Hybrid Talent Acquisition Partner

at Excelya

• Job title: Talent Acquisition Partner
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Boulogne Billancourt, France

About the role

• Talent Acquisition Partner managing high-volume recruitment for Excelya in clinical research. Collaborating with managers and nurturing talent pipelines in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Join Excelya, where **Audacity, Care, and Energy** define who we are and how we work. We believe in creating bold solutions and fostering an inclusive environment where collaboration and individual growth go hand in hand.
• This role is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, ambitious team in **Talent Acquisition**. You will play a critical part in driving innovation and making an impact in the clinical research space, while enjoying a stimulating professional environment that encourages personal and intellectual growth.
• As a **Talent Acquisition Partner**, you’ll join a collaborative and forward-thinking team that plays a pivotal role in shaping Excelya’s growth across the globe. Working closely with hiring managers and operational teams, you’ll lead high-volume and fast-paced recruitment efforts for critical roles in clinical research. This is a unique opportunity to bring your expertise to a fast-paced, mission-driven environment where your ideas are valued, your development is supported, and your work directly contributes to advancing healthcare innovation.
• **Main Responsibilities**
• Lead end-to-end recruitment for complex and niche roles, ensuring a high-quality candidate and stakeholder experience throughout the process.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to understand talent needs, define role requirements, and develop effective hiring strategies.
• Proactively source, engage, and nurture top talent through a variety of channels, including direct sourcing, talent pools, and market mapping.
• Build and maintain strong talent pipelines, including active and warm candidate pools, to support current and future hiring needs.
• Use data and market insights to inform recruitment decisions, influence stakeholders, and continuously improve sourcing strategies.
• Manage recruitment processes in line with KPIs and SLAs, ensuring timely delivery and high standards of quality and compliance.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to drive alignment, share best practices, and contribute to broader talent acquisition initiatives across EMEA.

Requirements

• At Excelya, **taking audacious steps is encouraged**, so we’re looking for individuals who are ready to grow with us and share our values.
• **Experience:**
• Proven success in recruiting for **complex, niche, and hard-to-fill roles**, with bonus points for experience in CRO, pharmaceutical or life science environments.
• Extensive hands-on recruitment experience in **fast-paced, high-demand** settings such as recruitment agencies, resourcing models, or in-house talent functions with agile processes.
• Strong track record of **hiring across EMEA**, particularly in France, Greece, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany.
• Demonstrated expertise in **market mapping** and leveraging **talent intelligence** and **data** to inform and optimize hiring strategies.
• Skilled in developing and executing **direct sourcing strategies** using a variety of sourcing channels, tools, and techniques to deliver timely and high-quality talent solutions.
• Significant experience in **building and nurturing active and warm talent pools** to ensure a steady pipeline of qualified candidates for current and future hiring needs.
• Comfortable working with **KPIs and SLAs** to track performance, measure impact, and continuously improve recruitment outcomes.
• **Skills:**
• Strong **relationship-building skills** with the ability to establish trust and credibility with candidates, hiring managers, and key internal and external stakeholders.
• Exceptional **communication and influencing skills**, with the ability to engage, advise, and align hiring managers and candidates throughout the recruitment lifecycle.
• Highly **organized** and **results-oriented**, with a proven ability to deliver accurate outcomes under pressure and within tight deadlines.
• Strong sense of **accountability**, **ownership**, and **follow-through** in all aspects of the recruitment process.
• **Analytical mindset** with a proactive approach to problem-solving and continuous improvement.
• **Education: **Bachelor’s degree in HR or Life Sciences related field or equivalent through experience
• **Languages:** you need to be fluent in English and French. Any other European language is a bonus.

Benefits

• **Why Join Us? **
• At Excelya, we combine passion for science with enthusiasm for teamwork to redefine excellence in healthcare.
• Here’s what makes us unique—
• We are a young, ambitious health company representing 900 Excelyates, driven to become Europe’s **leading mid-size CRO **with the **best employee experience**. Our **one-stop provider service model**—offering full-service, functional service provider, and consulting—enables you to evolve through diverse projects. Working alongside preeminent experts, you will help improve scientific, operational, and human knowledge to enhance the patient's journey.
• **Excelling with care** means benefiting from an environment that values your natural talents, pushes boundaries with audacity, and nurtures your potential, allowing you to contribute fully to our shared mission.
• **Apply today, become an Excelyate!**