Life Sciences Recruiter Jobs
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14266 - Talent Acquisition Associate
Greater London Or Available To Travel To Meet Up With Team Once In A While, Eng
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Life Sciences Principal
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate
New York, NY
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Experienced Recruitment Consultant (w/m/d)
Berlin, Germany
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Executive Search Senior Associate, Healthcare and Life Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate
Washington, DC
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Recruitment Consultant (w/m/d)
Amsterdam, Netherlands$48,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
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14266 - Talent Acquisition Associate
Greater London Or Available To Travel To Meet Up With Team Once In A While, Eng
Greater London Or Available To Travel To Meet Up With Team Once In A While, Eng
Mid-Level
Talent Acquisition
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Posted May 22, 2026
About the Company
Kelly is a recruitment agency that specializes in connecting the right people with the right jobs, emphasizing the impact of talent on organizations and communities. They focus on inclusion, collaboration, and integrity in their operations.
Responsibilities
- Oversee end-to-end recruitment process
- Proactively source candidates across multiple channels
- Guide candidates throughout the recruitment process
- Partner directly with hiring managers to understand requirements
- Build and maintain talent pools to support client needs
- Coordinate with payroll partners to achieve hiring objectives
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree preferred in life sciences, business, HR, or a related discipline
- 2-4 years of experience as a Talent Acquisition Specialist/Recruiter
- Full-cycle recruitment experience in a CRO or pharmaceutical industry preferred
- Proficiency in creative sourcing strategies
Skills & Tools
Full-cycle Recruiting
Candidate Sourcing
Applicant Tracking Systems
Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Office Suite
Benefits
- Comprehensive three-month onboarding and training program
- Remote work with occasional travel
- Annual global meeting in Europe
Additional Information
This is a fully remote position with occasional travel to London and one annual global meeting in Europe.
14266 - Talent Acquisition Associate
Greater London Or Available To Travel To Meet Up With Team Once In A While, Eng
Healthcare & Life Sciences
full-time
Agency
Interim Solutions Life Sciences Principal
Remote
Professional Services
full-time
Remote
Agency
Senior Associate
New York, NY
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Experienced Recruitment Consultant (w/m/d)
Berlin, Germany
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Executive Search Senior Associate, Healthcare and Life Sciences
Los Angeles, CA
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Senior Associate
Washington, DC
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
Recruitment Consultant (w/m/d)
Amsterdam, Netherlands$48,000 / yr
Professional Services
full-time
Agency
You viewed 7 out of 32 Recruiter jobs
Page 2 of 2
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What does a life sciences recruiter do?
Life sciences recruiters source and place talent across biotech, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, diagnostics, and clinical research. The roles they fill range from bench scientists, clinical research associates, and regulatory affairs specialists through to medical directors and C-suite leadership at biotech startups. The work demands more domain fluency than generalist recruiting: you need to understand the difference between preclinical and clinical-stage companies, read a scientific CV credibly, and speak the language of drug development phases, GMP environments, and regulatory pathways. That barrier to entry is exactly why the specialization pays a premium. Life sciences recruiters work agency-side at scientific staffing firms and search boutiques, in-house at pharma and biotech companies, and within RPO teams supporting high-volume clinical hiring.
Where are life sciences recruiter jobs concentrated?
Boston and the wider Massachusetts cluster lead the market, followed by the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, the New Jersey and Philadelphia pharma corridor, and Research Triangle Park in North Carolina. In Europe, hubs include Cambridge and Oxford in the UK, Basel in Switzerland, and the Netherlands. Remote and hybrid arrangements are common, particularly for clinical and regulatory recruiting where the candidate pool is national rather than local. Browse the listings on this page and filter by location or remote to see where current openings sit.
Do life sciences recruiters earn more than generalist recruiters?
Specialist recruiters generally out-earn generalists, and life sciences is one of the strongest niches. The candidate pool is scarce, the science vocabulary takes time to learn, and placement fees track the high salaries of the scientific and clinical roles being filled. Agency recruiters in this niche benefit from strong fee percentages and retained search work, while in-house life sciences TA roles at biotech and pharma companies tend to sit at the upper end of corporate recruiting pay bands. Many listings on this page include posted salary ranges so you can benchmark directly.
How do I become a life sciences recruiter?
There are two common entry routes. The first is starting at a scientific staffing agency that trains generalist recruiters into the niche; firms serving the biotech and pharma sectors regularly hire entry-level recruiters and teach the domain on the job. The second is transitioning from an adjacent background, such as a science degree, lab experience, clinical research coordination, or pharma sales, which gives you instant credibility with candidates and hiring managers. Either way, learning the basics of the drug development lifecycle, the main role families (research, clinical, regulatory, quality, manufacturing, commercial), and the difference between agency, in-house, and RPO models will accelerate your first year.