Talent Acquisition Partner

Do you want to be part of supporting the growth of a biopharmaceutical company that is developing best-in-class therapeutics that address significant unmet medical needs? Ascendis Pharma is committed to support your personal development on our journey towards becoming a leading rare disease company.

Ascendis Pharma is looking to hire a full-cycle experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to support business leaders with identification and asseessment of candidates for our growing organization.  You’ll partner with hiring managers to build teams; and support candidates with their early journey to becoming outstanding new hires at Ascendis.

Position Summary

The Talent Acquisition Partner will be an integral part of our HR Team by delivering the best experience for our candidates and hiring managers. This role could support many areas of the business and initially will support hiring for non-sales commercial roles.  This is an opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment. The role will be based in Princeton, New Jersey and will report to the US Talent Acquisition Lead.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 6+ years of recruiting experience managing the full-life cycle candidate recruitment process in companies with products and experience supporting wide range of commercial and company disciplines is required (source, network, screen, recruit, market and close top talent).
• Prior experience with full lifecycle sourcing and recruiting in the life science industry –experience recruiting for commercial non-sales (i.e. marketing and market access, operations, and commercial supporting roles) highly preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent is preferred
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver high quality work against tight deadlines
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships within HR and with business leadership
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• Strong working knowledge of systems and tools including ATS, and MS Office Suite required
• Proven track record of high-volume, high-quality recruitment across multiple business disciplines
• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (as needed)

Estimated pay rate DOE $120-135K/year

• Medical insurance
• Vision insurance
• Dental insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid maternity leave
• Paid paternity leave
• Commuter benefits
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Company-offered Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance
• Company-provided short and long-term disability benefits
• Unique offerings of Pet Insurance and Legal Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Discounts
• Professional Development
• Health Saving Account (HSA)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Various incentive compensation plans
• Accident, Critical Illness, and Hospital Indemnity Insurance  
• Mental Health resources
• Paid leave benefits for new parents

Ascendis Pharma is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

A note to recruiters:

We do not allow external search party solicitation.  Presentation of candidates without written permission from the Ascendis Pharma Inc Human Resources team (specifically from: Talent Acquisition Partner or Human Resources Director) is not allowed.  If this occurs your ownership of these candidates will not be acknowledged.