Talent Acquisition Specialist

Role Overview

• Support recruitment for member pharmacies, with primary focus on pharmacists and pharmacy managers
• Support additional hiring needs including technicians, assistants, temporary and relief professionals, and future ownership or succession-related opportunities where appropriate
• Develop practical recruitment strategies for active searches
• Draft, post, and manage job ads across major recruitment platforms
• Source candidates through direct outreach, referrals, professional networks, databases, university outreach, career fairs, and other channels
• Build and maintain candidate pipelines for difficult-to-fill and high-priority roles
• Conduct initial candidate screening and present qualified shortlists
• Coordinate interviews, scheduling, candidate communication, and follow-up
• Provide guidance on compensation expectations, market competitiveness, and offer positioning
• Assist with offer development and negotiations
• Maintain the PharmaChoice Canada Career Pathfinder platform and related candidate records
• Support job description updates, recruitment materials, outreach activity, and recruitment reporting

Requirements

• Experience in talent acquisition, recruitment, or workforce planning
• Experience managing full-cycle recruitment processes
• Experience recruiting for professional roles; healthcare, pharmacy, or other hard-to-fill recruitment experience is strongly preferred
• Strong sourcing, screening, and candidate assessment skills
• Ability to provide practical guidance on compensation expectations and offer competitiveness
• Strong communication, relationship management, and organizational skills
• Ability to manage a defined volume of active openings within normal full-time workload expectations
• Ability to work effectively with independent business owners, candidates, and internal stakeholders
• Experience with university outreach, career fairs, and recruitment events is an asset
• Familiarity with community pharmacy operations or healthcare workforce challenges is a strong asset

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package, commensurate with experience and qualifications.