Executive Recruiter
Catalent Pharma Solutions
Summary
We have an opportunity for an Executive Recruiter to join our team and play a key role in shaping Catalent's leadership talent. In this role, you will manage the full lifecycle of executive searches, ensuring alignment between candidate expectations and organizational needs. You will design and execute recruitment strategies that strengthen our leadership pipeline and reinforce our employer brand. This is a dynamic position where you will partner closely with senior leaders and influence critical hiring decisions.
Job description
Shift: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm, Salaried. Location: Bridgewater, NJ. 100% Remote within 50 miles of a Catalent site.
The Role
- Partner with HR leaders and executive hiring managers to define staffing strategies, clarify role requirements, align on compensation, and ensure job descriptions and behavioral profiles are current and accurate.
- Manage the full lifecycle of executive requisitions—from approval through successful close—while maintaining transparency and momentum throughout the process.
- Design and execute recruitment strategies and programs that strengthen Catalent's leadership pipeline and reinforce our employer brand.
- Source and engage active candidates through databases, postings, internal systems, and employee referrals.
- Proactively identify and cultivate passive talent through networking, market mapping, cold outreach, social media, and industry events.
- Assess candidate motivators, provide consultative guidance, and influence decision making to ensure strong alignment between candidate expectations and organizational needs.
- Other duties as assigned.
The Candidate
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field.
- 8+ years of recruiting experience in a high volume, fast paced environment.
- 5+ years of executive level recruiting experience (agency, in-house executive search, or hybrid).
- Proven ability to partner with and coach senior executives (Vice President, Senior Vice President, President, C Suite) on market insights, talent trends, competitive intelligence, and compensation.
- Demonstrated success building and executing advanced sourcing strategies, including passive talent engagement, market mapping, Boolean search, and pipeline development.
- Track record of managing confidential executive searches end to end.
Preferred Skills & Background
- Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology recruitment.
- Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems; Workday and Phenom experience.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or a related field
- 8+ years of recruiting experience in a high volume, fast paced environment
- 5+ years of executive level recruiting experience (agency, in-house executive search, or hybrid)
- Proven ability to partner with and coach senior executives (Vice President, Senior Vice President, President, C Suite) on market insights, talent trends, competitive intelligence, and compensation
- Demonstrated success building and executing advanced sourcing strategies, including passive talent engagement, market mapping, Boolean search, and pipeline development
- Track record of managing confidential executive searches end to end
- Experience in pharmaceutical or biotechnology recruitment
- Strong proficiency with Applicant Tracking Systems; Workday and Phenom experience
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- 8 Paid Holidays
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Tuition Reimbursement
Company overview
Catalent Pharma Solutions, now known as Catalent, Inc., is a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) headquartered in Tampa, Florida. Founded in 2007 as a spin-off from Cardinal Health's pharmaceutical technologies segment, the company has grown into a major player in the pharmaceutical services industry. Catalent provides comprehensive drug development and manufacturing solutions including drug delivery technologies, formulation development, analytical testing, clinical and commercial manufacturing, clinical packaging, and supply chain services. The company operates over 50 facilities across four continents and has supported more than half of all FDA-approved products over the past decade. With approximately 16,900 employees, Catalent produces over 70 billion doses annually for more than 8,000 products, serving major pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer, Moderna, Novo Nordisk, and Bristol-Myers Squibb. In 2024, the company was acquired by Novo Holdings A/S for $16.5 billion, further strengthening its position in the global pharmaceutical manufacturing landscape.