Talent Acquisition Specialist

Job Description

Are you passionate about finding and attracting top talent? Join our company as a Senior Specialist in Talent Acquisition and play a pivotal role in shaping our workforce. We are a premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company dedicated to delivering innovative health solutions. If you thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to make a significant impact, we invite you to be part of our team.

Responsibilities

• Develop and foster strong relationships with line clients and HR colleagues to ensure understanding of organizational needs.
• Develop strategies to effectively source talent internally and externally.
• Provide creative methods of building prospect pools, pre-screening and interviewing candidates, and facilitating the staffing process.
• Manage diverse local and regional projects autonomously.
• Responsible for end-to-end recruiting in Israel
• Partner and consult with the business to understand business needs and develop a strategy.
• Understand the local labor market and talent supply as well as local compensation trends.
• Educate Hiring Managers on the hiring progress and competitive landscape utilizing internal and external metrics and data.
• Deliver behavioral-based interview training to client groups across the business.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and HRBP leads to identify and deploy Employee Branding, Social Media strategies, Diversity Initiatives, etc.
• Drive consistency in the hiring process and ensure a best-in-class hiring manager and candidate experience.
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives and drive efficient process adherence.
  
  

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent.
• 6+ years of recruiting/staffing experience, preferably in a large, matrixed organization.
• Expertise in Project Management in a deadline-driven environment.
• Experience with direct sourcing and qualification of candidates, including utilizing behavioral-based interviewing techniques.
• Experience recruiting in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Thorough knowledge of recruiting/staffing database systems (experience using Workday preferred).
• Fluency in English and Hebrew.
  
  

Preferred

• Global recruiting experience.
• Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry recruiting experience.
• Experience in both Agency and Corporate recruitment.
  
  

Required Skills

Agent Recruitment, Agent Recruitment, Behavioral Interviews, Candidate Sourcing, Data Analysis, Direct Sourcing, Diversity Recruitment, High Volume Recruitment, Hiring, Human Resource Information Systems (HRIS), Interview Training, Job Advertising, Logistics, Market Analytics, Pharmaceutical Industry, Process Adherence, Process Improvement Projects, Process Improvements, Project Management, Recordkeeping, Recruiting, Recruiting Processes, Social Media Management, Social Media Strategies, Strategic Planning {+ 3 more}

Preferred Skills

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Search Firm Representatives Please Read Carefully

Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, also known as Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC, Rahway, NJ, USA, does not accept unsolicited assistance from search firms for employment opportunities. All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.

Employee Status

Regular

Relocation

VISA Sponsorship

Travel Requirements

Flexible Work Arrangements

Hybrid

Shift

Valid Driving License

Hazardous Material(s)

Job Posting End Date

01/15/2026

• A job posting is effective until 11 59 59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.
  
  

Requisition ID R380303