Talent Acquisition Partner - Interim contract - Dutch, German and English

At Charles River, we are passionate about improving the quality of people’s lives. When you join our global family, you will help create healthier lives for millions of patients and their families. 

Charles River employees are innovative thinkers, who are dedicated to continuous learning and improvement. We will empower you with the resources you need to grow and develop in your career. 

As a Charles River employee, you will be part of an industry-leading, customer-focused company at the forefront of drug development. Your skills will play a key role in bringing life-saving therapies to market faster through simpler, quicker, and more digitalized processes. Whether you are in lab operations, finance, IT, sales, or another area, when you work at Charles River, you will be the difference every day for patients across the globe.
 

As a Talent Acquisition Partner, you will lead the provision of recruiting support across multiple business areas within Charles River Labs. You will manage a requisition load of exempt and non-exempt roles, with a focus on filling positions in a timely and cost-effective manner, while ensuring a high level of client support. This role provides relationship management and strategic talent acquisition advice to managers and leaders, as well as HR business partners. Additionally, this role will provide the opportunity to participate in strategic, high-impact projects and initiatives related to the global talent acquisition function. 

Note: This is an interim contract role until 31st Dec 2025, with the possibility of extension depending on our upcoming recruitment volume. It is a fully remote position open to candidates based in Europe, the UK, or Ireland. The candidate must be fluent in Dutch, German, and English.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Full-Cycle Recruitment

• Effectively partner with hiring managers to better understand business needs and assess position goals and requirements.
• Pre-screen all applicable candidates, recommending candidates to the hiring manager based on detailed requirements of the position and job competencies; provide the manager with reasoning for advancing a candidate.
• Ensure recruitment activity is updated in an accurate, compliant, and timely manner within the applicant tracking system.

Stakeholder Management & Strategic Partnership

• Establish credibility and remain engaged with hiring managers and senior management to stay abreast of the hiring process.
• Track and provide reporting as needed.
• Participate in workforce planning initiatives.
• Proactively work with hiring managers and human resources business partners regarding future organizational structure.
• Systematically and proactively approach hiring managers across all business lines regarding recruitment cost controls.
• Proactive partnership with HR business partners when an employee or hiring manager issue is identified.

Sourcing & Talent Pipeline Development

• Utilize various cost-effective sourcing strategies, such as job boards, CRM, networking, resume mining, social networking, cold calling, employee referral programs, college/university recruiting, and job fairs to source and attract top talent.
• Partner with the employer branding team to leverage social media platforms and launch campaigns as needed.
• Create and maintain relationships with candidates to keep the pipeline open for future positions.

Process Optimization and Projects

• Lead or support initiatives to improve recruitment processes, tools, and systems.
• Optimize candidate experience.
• Innovate the way we attract top talent.

Mentorship & Team Enablement

• Support junior recruiters through mentorship, knowledge sharing, and guidance on best practices.
• Share knowledge of the business and talent acquisition with colleagues and stakeholders across the business.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Powerful experience in recruiting is required; in a corporate (not agency) environment is desired.
• Bachelor's Degree Desired, High School Diploma or equivalent required.
• Experience in the life sciences industry is preferred.
• Certification in Social Talent, AIRS, LinkedIn, or other sourcing tools is a plus.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Ability to partner with the human resources business partner for present/future staffing needs.
• Skilled at planning and prioritizing work activities; able to easily adapt as goals, priorities, and role responsibilities may change.
• Proficiency in using IT staffing tools (i.e., ATS, internet job boards, networking, and social media).
• Demonstrated experience working with all levels of executives and management.
• Must have strong interviewing and closing skills, with professional training in behavior-based interviewing techniques.
• Ability to work independently and prioritize a heavy workload in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to identify and resolve complex problems.
• Must be fluent in Dutch, German, and English
• Candidates must be based across Europe & the UK, and Ireland.  

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• This role may be remote or at one of our sites.  Must have experience recruiting nationally.

About Corporate Functions 
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with their colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and to set global standards. The functions are essential to providing a bridge between strategic vision and operational readiness, to ensure ongoing functional innovation and capability improvement.

 
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients’ clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
 

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client’s unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world. 
 

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people’s lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly supported the development of 86% of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2021.

At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction.

For more information, please visit www.criver.com.