The Talent Acquisition Sourcer is tasked with developing and executing innovative sourcing strategies to build robust pipelines of specialized talent for current and future roles across Sales and Marketing, Operations, Corporate Functions and other critical functions within the organization.This role focuses on the initial stages of the recruitment lifecycle, including market research, candidate identification, and engagement. You can expect high-impact responsibility, implementing sourcing strategies while partnering with an internal Talent Acquisition team member.
What You’ll be DoingSourcing Strategy & Execution:
- Develop and implement strategic sourcing plans for highly specialized, difficult-to-fill roles
- Utilize advanced search techniques across various platforms, including LinkedIn Recruiter, niche job boards, professional networks, and industry directories to identify passive candidates.
- Conduct comprehensive talent market research and competitor analysis to gain insights into talent pools, trends, and compensation benchmarks within the biotech industry.
- Proactively source and map talent from target companies, universities, etc.
Candidate Engagement & Pipeline Management:
- Craft and send compelling outreach messages to engage passive candidates, clearly articulating the company's employee value proposition
- Conduct initial pre-screening calls to assess a candidate's technical qualifications, experience, cultural fit, and motivation for a career change before introducing them to the Recruiter or Hiring Manager.
- Build, maintain, and cultivate long-term talent pipelines for critical roles using Greenhouse, our Applicant Tracking System (ATS).
- Track and measure sourcing metrics, including conversion rates and use data to refine sourcing strategies.
Collaboration & Consulting:
- Partner closely with Recruiters and Hiring Managers to deeply understand job requirements, technical specifications, and the desired candidate profile.
- Act as a subject matter expert on the external talent market, advising stakeholders on market availability, recruiting challenges, and effective strategies.
Compliance & Data Integrity:
- Maintain meticulous and up-to-date candidate data within the ATS to ensure a single source of truth and reliable reporting.
- Ensure all sourcing activities comply with relevant local employment laws and data privacy regulations.
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Communications, Business Administration, or a related field is a plus
- 4+ years of dedicated talent sourcing experience, with at least 2+ years supporting commercial recruiting, preferably within the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences industry
- Expert proficiency with advanced sourcing techniques
- Proven experience using Applicant Tracking Systems (ATS)
- Advanced proficiency with LinkedIn Recruiter and other social media/professional platforms for sourcing.
- Industry Knowledge: Deep understanding of commercial roles and functions within a biotech/pharma environment
- Intellectual Curiosity/Passion for Science: Genuine interest in the company's scientific domain and the ability to articulate Twist Bioscience to candidates.
- Grit and Resilience: Persistence in pursuing hard-to-find passive candidates.
- Communication: Top-notch written and verbal communication skills to engage and influence highly educated professionals.
- Data-Driven: Ability to use data and metrics to inform sourcing decisions and report on progress.
Compensation will vary depending on the level and location
About Twist BioscienceTwist Bioscience synthesizes genes from scratch, known as “writing” DNA. Just as children learn to both read and write, the next phase of development for the genomics revolution is the ability to write DNA.
At Twist Bioscience, we work in service of people who are changing the world for the better. In fields such as health care, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, our unique silicon-based DNA Synthesis Platform provides precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable to our customers.
Twist Bioscience Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Twist Bioscience Corporation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, genetic characteristics, or any other category protected by law.
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Twist Bioscience is a synthetic biology company based in South San Francisco, California. The company has developed a proprietary silicon-based manufacturing process for the production of synthetic DNA.
Twist Bioscience serves Life Science researchers who are changing the world for the better. Coming from diverse fields of medicine, agriculture, industrial chemicals and data storage, scientists use our synthetic genes, oligo pools, and NGS target enrichment to better lives and improve the sustainability of the planet.
Twist Bioscience is uniquely positioned to help accelerate these efforts by providing precision at a scale that is otherwise unavailable. Our technology overcomes inefficiencies and enables cost-effective, rapid, precise, high-throughput DNA synthesis and sequencing. We offer both the quality and quantity researchers need now to rapidly realize opportunities ahead.
