Nishi Joshi

*** **** *******, ** ***** 302-***-**** ad3lk2@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishij1/

Talent Acquisition Manager/TA Lead

Seasoned professional with 15+ years of experience in leading the complete recruitment lifecycle that includes sourcing, interviewing, negotiating, and onboarding candidates within the clinical research industry. Detailed-oriented with extensive background in working with various business units such as clinical operations, data management, medical monitoring, medical writing, statistical programming operational strategy etc. Excellent communicator with an ability to positively influence peers, hiring managers, cross functional teams and senior management.

Key Skills

Talent Acquisition Recruitment Strategy Relationship Manager Passive Candidate Engagement

Interview Process Management Team Supervision & Mentoring Employment Branding Data Analytics

Project Leadership LinkedIn Sourcing Expert Expert in ATS – Taleo, Workday, Greenhouse, Grayscale, Avature Microsoft Excel Expert Boolean Search String sourcing expert Cross-functional Collaboration

Professional Experience

Precision for Medicine Philadelphia, PA 02/2022 – 09/2023

Talent Acquisition Manager

Led strategic recruitment efforts, sourced top-tier candidates, fostered strong partnerships with hiring managers, and implemented innovative hiring strategies to attract and retain exceptional talent aligned with the company's growth objectives.

Supervised and managed team of 4 including 2 Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist and 2 Sourcing Specialist.

Trained and supervised newly joined sourcing specialist on LinkedIn, ATS, sourcing techniques and phone screen templates.

Coached, encouraged, and developed the team members according to their unique interests and strengths.

Managed and assigned the requisition to respective recruiters and made sure the workload is balanced.

Assisted Sr TAS in weekly meetings with Hiring managers.

Conducted research on salary benchmarks for key positions like – CTM, PM, CRAs in different European countries to establish benchmarks.

Generated reports on status of requisitions and candidate pipeline in Greenhouse.

Designed and developed a new process to open requisition that helped in streamlining the opening requirements.

Worked on Applicant Tracking System transition project from testing to implementation - Gr8People to Greenhouse ATS system.

Conducted performance reviews and provided ongoing feedback, development, and support to my direct reports.

Helped and co-led with Sr TAS recruitment efforts presentation to the leadership team for 2 divisions – CRA and CTM.

Led recruitment initiatives across business unit(s) including partnering with corporate staff on diversity & inclusion initiatives.

Built KPIs, goals and objectives for senior talent acquisition specialist and sourcing specialist.

Led project teams to develop and recommend TA optimization processes, resources, or tools.

Cultivated robust relationships, prioritizing the business and candidates as valuable customers, while ensuring unwavering communication transparency.

Proactively orchestrated seamless collaboration with Hiring Managers, enhancing team efficiency through decisive action.

Managed and recruited key leadership and executive positions for various departments including data management, medical monitoring, operational strategy, clinical project management and statistical programming.

Expertly facilitated end-to-end interview processes, adroitly managing offers, conducting reference checks, and seamlessly transitioning to onboarding.

Effectively supervised and collaborated with third-party vendors to achieve streamlined recruitment operations.

Spearheaded and optimized a robust referral program, ensuring its seamless administration and timely implementation.

Crafted and maintained compelling recruitment collateral, including the design of a captivating careers website and the creation of impactful recruitment ads, bolstering the company's employment branding efforts.

Extensive experience leveraging social media and deep dive internet tools like Monster, Dice, Ladders, Career Builder, Handshake & LinkedIn Closely work with assigned account hiring managers.

Educated internal partners on process and related technologies. Established and maintained cultural alignment with the business and peer HR partners.

Sr. Talent Acquisition Specialist 07/2020 – 01/2022

Strategic partner to leadership in talent acquisition, driving innovative recruitment approaches, collaborating closely with hiring managers, and spearheading the identification, engagement, and conversion of top-tier candidates to meet the company's evolving staffing needs and elevate its competitive edge.

Handled sourcing, screening, interviewing, testing, and referring applicants for assigned positions throughout the company to include active participation in programs and infrastructure related to the recruiting process. Acted as primary liaison with Hiring Managers to execute timely, quality hiring.

Developed relationships with emphasis on treating the business and candidates as customers and maintained open, consistent communication.

Meticulously sourced potential candidates, meticulously aligning position requirements, and expectations to assess the best fit.

Strategically identified, engaged, and converted passive job seekers through platforms such as LinkedIn and social media.

Employed rigorous internal and external research, acting as a troubleshooter and influential force to achieve optimal outcomes.

Formulated and executed dynamic recruiting strategies, effectively establishing a robust talent pipeline to meet future demands.

Took action to ensure smooth and effective collaboration with Hiring Managers. Performed internal and external research as needed to be troubleshooting and influence. Developed and executed recruiting strategies and built a pipeline of talent for future needs.

Sourced potential candidates for job openings, ensuring position requirements and expectations are assessed. Identified, engaged and converted passive job seekers (LinkedIn, social media etc.).

Facilitated interview process, offer management, reference checks and handoff to onboarding Partner with 3rd party vendors.

Championed referral program and ensured timely administration.

Created and maintained recruitment collateral to build employment branding, including design of careers website, write recruitment ads.

Led recruitment initiatives across business unit(s) and participated in project teams to develop and recommended TA optimization processes, resources or tools.

Educated internal partners on process and related technologies.

Established and maintained cultural alignment with the business supported and peer HR partners.

Analyzed activity and results resulting in showcasing wins and acknowledging required course correction with plan of action.

Achieved and maintained positive feedback from others, supervised and mentored junior TA team members.

Icon Plc, North Wales, PA

Talent Acquisition Specialist 05/2015 – 07/2020

Talent Acquisition Sourcing Specialist 08/2012 – 09/2014

Identified and engaged top-tier candidates, devised strategic recruitment plans, and executed end-to-end hiring processes while fostering collaborative partnerships with hiring managers, ensuring the acquisition of exceptional talent aligned with the company's growth trajectory.

Identified and networked with key talent pools to actively headhunt passive candidates and generated pipeline for current and future roles.

Successfully sourced CRAs across USA using different sources, especially LinkedIn, and network (internally and externally) within the tight timelines.

Managed and recruited Clinical Research Associates for Latin America including countries like – Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Columbia, Mexico, and Chile. Provided weekly updates on overall recruitment for LATAM with Country head and other hiring managers.

Developed and implemented suitable telephone dialogue templates to be used for passive candidates and each role to attract and ensure the right professional image of ICON is always portrayed.

Reviewed sourcing methods used within region and continued to adapt sourcing strategy to suit the needs of the role and identify new methods to use.

Ensured adherence with all federal, state and local regulations governing the recruitment process including Affirmative Action.

Developed analytics on the resourcing stream, producing meaningful data on pipeline, costing and sourcing performance.

Adhered to direct hiring targets and KPI's to help reduce hiring costs and utilization of vendors.

Worked with Recruitment Specialists to discuss urgent key roles, understand specification of vacancy and identify passive talent.

Created requisitions in Taleo, built reports in Taleo to analyze time to hire ratio and source to hire ratio.

Used folders in Taleo and CRM to build pipelines for future/current positions.

Created vacancy briefing templates with recruiters and hiring managers.

Performed competitive analysis of CRO industry (ICON’s competitors)

Successfully drove Graduate CRA recruitment initiative within 3 weeks.

Executed weekly and monthly Ad-HOC reports to the entire team and senior leadership.

Additional Relevant Experience

SC Foster, LLC, New Castle, DE

Sr. Recruiter

Maternal Leave

Staffing Now, Inc., Philadelphia, PA

Jr. Recruiter

Reliance Industries Ltd. (Retail Division), Mumbai, India

Assistant Manager Hr (Talent Acquisition)

Planman Consultancy (Manpower Division), Mumbai, India

Staffing Consultant

Education

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) in General Management

Delaware State University, Dover, DE

Selected coursework: Financial Management, Marketing Management, Organizational Leadership & Behavior, Applied Strategic Management, Business Law & Ethics, Operations Management, Financial Statement Analysis.

Post Graduate Diploma in Management Studies

MET’s Institute of Management, Mumbai, India

Major: Human Resource Management

Selected coursework: Human Resources Development, Organizational Theory Structure & Design, Compensation Policy, Organizational Development, Behavioral Dynamics, Human Resource Planning & Audit, and Corporate Governance.

Bachelor of Commerce (B.C.) in Finance

University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India

Selected coursework: Financial Accounting & Auditing, Business Economics, Industrial Psychology

Professional Development

Successfully completed AIRS Search Lab training in 2009

Black Belt in strategic sourcing – Social Talent

Completed Elementary Level German Language course from Max Muller Institute in May 1999

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