US Pharma Recruitment Manager

Location: India – Remote/Hybrid

Employment Type: Full time

Experience: 8+ Years in US Staffing / Recruitment

Industry: Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Healthcare

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced US Pharma Recruitment Manager to lead and build our US recruitment function. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for team management, recruitment strategy, sourcing, candidate delivery, MSP/VMS operations, client coordination, and recruiter performance .

The ideal candidate will have strong experience supporting US Pharma, Biotech, Healthcare, or Life Sciences clients , with proven expertise in MSP/VMS recruitment, direct client engagement, team leadership, and recruitment operations .

Key Responsibilities

- Build, lead, mentor, and manage a high-performing US recruitment team .
- Allocate and manage job requirements based on recruiter expertise, workload, and priority.
- Own the end-to-end US recruitment process , from requirement intake through placement and onboarding.
- Develop sourcing strategies for high-volume, niche, and difficult-to-fill positions.
- Work directly with US clients, hiring managers, MSPs, and Account Managers to understand requirements and improve delivery.
- Manage recruitment within MSP/VMS environments , ensuring compliance with client processes and submission requirements.
- Monitor and manage jobs, candidate pipelines, submissions, interviews, offers, and placements.
- Establish recruiter KPIs, productivity targets, and performance metrics and track them regularly.
- Coach recruiters on sourcing, screening, candidate engagement, and submission quality.
- Identify recruitment challenges, rejection trends, and process gaps and implement corrective strategies.




- Maintain accurate recruitment activities and job information within CEIPAL ATS and Fieldglass VMS .
- Drive continuous improvement across sourcing, screening, submission, and recruitment operations.
- Prepare and present recruitment performance reports and insights to senior management.

Required Qualifications

- 8+ years of US Staffing / US Recruitment experience , including significant team leadership experience.
- Strong experience recruiting within Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology, Healthcare, or Life Sciences .
- Proven experience working with MSP/VMS recruitment models .
- Hands-on experience with CEIPAL ATS and SAP Fieldglass .
- Strong knowledge of US recruitment and talent markets.
- Hands-on expertise with LinkedIn, Indeed, Handshake, Boolean Search, and passive sourcing .
- Experience creating and managing recruiter KPIs and performance metrics .
- Proven experience working directly with US clients, hiring managers, MSPs, or enterprise accounts .
- Strong candidate screening, recruitment strategy, coaching, and team-management skills.
- Excellent communication, leadership, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience managing 5+ US recruiters .
- Experience supporting enterprise Pharma/Healthcare MSP programs.
- Experience with other VMS platforms such as Beeline or Magnit .
- Proven record of improving recruiter productivity, submission quality, interview ratios, and placements.
- Experience developing recruitment SOPs, processes, and quality standards .

Key Success Areas Team Leadership | US Pharma Recruitment | MSP/VMS Operations | Client Management | Sourcing Strategy | CEIPAL | Fieldglass | KPI Management | Recruiter Performance | Candidate Delivery | Process Improvement

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