Talent Specialist Jobs

Charlestown, MA • Beth Israel Lahey Health • Full-time • Day

When you join the growing BILH team, you're not just taking a job, you’re making a difference in people’s lives.

The Talent Acquisition Lead (TA Lead) serves as a subject matter expert within BILH’s Talent Acquisition (TA) team and an experienced thought partner to TA leadership. This role will involve onboarding, training, guiding, and mentoring new TA team members. A key function will be to act as the go-to point of contact for TA/HR Leaders and team members, offering daily guidance on requisition allocation, best practices and ensuring alignment with organizational goals. The TA Lead will actively participate in special projects and process improvement initiatives, driving innovation, optimizing key hiring pipelines, and fostering collaborative, strategic talent acquisition programs. In partnership with hiring managers in assigned client areas, the TA Lead will develop and execute multifaceted recruitment strategies to support hiring goals while ensuring an outstanding candidate experience throughout the recruitment lifecycle. Additionally, the TA Lead will collaborate with hiring managers to assess candidate skill levels, lead interview best practices, negotiate offers, track candidate progress, and ensure proper disposition of candidates. An essential aspect of this role is cultivating and maintaining collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders and serving as an ambassador for BILH’s TA team.

Role Responsibilities:

• New TA Onboarding and Mentorship: Lead pre-onboarding activities for new TA team members. Provide a welcoming and comprehensive orientation experience at BILH/BILH TA. Serve as a resource during the first 90 days of employment, offering training and tools to build a strong foundation for success. Provide ongoing training and mentorship for all assigned team members and local leaders as necessary.
• Drive Recruitment Process: Develop in-depth expertise in assigned functional areas to craft and implement best-in-class recruitment strategies that attract high-quality talent. Advise hiring managers and stakeholders on candidate screening and selection processes; prepare and negotiate job offers.
• Candidate Sourcing: Utilize a variety of sourcing methods and tools to identify both passive and active candidates, including ATS searches, social media platforms, networking, direct outreach, and recruitment events. Foster a culture of community by taking intentional steps to attract a diverse workforce. Collaborate with TA leadership and the TA Operations Sourcing team to research and implement innovative sourcing strategies that enhance recruitment efforts.
• Candidate Assessment: Conduct applicant screens, in-depth interviews, and skill assessments to evaluate candidate qualifications. Consult with and provide candidate recommendations to hiring managers and stakeholders. Serve as a talent advocate that supports and promotes an environment of culture add vs. fit.
• Market Knowledge: Leverage market intelligence and workforce data to create innovative recruitment strategies tailored to attract the best talent. Serve as a strategic consultant for assigned client areas, offering insights into healthcare recruiting trends and providing expert guidance on recruitment tools and strategies.
• Vacancy Management: Oversee vacancy management to ensure it is accurately maintained for reporting and tracking purposes.
• Collaboration: Partner closely with hiring managers, stakeholders, and senior HR leaders to align talent acquisition strategies with business needs and goals. Provide guidance on BILH’s hiring practices, policies, and procedures.
• Relationship Management: Establish and maintain effective partnerships with hiring managers, HR colleagues, and leaders across BILH through strong communication and relationship-building skills. Liaise with BILH HR colleagues and HR Centers of Excellence, as needed, to support talent acquisition activities and initiatives. Build and maintain relationships with potential talent to ensure a positive candidate experience. Serve as a talent advisor to internal talent to support and encourage staff development.
• Decision Making: Make decisions based on general instructions and established practices while interpreting policies where needed. Offer recommendations for solving complex, high-impact problems.
• Problem Solving: Lead by example within the TA team by generating innovative ideas and process improvement suggestions. Take ownership of projects as assigned and escalate issues to TA leadership when necessary.
• Uphold Recruitment Standards and BILH TA Service Level Agreement: Ensure recruitment activities meet quality standards and align with expectations. Respond to hiring managers in a proactive and timely manner, educate managers on the hiring process, and recommend/implement process improvements to TA leadership, as needed.
• Compliance: Adhere to all relevant regulations and BILH hiring policies and guidelines. Ensure compliance with Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) standards and that all recruitment activities align with legal and regulatory requirements. Ensure accurate and timely documentation of new hire activity in the ATS.
• Continuing Education: Engage in continuous professional development through self-guided or instructor-led training, ensuring that skills and knowledge remain current and relevant to the role.
• Hiring Events: Represent BILH and its entities at job fairs (virtual and in-person), open houses, and college recruitment events. Track and report key metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment strategies, including ROI.

Required Qualifications:

• High School diploma or GED required. Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5-8 years of recruitment experience with a minimum of 3 years’ experience in high volume recruiting required.
• Prior experience using applicant-tracking systems. Workday highly preferred.
• General knowledge of current employment laws and practices.

Required Skills:

• Proven success with creating collaborative solutions in a time sensitive, fast-paced environment.
• Ability to navigate and influence within a large, matrixed system.
• A passion for working in a mission-driven organization with a desire to learn and grow professionally.
• Demonstrated experience or ability to train, mentor, guide, and inspire team members.
• An engaging and collaborative team player with the ability to quickly develop effective relationships.
• A strong work ethic with a proven track record of personal accountability and follow-through.
• Detail-oriented with excellent communication, interpersonal, and time management skills.
• Business travel to attend client meetings, recruitment events, as needed.

Pay Range:

$115,000.00 USD – $130,000.00 USD

The pay range listed for this position is the annual base salary range the organization reasonably and in good faith expects to pay for this position at this time. Actual compensation is determined based on several factors, that may include seniority, education, training, relevant experience, relevant certifications, geography of work location, job responsibilities, or other applicable factors permissible by law.

As a health care organization, we have a responsibility to do everything in our power to care for and protect our patients, our colleagues and our communities. Beth Israel Lahey Health requires that all staff be vaccinated against influenza (flu) as a condition of employment.

More than 35,000 people working together. Nurses, doctors, technicians, therapists, researchers, teachers and more, making a difference in patients' lives. Your skill and compassion can make us even stronger.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Job details

• Employment: Full-time
• Hours/Week: 40
• Shift: Day
• Category: Talent Acquisition
• Pay Range: $115,000.00 USD - $130,000.00 USD
• FLSA: Exempt
• Req ID: JR98167