Senior Manager, Executive Recruiting

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Executive Recruiting leverages executive search expertise, talent intelligence, and market insights to identify, attract, assess, and hire exceptional leadership talent across Otsuka. Reporting to the Director, Executive Recruiting, this individual serves as a seasoned executive recruiter responsible for managing executive searches, building pipelines, and delivering recruitment outcomes for Senior Director-level and above positions. The role partners closely with the business and HR leaders to build and maintain , talent market insights and candidate pipeline information to support workforce and talent planning discussions , monitor market trends, competitor activity, and talent availability to support recruitment strategies and execute best-in-class executive search processes that enable organizational growth and strengthen leadership capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Talent Sourcing & Passive Pipeline Development: Partner with sourcing and recruitment partners and hiring managers to develop consultative sourcing strategies using the latest technologies and AI, conduct talent mapping, build candidate pipelines, and leverage sourcing tools and networks to identify strong talent.
• Candidate Identification & Engagement: Engage, assess, and nurture relationships with qualified candidates while delivering an exceptional candidate experience.
• Full-Cycle Recruitment Support: Support recruitment activities from sourcing and screening through interview coordination, offer support, and onboarding. Provide recruiting support for Associate through Director-level positions as needed, ensuring a positive candidate experience and alignment with organizational talent acquisition strategies.
• Stakeholder & Business Partnership: Develop effective working relationships with business leaders and provide market insights, hiring updates, and share recruiting insights and talent market information.
• Pharmaceutical Talent Expertise: Source executive talent (SD+) for scientific, clinical, technical, commercial, and pharmaceutical sales roles while maintaining strong industry knowledge.
• Talent Intelligence & Market Insights: Analyze labor market trends, competitor activity, compensation data, and talent availability to inform hiring decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in executive search, talent acquisition, and full-cycle recruiting, including experience recruiting Senior Director-level and above leadership talent.
• Experience recruiting within pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, life sciences, healthcare, or related industries.
• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical functions, drug development, regulatory environments, and industry talent landscapes.
• Demonstrated success identifying, engaging, and influencing passive executive-level candidates.
• Experience conducting talent mapping, succession-focused pipeline development, and executive market research.
• Proficiency with ATS/TMS platforms such as Workday or similar systems.
• Experience utilizing sourcing and talent intelligence tools including LinkedIn Recruiter, SeekOut, or similar technologies.
• Strong executive presence with excellent communication, relationship-building, consulting, and stakeholder management skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and manage highly confidential searches.
• Data-driven approach to recruiting strategy, market intelligence, and decision-making.
• Experience partnering with external executive search firms and talent intelligence providers preferred.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple complex executive searches simultaneously.
• Committed to delivering strategic hiring outcomes, exceptional candidate experiences, and diverse leadership talent pipelines.

Competencies
Accountability for Results - Stay focused on key strategic objectives, be accountable for high standards of performance, and take an active role in leading change.
Strategic Thinking & Problem Solving - Make decisions considering the long-term impact to customers, patients, employees, and the business.
Patient & Customer Centricity - Maintain an ongoing focus on the needs of our customers and/or key stakeholders.
Impactful Communication - Communicate with logic, clarity, and respect. Influence at all levels to achieve the best results for Otsuka.
Respectful Collaboration - Seek and value others’ perspectives and strive for diverse partnerships to enhance work toward common goals.
Empowered Development - Play an active role in professional development as a business imperative.

Company benefits: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, company provided basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, short-term and long-term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, student loan assistance, a generous 401(k) match, flexible time off, paid holidays, and paid leave programs as well as other company provided benefits.

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Disclaimer:

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of the work being performed by the people assigned to this position. It is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to the position. Otsuka reserves the right to amend and change responsibilities to meet business and organizational needs as necessary.

Otsuka is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will be given consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, national origin, veteran status, marital status, or any other legally protected characteristic.

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Otsuka America Pharmaceutical Inc., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., and Otsuka Precision Health, Inc. (“Otsuka”) does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs/resumes submitted by search firms to any Otsuka employee directly or through Otsuka’s application portal without a valid written search agreement in place for the position will be considered Otsuka’s sole property. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired by Otsuka as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

About Us

Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is a global healthcare company with the corporate philosophy: “Otsuka–people creating new products for better health worldwide.” In the U.S., Otsuka is comprised of two companies, Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc., and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc., that share a deep commitment to the development and commercialization of innovative products in the spaces of neuroscience, nephrology, and digital medicine.