Vice President, Talent Acquisition – Talent Acquisition Strategy

Job Description

Executive Director, Global Talent Acquisition | Neurocrine Biosciences

The Tone:
Neurocrine Biosciences is a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercializing life-changing treatments for patients with under-addressed neurological, psychiatric, endocrine, and immunological disorders to relieve suffering for people with great needs. This is a full-time role at Neurocrine Biosciences, located in San Diego, CA. This position is critical for building the enterprise Talent Acquisition capability necessary to support the company’s strategic growth and long-term business success, transforming it into a strategic business partner that enables competition for exceptional global talent.

The TL;DR
• Role: Full Time
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, San Diego, CA
• Pay: $243900–$333000 yearly
• Team: Leads a global Talent Acquisition organization; advises the CHRO and executive leadership.
• Mission: Transforms Talent Acquisition into a strategic business capability to secure exceptional talent for Neurocrine’s global growth.
• Tech Stack: AI-enabled recruiting technologies, automation, recruiting technologies, workforce analytics

What You’ll Actually Do
• Strategy Development: Develop and execute a global Talent Acquisition strategy aligned with long-term business growth and priorities.
• Executive Partnership: Partner with executive leadership to anticipate workforce needs and create multi-year hiring plans, providing labor market intelligence and talent recommendations.
• Planning & Analytics: Lead strategic workforce planning, hiring forecasts, and scenario-based talent planning, building executive dashboards and recruiting capacity models.
• Team Leadership: Lead and develop a high-performing global Talent Acquisition organization, establishing best-in-class capabilities across executive recruiting, strategic sourcing, and employer branding.
• Operating Model Design: Design a scalable Talent Acquisition operating model leveraging AI, automation, and recruiting technologies to improve efficiency and quality of hire while ensuring globally compliant practices.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Executive-level professional with a Master’s degree and at least 14 years, or a Bachelor’s degree and at least 16 years, of progressive leadership experience in Talent Acquisition or Human Resources.
• Experience: At least 14-16 years of leadership experience, including leading a global Talent Acquisition function with enterprise-wide accountability, organizational transformation, scaling initiatives, acquisitions, or international expansion. Requires expertise with AI-enabled recruiting technologies, workforce analytics, and extensive experience presenting to executive leadership and Board committees.
• Skills: Proven ability to act as a trusted advisor across the company, providing strategy, vision, and direction for company-wide impact. Possesses deep functional knowledge within Talent Acquisition and broad knowledge of business strategies, demonstrating strong leadership and influence with C-suite executives, along with the ability to effectively manage, mentor, and train a global team to achieve goals.
• Bonus: May be recognized as an external expert in the field of Talent Acquisition.