Early Talent Senior Recruiter
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Labcorp is seeking an Early Talent Senior Recruiter to join its Early Talent Recruitment team! As an integral member of the global TA team, the Recruiter acts as the trusted advisor to the client groups they support to source and identify top early talent, and to guide managers through hiring processes and decisions. The Early Talent Senior Recruiter will own specified strategies, programs, processes and policies and will work with the Head of Early Talent to ensure alignment with the company goals, strategy, mission and vision.
The Early Talent Senior Recruiter provides dedicated support to the enterprise thru early talent relationship management, recruitment and employer branding strategy. In this role, the incumbent will be required to establish and build collaborative and influential partnerships with HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition and Leadership, to understand internal early talent hiring and talent development needs across the enterprise. The incumbent will also be required to establish and build collaborative and influential partnerships with external faculty and staff across colleges and universities to identify unique partnership opportunities, maintain an on campus presence, and ongoing student engagement.
Key Responsibilities :
- Manage a high volume requisition workload of intern and early in career full-time positions providing end to end recruitment (ATS management, job launch, candidate sourcing, recruitment and onboarding activities) as well as program conversions and support of early talent programming additionally.
- Partner on campus ambassador training initiatives; early talent trainings, creates toolkits (talking points, external presentations, communications, etc.), coaches Labcorp representatives in preparation for events.
- Lead within team - Train and drive employees with respect to recruiting procedures, effective interviewing skills, applicable laws.
- Drive change, display agility and innovative thinking, partners across enterprise and collaborate on early talent and Global Talent Acquisition projects.
- Create, leads & design innovative events and campus activities to attract and engage students interested in or pursuing careers in life sciences. Influence our campus partners to sponsor / host and promote our events.
- Establish early talent goals and objectives, pays close attention to the student experience, and measures / evaluates / follows up on all early talent candidate experience and university-relations outcomes.
- Lead branding activities - designs creative campaigns to engage our target student population and stays current with trends in student engagement, market intelligence, technology platforms and tools.
- Effectively communicates early talent strategy with leadership, TA partners, and HR Business Partners - owning delivery, spearheading communications efforts, proactively aligning with business and providing recommendations.
- Create and delivers leadership communications leads introductions during speaking engagements with students and partners with assigned Business Unit(s) on recruiting needs and strategies.
- Develop and maintains an effective early talent related network including career services, community college / university faculty, high school, internal talent acquisition teams, and recruiting industry partners.
- Exemplify expertise and high level of business acumen to represent all business lines across Labcorp.
- Lead multiple projects and continuous improvement of the early talent relations process and adheres to the process, while creating new processes.
- Proactively source, screen and secure candidates for a wide range of positions, thinking strategically about possible opportunities cross-divisionally.
- Develop and maintain an effective Early Talent -related network; serving as main point of contact for strategic partner universities, professional organizations, diversity relations events, sponsorships, outreach, and community collaboration.
- Design creative campaigns to engage our target student population and stays current with trends in the University Relations and Recruiting industry.
- Demonstrate poise under pressure and uses quick problem-solving skills to address issues as they might occur.
Skills and Competencies :
Attention to detail, organization and follow-up skills are critical to this position.Partnership with senior managers internal and external stakeholder relationship managementResourceful, creative and proactive. Results oriented with excellent organizational skills.Ability to thrive in a constantly changing work environment requiring a high degree of multi-tasking.Adept in driving change based on benchmarking research of recruitment trends and competitive intelligence.Excellent interpersonal qualities, including problem solving and strong partnership skills.Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately.Minimum Requirements :
Bachelors' Degree requiredMinimum of 4 years of related recruiting experience required Previous university relations, early talent, healthcare recruiting, or University recruiting experience preferred and passion for early talent is highly preferredPrior experience using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and provide reporting data - Workday experience preferredFlexibility in supporting various business units required.Prior experience presenting in front of large audiences with ease.Demonstrated leadership skills and ability to work independentlyComfortable utilizing social media (LinkedIn, etc.) to market company opportunities.Knowledge of Human Resources practices, laws and regulations in geographic areas of operation, especially related to recruiting.Ability to build and manage, and lead effective relationships with company and external (i.e., community / campus) personnel.Experience with Microsoft Office Suites, specifically proficiency in ExcelDemonstrated project management skills.Flexibility in supporting various business units required.Ability to travel 15% to 25% travel, primarily travel to universities conferences etc. Need to be flexible with working hours.Preferred Qualifications :
Experience with early talent sourcing platforms, such as Handshake or LinkedIn RecruiterKnowledge of the campus recruiting landscape and experience developing event strategies and innovative approaches to attracting early talent to corporate opportunitiesThis hybrid position offers a balanced schedule of a minimum of three in-office days at our Durham, NC location, supporting both collaboration and flexibility.
Application Window : 10 / 24 / 2025
Pay Range : $85,000- $110,000
Benefits : Employees regularly scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD / LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Casual, PRN & Part Time employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours are eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan only.
Labcorp is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer :
Labcorp strives for inclusion and belonging in the workforce and does not tolerate harassment or discrimination of any kind. We make employment decisions based on the needs of our business and the qualifications and merit of the individual. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), family or parental status, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, personal appearance, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristic. Additionally, all qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable law.
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