Talent Acquisition Manager

POSITION SUMMARY

Partner Therapeutics' Talent Acquisition Manager leads the Company's high-touch, full-cycle recruiting across all business units and levels. This single-incumbent role blends strategic talent acquisition expertise with hands-on recruiting and oversees a broad network of external partners, including staffing and consulting firms, temporary agencies, educational institutions, and professional associations.

PTx's culture is one of passion for patient care, a commitment to excellence, relentless curiosity, and respect for all people. The Manager builds genuine relationships with People Leaders and candidates alike, combining recruiting expertise with empathy and sound business judgment to attract exceptional talent and reinforce the values that make PTx a special place to work.

This is a hybrid role supporting People Leaders across the United States, with a focus on PTx's Lynnwood, Washington cGMP production-scale manufacturing facility for our product, Leukine® (sargramostim), a therapeutic glycoprotein.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Owns the full candidate journey, from first contact through onboarding, across professional, scientific, regulatory, clinical, manufacturing, and hourly production roles, ensuring a welcoming, timely, and professional experience at every stage.
• Partners with People Leaders to assess hiring needs, leads intake meetings, and designs search strategies, advising on market conditions, candidate availability, and realistic timelines.
• Proactively sources candidates through LinkedIn, job boards, professional networks, referrals, and industry events, building pipelines for niche and hard-to-fill roles.
• Screens and assesses candidates using structured, behavior-based interviewing, prepares interview panels, and facilitates debriefs that lead to consistent, people-centered hiring decisions.
• Conducts reference checks and, in partnership with P&C Compensation and the Executive Leadership Team, develops, negotiates, and closes competitive, equitable offers.
• Manages the hiring plan and serves as primary administrator of Mitratech HIRE ATS, maintaining accurate requisition data and tracking metrics such as time-to-fill, offer acceptance, and quality of hire to drive improvements.
• Manages temporary agencies, staffing firms, and consulting firms, holding them accountable to performance metrics and recommending contract edits to the Head of People & Culture.
• Builds relationships with educational institutions and professional associations, and manages PTx's Internship and Fellowship programs from job definition to hire.
• Leads employer branding, including social media in collaboration with Corporate, the Careers page, job boards, employer review sites, and job fairs.
• Partners with People Leaders to finalize job descriptions and postings that meet PTx guidelines and pay transparency requirements.
• Develops and delivers interviewer training and champions inclusive hiring practices across the organization.
• Serves as the escalation point for talent acquisition issues, maintains TA policies and procedures, and continuously improves processes and recruiting technology, including AI-enabled tools.
• Works with the TA/P&C Administrative Coordinator on interview scheduling, offer generation, and onboarding logistics, and serves as backup for background checks.
• Collaborates closely and frequently with People & Culture team on staffing strategy, employee relations concerns, etc.
• Ensures adherence to recruiting compliance standards, including EEO, ADA, FLSA, FCRA, Form I-9, Washington and other state pay transparency laws, data privacy, and documentation protocols.
• Through self-education and external networking and participation in industry and professional organizations, keeps abreast of current industry trends, compliance requirements, and best-in-class technologies, and applies learned best practices and benchmarking to PTx projects and solutions.
• Pursues participation in, or leads, project teams outside the normal course of work (collateral duties) as they become available to support personal growth, connection, and business needs.
• Adheres to all applicable regulations and requirements, including internal SOPs, GMP, Health and Safety, Regulatory requirements, Company policies, and employment-related laws and statutes. Successfully completes all mandatory Quality, Compliance, Regulatory, and Corporate training within required timeframes.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES

Required:

• Expert in full-cycle recruiting, with a strategic, collaborative mindset that thrives in a science- and technology-driven environment.
• Passionate about elevating the organization by building great teams and a strong culture, not just filling seats.
• Advanced sourcing skills, including Boolean search, LinkedIn Recruiter, and creative pipeline-building for specialized and hard-to-fill roles.
• Skilled in structured, behavior-based interviewing and candidate assessment.
• Strong offer negotiation and closing skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple external partners, including agencies, staffing firms, and educational institutions, and to hold them accountable to agreed metrics.
• Skilled in employer branding, workforce planning, and developing talent pipelines.
• Excellent business communication skills, including the ability to build consensus, set expectations, negotiate, and influence effectively. Strong written and verbal English skills, with the confidence to share ideas, ask thoughtful questions, and engage actively in cross-functional discussions.
• Strong presentation and facilitation skills, with the ability to train and coach People Leaders and interviewers.
• Self-directed and resourceful, with a proven ability to work with a diverse internal and external customer base to identify needs and recommend and execute solutions.
• Comfortable being hands-on and handling tactical issues while maintaining a strategic perspective.
• Broad knowledge of US employment law and HR practices as applied to recruiting in the life sciences, technology, and manufacturing industries.
• Data-driven, with strong critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills and the ability to translate recruiting metrics into actionable insights.
• Strong organizational and prioritization skills, with the ability to manage a varied requisition load and competing demands and deliver high-quality work on time.
• Exercises sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Resolves stalled issues through timely escalation to Leadership and cross-functional teams, applies lessons learned, and leads the creation of new or updated processes to prevent recurrence.
• Proficient in applicant tracking systems, HRIS platforms, MS Office products, especially Word and Excel; ability and willingness to quickly adopt other job-specific applications will be necessary.

Preferred:

• In-depth knowledge of change management and leadership development processes.
• Experience with and education in AI based sourcing strategies.

PEOPLE LEADERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Although this position currently does not directly manage PTx Partners, the individual will lead others who are members of their various project teams as well as external vendors and consultants.
• Proven ability to manage and motivate a diverse team without direct line management responsibility.
• In collaboration with their People Leaders, coaches and mentors team members in support of their individual development and overall performance of the team.
• Skilled at active listening, conflict resolution, and team building.

EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

Required:

• 10+ years of experience independently performing as a full-cycle recruiter
• 5+ years recruiting within life science organizations

Preferred:

• BA or BS degree
• AIRS or other certified courses specific to recruiting

PTx is committed to the principles of pay equity and providing competitive compensation for all of our Partners. The current pay range for this position is $58.00 - $78.00 per hour: Offers are made within the base pay range applicable at the time. Your salary will vary depending on several factors including your qualifications and experience.

Partner Therapeutics is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or any other category prohibited by local, state, or federal law. This policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, compensation, benefits, social and recreational activities, and termination.