planning

  Job Qualifications: (Skills / Competencies / Knowledge / Experience) 

• Minimum of 12 years talent acquisition leadership experience with proven results in full life cycle recruiting
• Proven success with innovative sourcing techniques that result in committed full time and part time talent pools at national levels
• Prior experience in sales force recruiting
• Familiarity with emerging development and practices in the talent acquisition field
• Dynamic communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence and negotiate with internal and external clients at the highest levels
• Strong operational skills, with a demonstrated ability to recruit very large teams of sales professionals
• Excellent business acumen
• Experience with recruitment technology platforms / applicant tracking systems
• Ability to produce, analyze, communicate, and make recommendations based on data reporting metrics
• Experience managing a de-centralized or remote team
• Preferably, prior experience in pharma or related healthcare field

    Education / Certifications 

• Bachelor Degree or higher
• Preferably, advanced degree in talent acquisition or related field