At a Glance
- Tasks: Manage candidate recruitment for healthcare roles and build strong relationships.
- Company: Join Carrot Recruitment, a leading Life Sciences consultancy with a supportive culture.
- Benefits: Enjoy hybrid working, contributory pension, and access to financial advice.
- Other info: Work in a dynamic team with no strict KPIs and excellent growth opportunities.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in healthcare recruitment while developing your own desk.
- Qualifications: Some recruitment experience or customer service background; strong communication skills required.
The predicted salary is between 30000 - 40000 £ per year.
Location: Cheadle / Manchester (Hybrid – Office Tuesdays & Thursdays, WFH Monday, Wednesday & Friday)
Sector: Healthcare Communications
Carrot Recruitment (part of Compass Recruitment Solutions) is a specialist Life Sciences recruitment consultancy, supporting Pharma, Biotech, MedTech and Consultancy organisations across the UK, Europe and North America. Established in 2006, we have partnered with over 1,200 organisations on more than 10,000 vacancies, helping over 4,000 candidates secure new roles across 11 countries.
We give consultants real ownership of their own desk from day one, with a focus on quality over quantity and strong support from experienced colleagues as you build your specialism.
Carrot’s Healthcare Communications desk covers four closely related disciplines – Medical Communications, Medical Education, Healthcare Advertising and Healthcare PR – working with specialist agencies and consultancies whose clients are pharmaceutical companies. With vacancies on the rise, the existing team are looking for a Recruitment Consultant to take on the junior-to-mid-level candidate pipeline, freeing them up to focus on senior roles, business development and new geographies. This is a candidate-led role on a warm desk with strong, established client relationships, ideal for someone who enjoys getting to know candidates, building a great database, and matching the right people to the right opportunities. As the consultant develops, there will be opportunities to expand their desk through new business development.
As a Recruitment Consultant, you will:
- Manage the candidate side of the recruitment process for junior and mid-level roles across Medical Communications, Medical Education, Healthcare Advertising and Healthcare PR.
- Screen, register and build relationships with candidates, keeping the database up to date and well organised.
- Get involved in business development as you grow into the role, helping to expand the desk with new clients and geographies.
- Split your time between the Manchester and Cheadle offices (Tuesday and Thursdays), and working from home (Monday, Wednesday and Friday).
Some previous recruitment experience is helpful (up to around a year).
A background in customer service or account management.
Confidence in picking up the phone, asking questions and staying organised.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including comfort writing up and refining CVs.
Working independently from home for part of the week, while staying closely connected with the team.
Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage a busy candidate pipeline and database.
Contributory pension of 4% ~ Cycle to work Scheme ~ Childcare voucher ~ Internal Referral scheme ~ Access to a financial advisor ~ Applicable after successfully passing probation.
If you’ve got some recruitment experience, or you’re looking to bring your customer service or account management background into a specialist Life Sciences market – and want to build your own desk within a close-knit, supportive team – we’d love to hear from you. At Carrot, we’re proud to be approachable, knowledgeable and transparent – supporting clients and candidates from concept to commercial across Pharma, Biotech and MedTech. You’ll be joining an autonomous, mature team with no strict KPIs, where quality matters more than quantity and you’ll have real support from day one.
Recruitment Administrator Temp to permanent employer: Carrot Recruitment
Carrot Recruitment is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and collaborative work culture that prioritises quality over quantity. With a focus on employee growth, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of your desk from day one, while benefiting from a hybrid working model that promotes work-life balance. Located in Cheadle and Manchester, our team enjoys a close-knit environment with strong client relationships, making it an ideal place for those looking to thrive in the healthcare communications sector.
