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. Our #LifeatRealChem culture is rooted in our people—we believe we are best together and are committed to excellence for both our clients and colleagues. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting your career, if you share our passion for healthcare and connection, we invite you to explore our opportunities. Discover your purpose. Embrace innovation. Experience #LifeatRealChem. 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. At Real Chemistry, we believe we're at our best when we're connected. Our Real Hybrid and Regional Teams (Real HART) approach is designed to foster collaboration, learning, innovation, and meaningful relationships while providing flexibility where appropriate. Because our workforce spans multiple countries, regions, and client needs, work arrangements may vary by role and location. Some positions offer hybrid or remote flexibility, while others require regular in-office presence. For example, certain teams and regions, including some of our UK operations, have office-based requirements. Your recruiter will discuss the specific expectations for the role you're pursuing during the interview process and keep you informed throughout the hiring journey. For employees located within a one-hour commute of a Real Chemistry office, we require in-person attendance two days per week, either from a Real Chemistry office or when working onsite with clients. Employees in regions without a nearby office may work remotely and come together throughout the year for collaboration, culture-building, learning, and team connection opportunities. While these guidelines reflect our current workplace model, we understand that everyone’s circumstances are unique. If you require additional flexibility, we welcome an open conversation with your recruiter and our HR team to discuss your needs and determine what may be possible. 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. *Notice: Real Chemistry and its affiliates' names are being misused by scammers through messaging services, fake websites, and apps. Do not share personal or financial information or make payments to any unverified sources claiming to be connected to Real Chemistry. We are working to stop these unauthorized activities and protect our community. Read more here .