Talent Acquisition Specialist

This position reports into the Senior Manager, Talent Acquisition and joins a Talent Acquisition Department that currently services all Bio-Techne North America and European locations. Outside of full-cycle recruitment, opportunities are available to help the senior members within the department define and develop recruitment strategic initiatives to further develop your skills within the talent space. This is a fantastic opportunity to work with a dynamic and experienced TA team within a global, growing biotechnology company!

This is a hybrid position working out of our Minneapolis site.

Key Responsibilities:

• Conduct intake sessions with Hiring Managers, review resumes for minimum qualifications, conduct phone interviews, and participate in face-to-face interviews with the hiring team

• Effectively negotiates and extends hiring offers

• Actively source passive candidates using tools such as LinkedIn and Indeed

• Closely strategize with Hiring Managers and HR Business Partners to provide insight on market data of candidates

• Develop internal and external networks to support passive sourcing efforts

• Tracks and maintains reporting of applicant and position metrics

• Track and manage recruitment agency spend of your assigned business unit

• Implements creative recruitment tactics that attract new and experienced staff; aware of local, state, and national labor and recruitment trends

• Develops best practices for recruitment and retention

• Work within ATS system guidelines and define manage applicant and candidate activity

• Employ interviewing techniques to assess the fit between a candidate's previous experience and the position

• Develops and maintains contacts with schools, professional organizations, and companies to find and attract applicants

• Performs additional duties as assigned

Education and Experience:

• Position requires a 4-year degree and a minimum of 2 years of recruitment experience

• Or, High School equivalent with 4+ years of relevant recruitment experience

• Or, an equivalent combination of relevant education and experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Demonstrated experience sourcing and converting passive talent into hires

• Proven relationship building skills

• Excellent interpersonal and coaching skills

• Ability to work with various business units and departments

• Gather and analyze information skillfully

• Demonstrate resourcefulness and initiative in dealing with daily assumptions

• Skills in problem solving; including the ability to identify and appropriately evaluate a course of action

• Ability to act independently on routine assignments or projects

• Ability to plan, organize and multi-task to complete assignments in an efficient manner

• Ability to communicate professionally, both oral and written

• Ability to pay attention to details and perform at a high-level accuracy

• Ability to work independently and with a team

Why Join Bio-Techne:

• We offer competitive insurance benefits starting on day one: medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, pet, and legal and ID shield.
• We invest in our employees’ financial futures through 401k plans, an employee stock purchase plan (ESPP), Health Saving Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and Dependent Care FSA.
• We empower our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, tuition reimbursement, internship programs, and more.
• We offer employee resource groups, volunteer paid time off, employee events, and charity drives to build a culture of caring and belonging. 
• We offer an accrued leave policy with paid holidays, paid time off, and paid parental leave.
• We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.

Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.