Life Sciences Senior Recruiter - Hybrid North Los Angeles CA

24814

United States of America
Onsite
California
Los Angeles
2 March 2026

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business - synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us - for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than.

 

Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 9,000 colleagues globally serve clients in more than 50 countries.  We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle:

  • Organizational Strategy
  • Assessment and Succession
  • Talent Acquisition
  • Leadership Development
  • Rewards and Benefits

The Role 

Senior Recruiter/Talent Business Partner 

Korn Ferry is seeking a Senior Recruiter who operates as a trusted talent advisor and strategic partner to hiring managers. This role goes beyond traditional recruiting delivery and is designed for an elevated recruiter who brings market insight, consultative guidance, and a consistently high-quality hiring manager and candidate experience. 

The Senior Recruiter serves as the single point of contact for hiring managers across permanent hiring and internal mobility, ensuring clarity, accountability, and a human-centric experience throughout the end-to-end hiring lifecycle. This role partners closely with internal candidate attraction and candidate experience hubs, while maintaining ownership of the hiring strategy, stakeholder experience, and outcomes. 

As part of Korn Ferry’s Talent Acquisition capability, this role reflects our belief that recruiting is both a science and a consultative craft, grounded in data, insight, and trusted relationships. 

Key Responsibilities 

Strategic Hiring Manager Partnership 

  • Act as the primary strategic advisor and single point of contact for hiring managers, guiding them through permanent hiring and internal mobility decisions 
  • Lead intake and role discovery conversations to align on business needs, success profiles, and hiring priorities 
  • Consult with managers on talent market insights, availability, competitiveness, and hiring trade-offs to enable informed decision-making 
  • Set clear expectations and provide ongoing guidance on hiring timelines, candidate quality, and process milestones 

End-to-End Talent Advisory and Delivery 

  • Own the full recruitment lifecycle while leveraging internal sourcing, attraction, and candidate experience hubs for execution support 
  • Develop and execute tailored hiring strategies that balance external hiring with internal mobility opportunities 
  • Translate role requirements into compelling talent narratives that reflect both the position and Korn Ferry’s value proposition 
  • Use data, insights, and feedback loops to continuously refine hiring strategies and outcomes 

Candidate Experience Leadership 

  • Serve as the steward of a consistent, inclusive, and human-centric candidate experience across all touchpoints 
  • Partner with internal candidate experience teams to ensure alignment, transparency, and timely communication 
  • Conduct structured, competency-based interviews to assess capability, potential, and cultural alignment 
  • Represent Korn Ferry as a trusted advisor and employer brand ambassador throughout the candidate journey 

Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement 

  • Ensure consistent application of recruitment processes, governance, and compliance standards 
  • Leverage applicant tracking systems and recruitment technologies as tools for insight, transparency, and accountability 
  • Identify and proactively communicate opportunities to improve hiring manager experience, candidate experience, and process effectiveness 
  • Contribute to broader talent acquisition transformation efforts through feedback, best practices, and innovation 

Required Skills:

  • 5+ years of full cycle recruitment experience

  • 5+ years of client facing experience interacting with Hiring Managers throughout the recruitment process

  • 5+ years of experience conducting competency and behavioral based interviews

  • 5+ years of Applicant Tracking System experience

  • 3+ years of life sciences recruitment experience; strong preference for medical device recruitment

  • 2+ years of experience developing and executing sourcing methodologies to include: market mapping, recruitment strategies and Boolean searches

  • High School Diploma

$105,000.00 - $125,000.00

Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted.  Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.

Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.

Korn Ferry Benefits

The Korn Ferry Cares Wellbeing Platform offers Employees health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment), Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Insurance.  Employees are eligible to enroll in Korn Ferry's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k).  Employee Stock Purchase Program is available to all permanent employees who work 20 hours or more after 6 months of service. 

Employees are eligible to receive a total of 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays. Full time eligible employees will accrue sick time commencing on the first date of employment at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Background Check Disclaimer

The successful candidate will need to complete background checks as part of our recruitment process, this may include criminal, education credentials, employment history, and other background information relevant to your employment qualifications