Director, Talent Acquisition Commercial

We are seeking a Director, Talent Acquisition - Commercial to help build and scale the recruiting strategy for Definium’s first commercial organization. Reporting to the Senior Director, Talent Acquisition, this individual will serve as a strategic, hands-on partner to Commercial leadership, supporting launch readiness through thoughtful workforce planning, strong talent pipelines, and disciplined recruiting execution.

The successful candidate is a collaborative, business-minded talent acquisition leader with experience supporting high-growth biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, or healthcare organizations. This role requires sound judgment, strong stakeholder partnership, and the ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, resource-conscious environment. This is a remote position with in-office participation and travel as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead Talent Acquisition partner to Commercial leadership, advising on workforce planning, hiring priorities, recruiting strategy, and talent market dynamics.
• Develop launch-ready recruiting plans, talent pipelines, and hiring approaches for critical commercial roles aligned to business priorities.
• Lead full-cycle recruiting across Sales, Market Access, Marketing, Commercial Operations, Training, and other commercial functions.
• Develop sourcing strategies and proactive pipelines for specialized, competitive, and field-based commercial talent markets.
• Manage complex searches and business-critical hiring initiatives with a focus on quality, speed, candidate experience, and business alignment.
• Manage, coach, and support Talent Acquisition team members and/or contractors as needed to ensure clear priorities and consistent execution.
• Drive scalable recruiting practices, process improvements, systems enhancements, reporting, and cross-functional initiatives that strengthen recruiting capability.
• Use Greenhouse and recruiting analytics to monitor pipeline health, hiring progress, recruiting effectiveness, and executive-level talent insights.
• Ensure recruiting practices are compliant with employment laws, company policies, confidentiality expectations, and ethical standards.
• Manage external search firms and recruiting vendors, including partner strategy, selection, performance evaluation, budget awareness, and appropriate agency utilization.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of progressive talent acquisition experience supporting biotechnology, pharmaceutical, life sciences, healthcare, or similarly complex organizations.
• Experience recruiting for commercial, sales, or field-based roles required; direct experience supporting commercial launches or team expansion strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to partner with and influence senior leaders while balancing business priorities, candidate experience, and recruiting discipline.
• Experience building recruiting processes, programs, reporting, and talent pipelines in high-growth or evolving environments.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial talent markets, field-based recruiting models, and external search firm management.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Strong commitment to compliance, confidentiality, and ethical recruiting practices.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and applicant tracking systems; Greenhouse experience preferred.