The Commercial Talent Acquisition Business Partner (TABP) is a strategic advisor and thought partner within the Talent Acquisition function to the Commercial business, responsible for aligning recruitment strategies with business goals and driving measurable talent outcomes. This role goes beyond traditional recruiting and sourcing by integrating labor market insights, stakeholder consultation, and process innovation to deliver high-impact talent solutions. The TABP partners closely within HR and business leaders to proactively shape hiring strategies, enhance candidate experiences, and optimize operational efficiency across the recruitment lifecycle. This role is ideal for a seasoned talent acquisition professional who thrives in a consultative, data-informed, and innovation-driven environment.
Leverage data-driven insights to inform and sharpen sourcing strategies. This includes continuously monitoring market dynamics such as competitor hiring activity, organizing candidate intelligence around personas, and identifying diverse talent pools.
Build and foster relationships with hiring managers and senior leaders, understanding business objectives to appropriately build and tailor recruitment strategies to evolving business needs.
Define sourcing strategies based on labor market analysis rather than anecdotal experience, enabling proactive talent planning and competitive positioning.
Directly address top recruiting challenges by aligning sourcing efforts with business needs and talent availability.
Engage prospects and candidates through personalized, career-focused conversations.
Tailor outreach based on candidate profiles and their level of engagement, frame opportunities around individual career aspirations, and demonstrate how their skills can translate into various roles.
Maintaining ongoing relationships with high-potential talent, even outside of active requisitions, is key to building a healthy pipeline.
Foster trust, enhance candidate experience, and increase conversion rates in a competitive talent market.
Partner with HR Business Partners, Compensation and key internal stakeholders to understand and drive competitive offers for candidates.
Leverage experience to drive optimization in recruiting workflows, enhance technology adoption, and improve stakeholder satisfaction.
Identify opportunities to free up talent acquisition team capacity, recommend process improvements and technology enhancements, refine candidate experience, and scale best practices across the organization.
As needed, lead special projects within Talent Acquisition that will elevate the employee experience.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
Minimum of 7 years of full lifecycle recruitment experience.
At least 5 years of experience within a corporate talent acquisition team (in-house, RPO, or contract).
Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry preferred; experience supporting Commercial/Sales client groups highly preferred
Experience utilizing Applicant Tracking Systems in a recruiting capacity
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive strategic talent initiatives
Additional Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Strategic Acumen: Ability to align talent strategies with business objectives and communicate the value of talent to leadership.
Consultative Expertise: Skilled in facilitating strategic conversations, setting expectations, and guiding hiring managers through complex decisions.
Market Intelligence: Proficient in labor market analysis, competitor benchmarking, and identifying diverse talent pools.
Candidate Engagement: Experience in tailoring outreach, coaching candidates, and maintaining long-term prospect relationships.
Process Optimization: Ability to identify bottlenecks, recommend technology enhancements, and scale best practices across teams.
Communication Excellence: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a focus on transparency, empathy, and influence.
Compliance & Integrity: Knowledge of OFCCP and other regulatory frameworks; commitment to ethical recruiting practices.
Innovation Orientation: Comfortable with change, continuous improvement, and leveraging emerging tools and trends.
Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 5 business days.
Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.
Come discover more about Otsuka and our benefit offerings; https://www.otsuka-us.com/careers-join-otsuka.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time‑off policies include flexible time off, paid holidays, volunteer time off, and a company winter holiday break. The breadth of leave programs supports work–life balance across various needs.
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