Contract Talent Acquisition Specialist

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Foster City, CA, USA
In-Office
Senior level
Healthtech • Biotech • Pharmaceutical
The Role
Coordinate end-to-end interview scheduling across global time zones, manage candidate communications and onsite logistics, maintain ATS and calendar data, proactively source candidates and build pipelines, and implement scheduling efficiencies to support high-volume hiring in biotech.
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MISSION

Mirum Pharmaceuticals is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. We are passionate about advancing scientific discoveries to become important medicines for rare disease patients. We are collaborative, creative, and experienced professionals and we’re looking to augment our team with other individuals who embody our values: care, be real, get it done, and have fun, seriously.

Position Summary

The Talent Acquisition Specialist will serve as a critical operational partner to the Talent Acquisition team, ensuring a seamless and high-quality candidate experience across the full recruitment lifecycle.

This individual will own complex, high-volume interview scheduling across multiple global time zones and act as a key point of coordination between candidates, hiring managers, and interview panels.

In addition to scheduling, this role will provide proactive sourcing support across all departments, helping build robust candidate pipelines and accelerate hiring outcomes. This is a highly detail-oriented, fast-paced role requiring strong communication skills, sound judgment, and the ability to manage competing priorities with precision.

This is initially a contract role averaging 30–40 hours per week with possibility to convert. You will need to be on site a minimum 3 days/week.   

Key Responsibilities

Interview Coordination & Candidate Experience

  • Own end-to-end scheduling of phone, video, and onsite interviews across multiple global time zones
  • Coordinate complex, multi-panel interviews while balancing interviewer availability and urgency of roles
  • Serve as a primary point of contact for candidates throughout the interview process
  • Prepare and distribute detailed interview confirmations, logistics, and agendas
  • Manage last-minute changes and reschedules with professionalism and urgency
  • Coordinate candidate debrief meetings and ensure timely feedback
  • Act as onsite coordinator for in-person interviews, ensuring a seamless experience
  • Maintain accurate interview documentation and ATS updates

Sourcing & Pipeline Support

  • Proactively source candidates across multiple departments and functional areas
  • Partner closely with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to understand role requirements and ideal candidate profiles
  • Build and maintain candidate pipelines for current and future hiring needs
  • Support outreach efforts and initial candidate engagement
  • Track sourcing metrics and contribute to continuous process improvement

Operational Excellence

  • Identify and implement scheduling efficiencies and best practices
  • Ensure data integrity within the ATS and calendar systems
  • Maintain confidentiality and professionalism at all times

Qualifications

Education

  • High School Diploma required

Experience

  • 5+ years of experience managing complex, high-volume calendaring required
  • Experience coordinating interviews across international time zones required
  • Experience sourcing candidates across multiple functional areas required
  • Experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industries required
  • Experience with Greenhouse ATS strongly preferred

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • High level of professionalism and customer-service mindset
  • Proactive, solutions-oriented approach
  • Technically proficient and able to quickly learn new systems
  • Strong sense of urgency and follow-through

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Mirum Pharmaceuticals is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and to compliance with all Federal, State and Local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, age, national origin, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability, veteran’s status or any other classification protected by applicable State/Federal/Local laws.

Mirum Pharmaceuticals provides reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in job application procedures.


Skills Required

  • High School Diploma
  • 5+ years managing complex, high-volume calendaring
  • Experience coordinating interviews across international time zones
  • Experience sourcing candidates across multiple functional areas
  • Experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industries
  • Experience with Greenhouse ATS
  • Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
  • Technically proficient and able to quickly learn new systems

Mirum Pharmaceuticals Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Mirum Pharmaceuticals and has not been reviewed or approved by Mirum Pharmaceuticals.

  • Equity Value & Accessibility Equity grants to new hires and an employee stock purchase plan make ownership more accessible and can boost total rewards when performance is strong. Public disclosures highlight frequent option/RSU inducements.
  • Healthcare Strength Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage is employer-paid for employees, with added life, disability, and EAP support. This combination reduces financial burden and enhances overall wellbeing.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth A broad time-off program includes multiple paid company holidays, a year-end shutdown, accrued vacation, and paid parental leave. This breadth provides additional rest periods beyond standard vacation.

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The Company
HQ: Foster City, CA
200 Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What We Do

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to transforming the treatment of rare diseases. Mirum’s approved medication is LIVMARLI® (maralixibat) oral solution which is approved in the U.S. for the treatment of cholestatic pruritus in patients with Alagille syndrome one year of age and older. Mirum’s late-stage pipeline includes two investigational treatments for debilitating liver diseases affecting children and adults. Maralixibat (LIVMARLI), an oral ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT) inhibitor, is currently being evaluated in clinical trials for pediatric liver diseases and includes the MARCH Phase 3 study for progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and the EMBARK Phase 2b study for patients with biliary atresia. In addition, Mirum has an expanded access program open in Canada, Australia, the UK and several countries in Europe for eligible patients with Alagille syndrome. Mirum has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency for maralixibat for the treatment of cholestatic liver disease in patients with Alagille syndrome. Mirum’s second investigational treatment, volixibat, also an oral IBAT inhibitor, is being evaluated in three potentially registrational studies including the OHANA Phase 2b study for pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, VISTAS Phase 2b study for adults with primary sclerosing cholangitis, and the VANTAGE Phase 2b study for primary biliary cholangitis.

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