Talent Acquisition Sourcer (Contract)

Location: This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.

Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company:

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team:

We are looking for an experienced, growth-minded Senior Talent Sourcer to partner across our core business units: Sales/GTM, Professional Services, Engineering, and Corporate Functions.

You will be a strategic talent advisor and pipeline architect. You will go far beyond standard LinkedIn InMails-employing advanced Boolean logic, deep-web research, market mapping, and hyper-personalized outreach to engage high-impact passive talent. If you excel at discovering hard-to-find candidates at the intersection of enterprise SaaS, healthcare tech, and life sciences, this contract role offers immense business impact.

Why Join Medidata's TA Team?

• High-Impact Mission: Your candidates directly contribute to software and AI systems that power global clinical trials and speed up life-saving therapeutics.
• Sophisticated Talent Stack: Work with modern TA tools, automated platforms, and strong cross-functional partner support.
• Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive, high-performing People & Culture team focused on quality, speed, and continuous learning.

Responsibilities:

Multi-Domain Strategic Sourcing

• Sales & GTM: Build robust pipelines for Enterprise Account Executives, Solutions Architects, Commercial Directors, and Partner Sales professionals familiar with complex life science or B2B SaaS deal cycles.
• Professional Services & Clinical Ops: Source specialized Subject Matter Experts, Clinical Trial Management Consultants, Implementation Engineers, and Solution Consultants with deep expertise in EDC, eCOA, and clinical data management tools.
• Engineering & Technology: Identify top-tier software engineers, data scientists, cloud architects, and product managers proficient in scalable SaaS platforms, AI/ML models, and regulatory-compliant software.
• Corporate Functions: Uncover top-tier functional talent across Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing, and Operations.

Candidate Engagement & Pipeline Management

• Passive Outreach: Craft compel-and-convert messaging tailored to Medidata's mission, platform capability, and unique value proposition to achieve above-industry conversion rates.
• Initial Screening: Conduct rigorous phone screens to assess candidate technical/functional alignment, cultural add, career motivations, and compensation expectations before handing off to recruiters.
• Market Intelligence & Mapping: Map target competitor talent landscapes (PharmaTech, HealthTech, Enterprise SaaS) and present actionable hiring insights to recruiters and business stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of dedicated talent sourcing experience in a fast-paced B2B SaaS, Life Sciences Tech, or high-growth technology environment.
• Cross-Functional Domain Expertise: Proven success in sourcing across at least three of the target key profiles: Sales, Professional Services, Technical Engineering, or Corporate Functions.
• Advanced Sourcing Toolkit: Mastery of advanced Boolean search techniques, LinkedIn Recruiter, GitHub, Stack Overflow, X-Ray searches, diversity databases, and talent intelligence platforms.
• Data-Driven & Consultative: Ability to interpret sourcing metrics, diagnose funnel bottlenecks, and partner collaboratively with TA Recruiters to adjust strategies mid-stream.
• High-Touch Messaging: Demonstrated ability to write personalized, value-driven candidate outreach that yields high response rates among passive candidates.
• Fast-Paced Adaptability: Comfort managing multiple sourcing projects simultaneously across distinct functional pipelines with shifting priorities.

As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location.

The hourly range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $45-55/hr.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.