Director of Clinical and Biometrics Recruitment
Hybrid - London
Are you an experienced leader within a recruitment agency setting who is a market expert in the Clinical Operations and Biometrics sector? Do you have the ability to build and develop exceptional recruitment teams to provide a best in class service to our clients? Are you a high achiever who leads from the front and demonstrates best practice at all times? If so, Proclinical has the perfect opportunity for you to join our expanding team in London, providing exceptional talent to our Life Sciences partners across the UK and EU!
Proclinical is an award-winning global Life Sciences recruitment business, our purpose is to help great Life Sciences partners grow. At Proclinical, we do what is right, not what is easy, and we believe it is our moral obligation to our candidates and consultants to only work with organizations who have a good culture, with good products, and a good reputation.
As the Director of Clinical and Biometrics Recruitment, alongside your personal billing responsibilities you will lead a division of Clinical Research, Biometrics and CDM Recruiters, manage client relationships and drive recruitment processes to meet client’s needs. You will be responsible for providing strategic direction, coaching and mentorship while ensuring exceptional service delivery to our clients. Ultimately you will be responsible for the growth, development and profitability of the UK Clinical and Biometrics Team.
Core duties include
- Providing strategic and operational leadership, management, and mentoring to the Clinical and Biometrics division, providing guidance, support, and training to ensure high performance and motivation.
- Setting a clear vision backed by measurable goals and KPIs for the division and monitoring progress, providing constructive feedback and implementing strategies for improvement.
- Mentoring and supporting staff to exceed their targets and achieve promotions
- Analysing recruitment metrics and team performance data to identify trends, track key performance indicators, and generating insightful reports for management review.
- Building, managing and leveraging relationships with a range of existing and prospective clients and candidates
- Working with the L&D team to develop and deliver workshops on your area of expertise
- Driving the use of Acacium AI and other technologies and tools to optimise recruiter performance
- Maintaining accurate candidate and client records in Bullhorn or other required systems.
- Representing the organisation as an ambassador at sector specific conferences and other external events
- Developing market knowledge by staying updated on industry trends, market conditions, and recruitment best practices.
- Acting as a Clinical Operations and Biometrics market expert both internally and to clients and candidates, provide insights and advice regarding specialist market information and talent availability.
- Supporting Talent Acquisition with identifying, assessing and hiring new team members to scale the division
- Working with peers globally in Clinical Operations and Biometrics to expand the Proclinical medical device and medical technology footprint and support globalisation of accounts within the vertical
You will have:
- Proven success in a previous leadership or management position within a recruitment setting in Clinical Operations or Biometrics, with a consistent record of exceeding targets
- Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to motivate and develop a high-performing team.
- Evidence of multiple successes in business development and new client acquisition
- A demonstrable high-level of ambition to deliver with drive, enthusiasm and professionalism
