Who We Are:
Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.
What We Do:
We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b “X-TOLE” study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 “X-NOVA” clinical trial. In addition, we are proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, including early-stage research programs that leverage our extensive ion channel expertise and drug discovery capabilities to identify validated drug targets and develop new product candidates. Backed by a strong balance sheet to support our growth plans, we continue to build a fully integrated, premier neuroscience company with strong discovery, clinical development, corporate, and commercial operations.
About the Role:
We are seeking an Associate Director, Human Resources (Talent Acquisition) to join our Human Resources team. The incumbent will ensure effective talent acquisition strategies are executed to attract, select, and onboard a variety of new hires, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience based on our internal candidate experience survey insights. In partnership with the Senior Director, Human Resources, this individual will support the talent acquisition strategy, focusing on relationship management, candidate experience, employer branding, and candidate sourcing. They will independently execute strategic and operational projects and programs. This person will also serve as a lead recruiter, managing a diverse pipeline of candidates and searches.
This position reports to the Senior Director, Human Resources and will be in Boston, MA, USA. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- As a leader and manager in the Talent Acquisition program, support the entire recruitment process, ensuring excellence and efficiency from sourcing to candidate engagement and assessment through to offer acceptance
- Support development of and lead implementation of Talent Acquisition solutions to meet staffing needs, including supporting the development of recruitment dashboard reports, contribute to the development of new Talent initiatives, building supporting documentation, for example, additional interview resources and training material
- Act as a key advisor on market trends, providing insights to inform talent acquisition strategies
- Bring the employment brand to life through the execution of various strategies and initiatives in collaboration with HR Leaders and Corporate Communications
- In partnership with the team HR Analyst and HR IT team, track, and analyze metrics and report on progress to HR leadership by maintaining recruitment tracking, optimizing existing reports where applicable
- Support the efficient and accurate maintenance of all Talent Acquisition tools and systems; bring working knowledge and insights on new tools and market trends in the talent acquisition space to the broader HR team
- Manage agency contracts and relationships to ensure alignment with talent acquisition goals, including negotiation, renewal, and adherence to contractual terms
- Proactively collaborate with HR Business Partners to align recruitment strategies with organizational goals, ensuring a cohesive hiring process and an exceptional candidate experience from application through onboarding
- As a manager business partner in talent acquisition, guide and support multiple Hiring Managers to simultaneously recruit for a variety of positions
- Ensure preparation of high-quality job descriptions against the staffing plan
- Collaborate to develop sourcing strategy
- Guide and coach hiring managers on Xenon recruiting best practices including interviewing and selection
- Manage candidates seamlessly through the interview process; set expectations, provide thoughtful feedback, negotiate and close offers, maintaining stringent adherence to our recruitment policies and procedures, maintaining standards for legal compliance and best practices
- Depending on interest and experience, may act as Business Partner in select activities
- Act in accordance with Company policies, including, for example, the Code of Business Conduct and Ethics and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports, if any
- Track recruitment accruals and invoices; monitor against budget
- Some international travel may be required
- Other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
- At minimum a relevant undergraduate degree; HR certification strongly preferred
- Proven track record in Talent Acquisition, including 8+ years of progressive recruitment experience. 5+ years of experience in a multi-national company in life sciences, including a small or mid-sized biopharmaceutical company
- 3+ years of talent acquisition program lead experience; experience with US & Canadian market recruitment strongly preferred
- Demonstrated success in driving full life cycle recruitment for high-demand roles within an in-house setting
- Expertise in orchestrating and steering comprehensive recruitment campaigns, leveraging diverse attraction methods, and sourcing tools
- Excellent influencing, conflict resolution and collaboration skills; ability to build credibility and trust inside and outside of the Company
- Experience in recruiting for specialized and technical roles, including senior level hires
- Demonstrative analytical, creative thinking, and negotiation skills
- Highly proactive, with a strong track record of delivering high quality results
- Highest level of integrity and ability to keep information confidential
- Experience supporting contract negotiation with recruitment vendors, MSA management, job boards, LinkedIn and other search vehicles
- Agility in navigating and contributing to a fast-paced, ever-evolving work environment
- Ability to multi-task, propose and establish priorities in accordance with Company objectives
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- Effective interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships and interact with all levels in the organization
The base salary range for this role is $170,200 to $215,300 USD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Base salary is determined by a combination of factors including, but not limited to, education and other qualifications, years of relevant experience, and internal equity.
Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits including medical, dental, vision, short-& long-term disability, accidental death & dismemberment, and life insurance programs, Employee Assistance Program, travel insurance, and retirement savings programs with company matching contributions.
Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown. Xenon highly values employee development and has an expanding Training, Learning & Development program, including a Tuition Assistance program for advanced degrees.
US positions only: Xenon Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. participates in the E-Verify program in all states in which we hire. Learn more about the E-Verify program here.
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