Job Description

Company Description

Genomics England partners with the NHS to provide whole genome sequencing diagnostics. We also equip researchers to find the causes of disease and develop new treatments – with patients and participants at the heart of it all.

Our mission is to continue refining, scaling, and evolving our ability to enable others to deliver genomic healthcare and conduct genomic research.

We are accelerating our impact and working with patients, doctors, scientists, government and industry to improve genomic testing, and help researchers access the health data and technology they need to make new medical discoveries and create more effective, targeted medicines for everybody.

You’ll be joining an experienced Talent Acquisition team, working closely with two colleagues, while being part of a larger People team that values regular collaboration. It’s a supportive and friendly environment where we work hard, but we also make time for some fun and light-hearted moments! 

Job Description

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to manage in-house recruitment activities, supporting hiring needs across multiple Directorates. This role requires an individual who can execute a recruitment strategy, manage stakeholder expectations, and deliver quality hires in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities:

Collaborate with hiring managers to understand recruitment needs, building and nurturing relationships

Manage a pipeline of vacant roles, sourcing and delivering shortlisted candidates within budget and agreed timelines.

Attract and secure diverse talent through tailored recruitment strategies including utilising our applicant tracking system effectively.

Ensure a seamless and positive candidate and hiring manager experience throughout the recruitment process, from initial contact to offer negotiation.

Occasionally, where needed, partner with recruitment agencies to enhance recruitment efforts.

Conduct thorough candidate assessments, including screening calls and arranging skills assessments. Then joining hiring managers and interviewers on technical and competency-based interviews and facilitating decision making to ensure the best fit for each role.

Provide regular updates and reports to stakeholders on recruitment progress, key metrics, and market insights that can inform strategic decision-making.

Stay abreast of industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in talent acquisition to continuously improve recruitment processes and outcomes.

Contribute to the development and implementation of employer branding initiatives to enhance Genomics England as an employer of choice.

Collaborate with the broader People Team to ensure smooth handover to the onboarding stage for new hires.

Manage candidate communication and feedback process at an optimum level, ensuring constructive feedback is provided to successful and unsuccessful candidates to maintain positive relationships.

Qualifications

Whilst we respect relevant qualifications, we are mostly interested in your experience. We are seeking candidates with:

A service-driven mindset with a passion for talent acquisition.

A proven track record in technology and bioinformatics recruitment.

Experience in a combination of agency/RPO and in-house recruitment.

The ability to work at pace whilst maintaining quality, including ensuring the best hiring manager and candidate experience.

Experience of recruiting in life sciences or biotech or related environments preferred.

Additional Information

We welcome applications from suitably experienced candidates and are aiming to interview mid February with a view to someone starting with us as soon as possible. 

Salary from: £51,000

Being an integral part of such a meaningful mission is extremely rewarding in itself, but in order to support our people, we’re continually improving our benefits package. We pride ourselves on investing in our people and supporting them to achieve their career goals, as well as offering a benefits package including: 

Generous Leave: 30 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, additional leave for long service, and the option to apply for up to 30 days of remote working abroad annually (approval required).

Family-Friendly: Blended working arrangements, flexible working, enhanced maternity, paternity and shared parental leave benefits.

Pension & Financial: Defined contribution pension (Genomics England double-matches up to 10%, however you can contribute more if you wish), Life Assurance (3x salary), and a Give As You Earn scheme.

Learning & Development: Individual learning budgets, support for training and certifications, and reimbursement for one annual professional subscription (approval required).

Recognition & Rewards: Employee recognition programme and referral scheme.

Health & Wellbeing: Subsidised gym membership, a free Headspace account, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, eye tests, flu jabs.Genomics England is actively committed to providing and supporting an inclusive environment that promotes equity, diversity and inclusion best practice both within our community and in any other area where we have influence. We are proud of our diverse community where everyone can come to work and feel welcomed and treated with respect regardless of any disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, sexual orientation, or social background.

Genomics England’s policies of non-discrimination and equity and will be applied fairly to all people, regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, being pregnant or recently becoming a parent, race, religion or beliefs, sex or sexual orientation, length of service, whether full or part-time or employed under a permanent or a fixed-term contract or any other relevant factor. 

Genomics England does not tolerate any form of discrimination, harassment, victimisation or bullying at work. Such behaviour is contrary to