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About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Talent Acquisition Manager to lead our global Talent Acquisition function and shape how we attract, assess and hire exceptional people across the organisation. This is an opportunity to join a company with ambitious growth plans, build on an established and successful recruitment function, and have a significant influence on the future direction of talent acquisition at Costello Medical. You will have genuine autonomy to challenge established approaches, introduce better ways of working and shape how Talent Acquisition supports our continued global growth. This is a varied and impactful role, combining recruitment strategy, stakeholder partnering, people management, operational oversight and continuous improvement. You will oversee recruitment across all regions, business areas and experience levels, working closely with senior leaders and your colleagues in Talent Acquisition to ensure our hiring approaches remain effective, inclusive and scalable. You will lead and develop an ambitious team, while remaining close to day-to-day delivery and gaining exposure to a varied mix of early careers and experienced hiring. Alongside leading the effective delivery of recruitment, you will play a central role in major transformation and improvement initiatives, identifying opportunities to enhance our processes, candidate experience, employer brand and use of technology, data and AI. You will join a collaborative and purpose-driven organisation committed to improving global health, where you can see the impact of your decisions and help ensure our recruitment practices continue to evolve alongside the business.
Responsibilities
- Lead recruitment delivery across the global business, working closely with senior leaders and hiring managers to understand their needs, agree hiring targets and keep recruitment on track
- Partner with our Head of People to shape our Talent Acquisition strategy, translating business growth plans into short-, medium- and long-term hiring priorities
- Ensure effective approaches to attracting, assessing and hiring talent across a wide range of roles, including strengthening our employer brand
- Build internal and external talent pipelines, including for strategically important or hard-to-fill roles, to support current and future hiring needs
- Lead and develop a team of Talent Acquisition professionals, providing coaching, feedback and development opportunities
- Plan the team’s capacity and resources to deliver high-quality recruitment activity alongside longer-term projects and improvement initiatives
- Monitor recruitment KPIs, using workforce and recruitment data to identify trends, anticipate risks, refine our approach and provide clear updates to senior leaders
- Improve recruitment processes, systems and assessment approaches so they remain effective, inclusive and scalable as the company grows, including exploring opportunities to use technology, automation and AI
- Develop recruitment training and practical guidance for colleagues involved in hiring, supporting consistent, high-quality assessment and compliance with relevant regional requirements
- Work collaboratively across the People Team to connect recruitment with wider people priorities, share learning and embed improvements into day-to-day practice
Requirements
- At least 2 years’ experience in an in-house recruitment role at manager or team leader level
- Experience developing and implementing recruitment strategies, supported by extensive experience of managing end-to-end recruitment processes and using data and insights to inform decisions
- Strong knowledge of recruitment best practice and equitable assessment methods, alongside awareness of relevant employment law and visa legislation and when to seek advice from our in-house Legal team
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, with experience partnering with senior stakeholders and hiring managers, adapting your approach to different audiences and confidently presenting to a Board of Directors
- Confidence and judgement to constructively challenge hiring decisions and coach teams towards well-informed outcomes, balancing candidate experience with business and operational needs, risk and wider company priorities
- Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to balance competing deadlines, communicate priorities clearly and lead recruitment projects and process improvements while maintaining smooth day-to-day delivery
- Discretion and sound judgement when handling confidential or sensitive information
- Talent acquisition experience across a range of sectors and growing organisations, including international recruitment experience, particularly across the US, Canada, Singapore and/or China. Experience within the life sciences or pharmaceutical sectors would be advantageous
- Experience representing an organisation at careers fairs and/or webinars, supported by strong public speaking skills
- Experience using new and innovative recruitment technology, such as assessment platforms, automation tools or AI solutions
- Experience leading graduate, internship or early careers recruitment programmes
Skills
- Talent Acquisition
- Recruitment Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Global Recruitment
- Employer Branding
- Talent Pipelines
- Recruitment KPIs
- Workforce Data Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Technology Adoption
- AI in Recruitment
- Candidate Experience
- Public Speaking
- Assessment Platforms
- Automation Tools
Location
- Cambridge
- London
Work Type
- Full-time
- Permanent
- Hybrid
- Flexible working
Experience Level
- Manager
- Team Leader
Salary/Compensations
- £47,000 to £52,000 per annum
Benefits
- Discretionary profit share bonuses paid twice per year
- Hybrid and flexible working options
- Generous holiday allowance
- Private medical insurance
- Critical illness cover
- Income protection
- Full funding for external training
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank and public holidays
- Holiday buy and sell scheme
- Flexible working hours
- Work from home up to half of your working time after passing probation
- Flexible benefits scheme offering cash payments, additional pension contributions and more
- Paid study leave and funding for external qualifications
- Life Assurance
- Paid and unpaid sabbaticals based on length of service
About the Company
- Costello Medical is a rapidly growing global healthcare agency specialising in medical communications, market access, and health economic and outcomes research.
- We work with a wide range of clients, including the industry’s most successful pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, patient and public health bodies, and charitable organisations.
- We have been listed in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list since 2017, the Boston Globe’s Top Places to Work list in 2025, and were proud to receive B Corporation accreditation in 2022.
- We are also a certified Disability Confident and menopause friendly workplace.
Equal Opportunity
- As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workforce and, throughout the recruitment process, there are a number of reasonable adjustments we can provide: https://www.costellomedical.com/reasonable-adjustments/