Sr Clinical Talent Acquisition Partner - Contract

About the Role Colla Health is entering an exciting phase of growth and is seeking an experienced Senior Talent Acquisition Partner to support our next stage of expansion. This is more than a traditional recruiting role. We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced startup environment and understands that every early hire has a lasting impact on the company's culture, performance, and future success. You'll partner directly with leadership to attract exceptional talent, influence hiring decisions, and deliver an outstanding hiring experience while helping build high-performing teams. This is a fully remote 1099 Independent Contractor opportunity. What You'll Do Lead Full-Cycle Recruiting Own the full recruitment lifecycle from sourcing through offer acceptance for clinical and corporate positions. Recruit across key roles including Behavioral Health Care Managers, Psychiatric Consultants, Outreach & Engagement Specialists, and other critical business functions. Develop innovative sourcing strategies to identify exceptional talent in highly competitive markets. Build Talent Pipelines Develop and maintain proactive pipelines of behavioral health professionals across multiple states. Build relationships with passive candidates and create long-term talent communities before hiring needs become urgent. Utilize market intelligence to anticipate hiring trends and workforce challenges. Partner with Leadership Serve as a trusted advisor to founders and hiring managers on recruiting strategy, market conditions, and hiring decisions. Help define role requirements, interview strategies, and selection criteria. Maintain a high hiring bar and confidently challenge hiring managers when necessary to ensure exceptional hiring decisions. Deliver an Exceptional Candidate Experience Serve as an ambassador for Colla Health throughout the hiring process. Ensure every candidate receives a professional, responsive, and transparent experience regardless of hiring outcome. Build relationships that strengthen Colla Health's employer brand within the behavioral health community. Qualifications 7+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience. Healthcare recruiting experience required, with behavioral health recruiting strongly preferred. Experience recruiting licensed clinicians, including LCSWs, LPCs, LMFTs, Psychologists, PMHNPs, or similar provider types. Strong understanding of clinical licensure requirements and multi-state healthcare recruiting. Demonstrated success recruiting within startup, high-growth, or rapidly scaling organizations. Proven ability to proactively source, engage, and recruit passive candidates in competitive markets. Experience partnering directly with founders, executives, and hiring leaders. Strong business acumen with the ability to influence hiring decisions and serve as a trusted talent advisor. Excellent communication, organization, and stakeholder management skills. A builder's mindset with the ability to create structure where little exists. Resourceful, self-directed, and comfortable working with ambiguity. A sense of urgency balanced with a commitment to hiring exceptional talent. Passionate about building high-performing teams and making a meaningful impact in a growing healthcare organization. About Colla Health We help people with cancer improve their quality of life by providing behavioral healthcare to the 17 million cancer patients in the US as an extension of their medical treatment. One out of every three cancer patients has a diagnosed mental health condition but only 25% of them receive treatment for their mental health challenges, exacerbating quality of life, worsening health outcomes, and increasing their total cost of care to the system. We are on a mission to provide relevant, accessible behavioral health at the point of care that is embedded within a patient’s oncology practice. We are backed by a premier venture capital firm and are building a world-class team of clinicians, technologists, and healthcare operations builders passionate about helping cancer patients improve their quality of life. We have built a behavioral health services and technology company to support patients' mental health alongside their physical health treatment plans. Our first offering deploys virtual mental health services using Collaborative Care, an evidence-based behavioral health care model. We will scale this virtual care model using technology, and build the foundations to drive outcomes focused on value-based care.