Under the direction of the Talent Acquisition Manager, Talent Acquisition Specialist will work closely with the HR Advisory team and internal stakeholders to bring top talent to Express Scripts Canada. **Location: Mississauga Head Office** **Working Environment: Hybrid, a minimum of 2 days/week on-site** **Responsibilities** + Support the recruitment function in managing high volume full-cycle recruitment for assigned client groups. + Responsible for managing full-cycle recruitment and selection process including conducting strategy meetings to discuss the job requirements, job postings, Phone screening, booking interviews for the hiring managers. + Offer negotiation with candidates and complete the reference checks and background checks process using third-party vendor. + Should be able to handle 20 - 25 job requisitions at a time for entry level to mid-senior level. + Develop unique sourcing strategies to support hiring in diverse environments including our pharmacy operations team. “Be Creative” and find new avenues and sourcing methods to attract top talent from the external job market including LinkedIn and other social media platforms. + Build strong relationship with various Educational Institutions including Colleges, Universities and other Healthcare Associations to promote visibility and branding of Express Scripts Canada. + Coordinate and participate in the job fair for Co-op student hiring. + Help in encouraging Express Scripts Canada’s internal Employee Referral Program and responsible to send out monthly communication to ESC employees. + Proactively share market and competitive intelligence to inform talent, business and organizational design decisions. + Present ongoing requisition updates both written and verbally to the Talent Acquisition Manager, HR Advisors and Senior Management. + Provide excellent customer service at all level that enhance the Candidate/Client experience by promoting positive and inclusive culture of ESC. + Network, source and build a talent pipeline with industry leaders assess them and ultimately attract the highest skilled and credentialed professionals to join Cigna. + Other responsibilities assigned by Recruitment Manager based on the business requirement. **Qualifications** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent recruiting experience required. + Minimum of 5 years direct, relevant and recent experience in recruiting entry to mid-level professionals required. + Experience in Healthcare or Pharmacy preferred. + Proven success as a professional recruiter that requires direct sourcing + Strong organizational and follow-up skills; ability to prioritize and process a high volume of work for multiple team members while maintaining the highest quality. + Experience working with executives and teams. + Sound judgment, discretion and influencing skills required. + Demonstrated proficiency with Workday, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel and database systems required. + Knowledge of web-based candidate tracking system management and reporting preferred (Workday a strong plus). + Someone who is truly passionate about recruitment and would like to grow within the same field. **NOTE: Internal candidates should apply before April 7, 2025.** **Express Scripts Canada is a Cigna company** Express Scripts Canada is a subsidiary of Express Scripts, a Cigna company. Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, wellbeing and peace of mind of those we serve. Cigna offers an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioural health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. **About Express Scripts Canada** Express Scripts Canada is a leading health benefits manager and has been recognized as one of the most innovative. Our clients include Canada's leading insurers, third party administrators and governments. We work with these clients to develop industry-leading solutions to deliver superior healthcare in a cost-controlled environment. We provide Active Pharmacy™ services to more than 7 million Canadian patients and adjudicate more than 100 million pharmacy, dental, and extended health claims annually. Through our proprietary consumer intelligence, clinical expertise, and patients-first approach, we promote better health decisions for plan members, while managing and reducing drug benefit costs for plan sponsors. It will be a condition of employment that the successful candidate obtains an Enhanced Reliability Clearance from the Federal Government. The candidate will be required to provide supporting documentation to receive clearance if required. We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, along with a positive work environment built on solid corporate values, integrity, mutual respect, collaboration, passion, service and alignment. We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes a diverse, inclusive and accessible workplace. By embracing diversity, we build a more effective organization that empowers our employees to be the best that they can be. We are committed to creating a working environment that is barrier-free and we are prepared to provide accommodation for people with disabilities. If you require accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: eschr2@express-scripts.com Do not email eschr2@express-scripts.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.