Senior/Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant in Edinburgh

At Veramed, we're passionate about connecting exceptional people with meaningful careers. As a B Corp accredited organisation, we're committed to using business as a force for good, balancing purpose and profit whilst meeting the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.

We're growing our Talent Acquisition team and are looking for an experienced Senior or Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant to help shape the future of our organisation and support the continued growth of our clients.

At Veramed, we focus on two things:

• Delivering exceptional statistical and programming consultancy services to the life sciences industry.
• Creating a workplace where our people can thrive.

We offer:

• Flexible home and/or office working
• Best-in-class training and development
• Tailored career progression opportunities
• Competitive total reward package
• A collaborative and supportive culture
• The opportunity to make a genuine impact within a growing organisation

As a Senior or Principal Talent Acquisition Consultant, you'll play a key role in attracting and securing exceptional talent for Veramed and our clients.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with stakeholders to understand current and future hiring needs.
• Developing and delivering effective recruitment strategies.
• Proactively sourcing and engaging high-calibre candidates through a variety of channels.
• Writing compelling job advertisements and promoting opportunities across internal and external platforms.
• Conducting candidate screening, interviews, and assessments.
• Managing candidates through the recruitment process and ensuring an outstanding experience.
• Building strong relationships with hiring managers, clients, and prospective candidates.
• Mapping talent markets and gathering insights on industry trends, competitor activity, mergers, acquisitions, and other market developments.
• Maintaining accurate recruitment records and candidate data.
• Supporting client account management activities when required.
• Ensuring all activity is performed in line with internal policies, processes, and compliance requirements.
• Representing Veramed at networking events, conferences, and industry meetings.

We're interested in speaking with recruiters who can demonstrate:

• Previous recruitment experience (minimum 3 years), ideally within life sciences, clinical research, healthcare, or a related sector.
• A proven track record of successfully identifying and hiring high-quality talent.
• Strong stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication and influencing abilities.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Commercial awareness and customer focus.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.
• A proactive, adaptable, and solutions-focused mindset.
• The ability to work independently whilst collaborating effectively with colleagues and clients.
• A degree (BSc or BA or equivalent experience).

If you're looking for a recruitment role where you can genuinely influence business growth, work alongside talented colleagues, and continue developing your career in a supportive environment, we'd love to hear from you.

Diversity & Inclusion at Veramed

As an organisation that has people at the heart of it, Veramed is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We foster a working culture where employees have integrity, honesty and respect for one another without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation or disability. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.