Senior Recruiter (Pharma / Life Sciences)

Are you ready to accelerate your career?

As a Cielo Senior Recruiter, you will be responsible for service excellence throughout the recruitment cycle. You will act as a brand ambassador for the client, focusing on delivering exceptional talent while providing proactive and timely communication on the status of the search. As a subject matter expert in talent acquisition, you will provide consultative direction and industry expertise to hiring leaders. You will act as a mentor for Recruiters and other team members.

• Work Location: Tokyo, Japan
• Work Setup: Hybrid (3–4 days onsite per week)
• Languages Required: English and Japanese
• Work Hours: Regular, day shift
• Background Needed: Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment; background in recruiting for life sciences or pharmaceutical industry preferred; strong stakeholder management skills with ability to partner effectively with hiring managers

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Lead detailed intake meetings with hiring managers to determine position specifications, providing relevant market data and recommendations.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and departments to develop and manage recruitment marketing and sourcing strategies.
• Evaluate candidate profiles against position requirements and deliver strong candidate slates, while building talent pipelines.
• Keep candidates engaged throughout the process with timely updates on their progress.
• Partner with hiring leaders to determine offer details, using market data and compensation guidelines to support recommendations.
• Mentor Recruiters and other team members.

Position Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, management, human resources or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Significant recruiting experience, with demonstrated successes in a corporate, RPO or agency setting.
• Familiarity with recruitment technologies such as Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS) and social media tools.
• Knowledge of common Human Resources principles, practices and metrics related to talent acquisition. 
• Proven experience in end-to-end recruitment; background in recruiting for life sciences or pharmaceutical industry preferred; strong stakeholder management skills with ability to partner effectively with hiring managers.

A career at Cielo will give you the opportunity to work with the industry’s smartest people and to take ownership of your success! Cielo is a brand that reflects our big idea – that talent is rising – and with it our opportunity to rise above. We create careers for ambitious people by moving beyond traditional assumptions of what it means to work in talent acquisition.

Cielo is the world's leading Talent Acquisition Partner. We deliver a better talent experience for everyone through Talent Acquisition, Search, Consulting, and Digital Accelerators™. With our fresh approach – we design and build comprehensive, proven solutions inspired by technology to find and keep the unique talent that elevates our clients above the competition.

Cielo is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, or any other status protected by state or local law for an individual who falls within the jurisdiction of such law.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting Cielo Talent Acquisition at [email protected].

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.