Associate - Diversity Talent Scout - FDE

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

Lilly is seeking a Diversity Talent Scout who shares our passion to make life better for people around the world. As part of our Talent Acquisition team, you will work closely with recruiters and hiring managers and play an integral part in shaping Lilly’s future by identifying and attracting diverse talent to the company. This role will be an extremely instrumental part of the sourcing and recruiting efforts of diverse underrepresented populations.

Do you have experience searching for top R&D talent? We need someone comfortable with the time investment in proactive strategic relationship building efforts. Consider joining the Lilly family working to impact lives of patients around the globe!

The Diversity Talent Scout will function as a search and subject matter expert, responsible for working collaboratively to locate and attract diverse scientific talent to Lilly through lead generation, expert sourcing strategies and the ability to research the employment market for a given functional focus.

Other activities include:

• Build and maintain positive relationships within multicultural-based organizations
• Attending relevant career fairs to engage diverse talent, brand Lilly and develop new sources within the Latino and other diverse communities both local and national
• Outreach to diversity associations and organizations for active and passive referrals.
• Working as a liaison with the Organization of Latinos at Lilly and other Employee Resource Groups to improve employee referrals, sourcing, and inclusion of a diverse set of employees in the recruiting process.
• Sourcing a diverse pool of candidates using Linked IN, job boards, niche websites, internet searches, CRM system and other passive candidate generation techniques and tools.
• Providing and applying labor market intelligence and recruitment trends to improve diversity sourcing.
• Incorporating social media to attract diverse talent and brand Lilly.
• Managing key vendors of sourcing.
• Meeting and exceeding annual, monthly, and diversity sourcing objectives to include, but not limited to, leads, contacts, candidates, diversity metrics and hires.
• Proficient in using technologies to track all sourcing activity/results and leverages systems to continuously build talent pool.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree or High school diploma (or equivalent) with 4 years of work experience
• 2 or more years of relevant recruiting and/or sourcing experience
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. Lilly does not anticipate providing sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B or TN status) for this employment position.
• This position is not permanent. It is for a fixed duration of two years with potential to extend annually for up to 4 years.

Additional Preferences:

• Experience recruiting and sourcing R&D Talent
• Bi-lingual/Fluent in Spanish
• Some knowledge and insights on the local Latino community with established networks.
• High level of self initiative with the ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong time management skills with attention to detail
• Must possess a disciplined work style with the ability to demonstrate urgency with proactive and deadline-driven work
• Willing and able to adjust to multiple demands and shifting priorities while demonstrating flexibility and resilience
• Sourcing experience including internet research, search engines, boolean search strings, and data mining.
• Excellent written and verbal interpersonal communication skills
• Excellent analytical skills and organizational skills
• Experience with social media/networking

Additional Information:

• Travel as required, approximately 10-25%
• The Role is based in Indianapolis

Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly USA, LLC and our wholly owned subsidiaries (collectively “Lilly”) are committed to help individuals with disabilities to participate in the workforce and ensure equal opportunity to compete for jobs. If you require an accommodation to submit a resume for positions at Lilly, please email Lilly Human Resources ( Lilly_Recruiting_Compliance@lists.lilly.com ) for further assistance. Please note This email address is intended for use only to request an accommodation as part of the application process. Any other correspondence will not receive a response.

Lilly is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

Our employee resource groups (ERGs) offer strong support networks for their members and help our company develop talented individuals for future leadership roles. Our current groups include: Africa, Middle East, Central Asia Network, African American Network, Chinese Culture Network, Early Career Professionals, Japanese International Leadership Network (JILN), Lilly India Network, Organization of Latinos at Lilly, PRIDE (LGBTQ + Allies), Veterans Leadership Network, Women’s Network, Working and Living with Disabilities. Learn more about all of our groups.

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