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Juber Ahmed, Talent Acquisition Manager

Juber Ahmed

Talent Acquisition Manager·Vertex Pharmaceuticals

United Kingdom

Bachelor's degree, Information Systems Business Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 3 years, 0 months

Talent Acquisition Manager

June 2018 - December 2018

Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Great Britain (UK)

June 2018 - December 2018

Managed permanent/interim hires in France, Nordics, Germany, UK, Czech Republic & Poland
▪ Managed the end to end recruitment process across medical affairs, commercial, procurement &
corporate affairs
▪ Acted as a business partner & subject matter expert with regards to talent acquisition
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▪ Conducted org reviews, talent pipelining, developed recruitment project plans to ensure a smooth
operational recruitment process
▪ Built solid relationships with hiring managers, HRBP's and the leadership team to understand
business needs
▪ Managed between 15-20 requisitions, screened candidates, influenced hiring managers with
regards to short listing and remuneration packages

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Talent Acquisition Specialist

June 2017 - January 2018

Thermo Fisher Scientific

United Arab Emirates

June 2017 - January 2018

Managed permanent recruitment hires within the Microbiology and BioPharma divisions
▪ Talent pipelining via headhunting and LinkedIn to address future recruitment needs
▪ Managed over 40 requisitions across supply chain, QA, commercial, manufacturing, engineering
and IT
▪ Led recruitment for 5 sites across the UK including Dartford and Warrington (manufacturing sites)
▪ Worked in partnership with hiring managers & HR to understand recruitment needs

Company industry:
Biotechnology
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Talent Acquisition Specialist

February 2016 - August 2016

Merck Sharp & Dohme

United Arab Emirates

February 2016 - August 2016

Managing the UK&I permanent recruitment hires across Commercial, Biometrics, Digital
Technology and Medical Affairs
▪ Managing the end to end recruitment process (40+ reqs) from job creation to offer stage
▪ Working in partnership with hiring managers, leadership team & CTO to implement recruitment
strategies
▪ Proactively sourcing via LinkedIn, job boards to reduce time and cost to hire.
▪ Managing logistics and ensuring candidates have a seamless recruitment experience with MSD.

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Recruitment Account Manager

October 2015 - December 2015

GlaxoSmithKline

Great Britain (UK)

October 2015 - December 2015

Global Esprit Commercial MBA Programme (Interim)
▪ Working as part of the Esprit MBA Talent team
▪ Sourcing potential candidates (through the existing sourcing strategy in place at GSK) - globally
▪ Helping to short list potential candidates to Programme Managers, both from CV, and
telephone/face to face interview
▪ Organising interviews, psychometric assessments, video interviews and diagnostic testing for
candidates
▪ Ensuring candidates remain engaged throughout the process - answering questions/queries
▪ Assisting, being involved in the assessment centres (London)

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

July 2015 - September 2015

Vodafone

Great Britain (UK)

July 2015 - September 2015

Proactively headhunt and generate talent pools across the technology business.
▪ Manage candidate's journey with Vodafone, ensuring a seamless process with all parties
involved.
▪ Feedback market intelligence to HR and hiring managers
▪ Coordinating and scheduling the interviews via telephone/VC/face to face.
▪ Following up with the panel to manage the candidate feedback and closing the loop with
candidates.
▪ Post selection - managing the offers and assisting in joining formalities.
▪ Ensuring weekly follow up with the offered candidates to ensure low dropouts
▪ Keeping a monthly check on CPH, Channel Usage, ensuring Agency/RPO Hiring is within target
▪ Exploring various sourcing channels like networking and internal referrals for all positions

Company industry:
Telecommunications

Lead Recruiter

June 2014 - January 2015

Bausch+Lomb Valeant Pharmaceuticals

Great Britain (UK)

June 2014 - January 2015

EMEA (Maternity cover)
▪ Managed the UK&I recruitment hires within commercial and engineering divisions
▪ Strong exposure of managing senior level positions across sales, marketing, finance, supply chain,
engineering and manufacturing
▪ Source, screen, evaluate and select candidates through a structured recruitment process
designed to obtain the best talent
▪ Developed and implemented social media strategies to increase brand awareness
▪ Partnered with HR and the Leadership team to evaluate and improve the recruitment process
▪ Managed the PSL and all communication with agencies and non PSL agencies
▪ Liaised with hiring managers to forecast future recruitment activities and build talent pipeline
▪ Significantly reduced agency spend, cost and time to hire by pro-actively head hunting
▪ Trained hiring managers on how to utilize LinkedIn to promote the B+L brand and engage with
candidates

Company industry:
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
Job role:
Human Resources and Recruitment

Education

University of Westminster

May 2007

May 2007

Bachelor's degree, Information Systems Business Management

Skills

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