Freelance Recruiter - Integrated Communications

At Real Chemistry, making the world a healthier place isn’t just an aspiration—it’s our everyday reality. Our drive to transform healthcare is informed by our blend of deep scientific expertise, human-centred creativity, and AI-driven insights, fostering a unique environment where innovation thrives and our people are impact-obsessed. As a global agency, we provide a full suite of services across healthcare communications and marketing to our clients, including top players in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

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Real Chemistry is seeking a Temporary Recruiter to join our Talent Acquisition team and support hiring across our Integrated Communications capability. This individual will lead full-cycle recruitment for a variety of roles within our PR and communications business, partnering closely with hiring leaders to attract top talent across healthcare, pharmaceutical, and biotechnology communications disciplines. The ideal candidate brings deep recruiting expertise within a PR agency environment and a strong understanding of the pharma and biotech communications landscape.

Contract Details: This is a full-time, temporary W-2 employment opportunity requiring approximately 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday, supporting hiring efforts across Real Chemistry's Integrated Communications capability. Employment is intended to support current business needs and will continue based on business demand and organizational requirements. 

What You’ll Do

• Manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from sourcing and screening through offer negotiation and onboarding, across a variety of Integrated Communications roles.

• Serve as a trusted talent advisor to executive-level hiring managers and business leaders, providing strategic guidance on hiring plans, market trends, candidate assessment, and talent acquisition best practices.

• Develop and execute targeted recruiting strategies to attract high-caliber communications talent in a competitive market.

• Build and maintain strong pipelines of PR and communications professionals with experience supporting pharmaceutical and biotechnology clients.

• Drive hiring processes with a high degree of organization, rigor, and attention to detail, ensuring a seamless experience for hiring teams and candidates.

• Deliver a best-in-class candidate experience while maintaining timely communication and efficient process management.

• Promote diversity, equity, and inclusion throughout recruiting efforts and talent attraction strategies.

• Stay informed on healthcare communications industry trends, market intelligence, and competitive talent activity to proactively support hiring needs.

• Leverage recruiting data and insights to identify opportunities, solve hiring challenges, and improve outcomes.

What You Should Have

• 5+ years of talent acquisition experience with a strong track record of full-cycle recruiting for mid-to-senior level roles.

• Prior recruiting experience within a PR agency environment is required, with a focus on pharmaceutical, biotech, or healthcare communications talent.

• Demonstrated success recruiting across Integrated Communications, Public Relations, Corporate Communications, Media Relations, Patient Advocacy, Social & Digital Communications, or related disciplines.

• Experience partnering with and influencing executive-level stakeholders in a fast-paced agency environment.

• Strong knowledge of the healthcare communications agency landscape and key talent competitors.

• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with a highly process-driven approach and the ability to manage multiple searches and competing priorities simultaneously.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to build credibility and strong working relationships with hiring managers and candidates alike.

• Proficiency with recruiting technologies such as Workday, LinkedIn Recruiter, Greenhouse, or similar platforms.

• Highly self-motivated, accountable, and comfortable working independently in a freelance/contract capacity.

• Availability to support the business in a full-time temporary capacity (40 hours per week, Monday-Friday).

Pay Range: $40.00-60.00 (hourly)

This is the pay range the Company believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.  Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on job-related, non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to work experience, skills, certifications, and geographical location. The Company reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time. 

Real Chemistry is proud to be Great Place to Work® certified; check out what our people shared about our culture and workplace on our Great Places to Work Profile here.

We believe we can do our best when feeling our best, which is why we’ve put together a benefits program designed to give you the support you and your family need at every stage of life. Real Chemistry offers a comprehensive benefit program and perks, tailored to your region. Globally, this includes offices in our key markets with free snacks to keep you running all day long, generous holiday and paid time off, options for private medical, dental, and vison plans, and support in saving for the future. Other perks include mental wellness coaching and support and access to more than 13,000 online classes with LinkedIn Learning.  Learn more about our great benefits and perks and search specific offerings in your region at: www.realchemistrybenefits.com.

Working with Real HART: Since the pandemic, we have adapted to how our people told us they want to work. We have office locations in cities in the US, UK, and Europe with many employees and clients that serve as hubs where and when they need us. For employees who are within an hour of one of our offices, we expect attendance in the office two days per week, either at a Real Chemistry office or onsite with clients. We are also actively opening new office locations, so if one opens near you, our Real HART policy will apply. We are not looking for attendance for the sake of attendance but believe that the opportunity to coordinate in-office team meetings, 1:1 meetings with managers, taking advantage of on-site learning, and connecting with client partners is a critical to delivering on our purpose of making healthcare what it should be. Outside of these offices, we have regions, where people work remotely but come together quarterly for collaboration, culture and learning opportunities. We call this our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach. Real Chemistry believes we are best together – and our workplace strategy fosters connection and collaboration in person – but also supports flexibility for our people.

Real Chemistry is an Equal Opportunity employer. We continually strive to build and sustain an inclusive and equitable work environment where our employees feel empowered to leverage all they bring from their personal lived experience and professional expertise, to make our team the best in the industry. We encourage motivated and qualified applicants to apply without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, ethnic or national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, marital information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Real Chemistry operates. Should you require accommodations throughout the interview process please let your recruiter know.

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