BeiGene continues to grow at a rapid pace with challenging and exciting opportunities for experienced professionals. When considering candidates, we look for scientific and business professionals who are highly motivated, collaborative, and most importantly, share our passionate interest in fighting cancer.

General Description:

The Associate Director, Talent Acquisition will report into the Director, Talent Acquisition, and partner alongside the Talent Acquisition team of BeiGene to manage talent acquisition processes and help mature and evolve the practices used to differentiate, discuss, and develop talent across BeiGene. In addition, the candidate will demonstrate the ability to partner with other Talent, Programs, and HR Business Partners, as well as business leaders to continue BeiGene’s evolution to rapidly grow our global organization.

This Associate Director, Talent Acquisition needs to be a strong consultant with the demonstrated ability to understand Talent Acquisition requirements and turn that analysis into actionable solutions.  A fundamental understanding of business strategy and how to link HR initiatives to business initiatives is required, along with a proven track record of creating and implementing talent acquisition solutions that make a difference.

Essential Functions of the job:

Manages the Recruitment / Selection process and systems for BeiGene in Europe and New Markets.End-to-end management of the recruiting process.Develop and implement background check process for Europe and New Markets.In partnership with the recruiting team, HRBPs, and hiring managers, develops job descriptions, sources candidates, and drives the recruiting process for teams that they support.Pre-screen resumes, complete candidate evaluations, and schedule interviews for key positions.Must have the ability to recruit passive candidates.Delivers against and provides guidance to continually deliver quality candidates and hires.Participate as a member of the EU HR Leadership Team (HRLT) and will contribute to define the EU HR strategy, goals, and execution in Europe & New Markets.Recruit, mentor, develop Talent Acquisition team in Europe & New Markets.Develops, motivates, and coaches hiring managers and interview teams to ensure that proper interviewing practices are being implemented.Review and monitor Talent Acquisition Budget for team in Europe and New Markets.Drives adoption of consistent recruiting, interviewing, and hiring practices across the organization to facilitate talent acquisition productivity and predictable quality.Develops creative sourcing strategies for hard-to-fill positions, including direct sourcing, internet recruiting, networking, utilization of external search firms, etc.Assess internal and external recruiting resources and recommend solutions that will best meet the recruiting demands of the organization.Ensures recruiting and hiring practices are in compliance with government regulations and organizational policies and procedures in the pre-screening and post-employment process.Maintains current knowledge in business, marketplace, legal, and recruitment trends and requirements.Identifies and shares best recruitment best-practices across the organization.Initiates and maintains a network of contacts to help identify qualified candidates and increase applicant tool for hiring needs.Ensures end-user education and training (hiring managers) within the business.

Knowledge, Experience, and Skills:

Previous experience as a recruiter and people manager in biotech/pharma preferred.Excellent communication skills, including presentation skills.Ability to gain credibility, engender trust, and influence across all levels of the organization.Strong partnering skills, bias for action and tangible results.At least 8+ years’ experience in HR, Talent AcquisitionAbility to follow assignments through to completion with a bias towards action and execution.Extensive experience leading recruitment activitiesAbility to manage a req load of over 25 positions at one timeDemonstrated experience in developing and implementing recruitment strategies, marketing plans, policies, and programs.Experience using applicant tracking systems (ATS), Workday experience is a plus.Experience working in a global environment with many different offices worldwide

Education Required: Bachelor’s Degree preferred; 8+years talent acquisition experience, in biotech/pharma preferred

Supervisory Responsibilities:  

Recruit, mentor, develop Talent Acquisition team in Europe & New Markets.

Computer Skills:  MS Office, Workday

Travel:  10% or less

BeiGene Global Competencies

When we exhibit our values of Patients First, Collaborative Spirit, Bold Ingenuity and Driving Excellence, through our twelve global competencies below, we help get more affordable medicines to more patients around the world.

Fosters TeamworkProvides and Solicits Honest and Actionable FeedbackSelf-AwarenessActs InclusivelyDemonstrates InitiativeEntrepreneurial MindsetContinuous LearningEmbraces ChangeResults-OrientedAnalytical Thinking/Data AnalysisFinancial ExcellenceCommunicates with Clarity

We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity. BeiGene does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.