Senior/Principal Healthcare Recruiter
The Senior / Principal Recruiter is a strategic talent acquisition leader responsible for driving full-cycle recruitment across clinical and/or corporate functions. This role partners closely with executive leadership and hiring managers to design and execute scalable hiring strategies that support rapid growth, operational excellence, and compliance within a regulated healthcare environment.
At the Principal level, this role serves as a subject matter expert (SME) in healthcare talent markets, workforce planning, and recruitment operations, influencing company-wide hiring strategy. This is a hybrid role based in our office in Dublin City Centre.
Responsibilities for Senior/Principal Healthcare Recruiter
Lead full-cycle recruitment for complex, high-impact roles (e.g., physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, clinical leaders, healthcare executives, or technical healthcare roles).
Develop and execute proactive sourcing strategies tailored to healthcare talent markets.
Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on workforce planning, market compensation, and talent availability.
Partner with Finance and Operations on headcount forecasting and hiring roadmaps.
Recruit across regulated healthcare roles with awareness of licensure, credentialing, privileging, and compliance requirements.
Stay current on healthcare labor market trends, including provider shortages, geographic challenges, and regulatory shifts.
Ensure hiring practices align with HIPAA, EEOC, and applicable state/federal healthcare regulations.
Build strong partnerships with clinical leadership, operations, and executive teams.
Provide structured interview processes, candidate evaluation frameworks, and hiring best practices.
Coach hiring managers on inclusive hiring and effective assessment techniques.
Deliver a high-touch, white-glove candidate experience, especially for clinical and executive talent.
Strengthen employer branding initiatives in competitive healthcare markets.
Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and professional associations.
Track and report on recruiting KPIs (time-to-fill, quality of hire, source effectiveness, diversity metrics).
Drive process improvements to enhance scalability and efficiency.
Implement or optimize ATS and recruitment technologies.
Mentor and coach junior recruiters and coordinators.
Influence and shape talent acquisition strategy at the organizational level.
Lead or support M&A hiring integration, new market expansions, or large-scale workforce buildouts.
Requirements of Senior/Principal Healthcare Recruiter
5+ years of full-cycle recruiting experience (Senior level) or 7+ years (Principal level).
3+ years recruiting within healthcare, life sciences, or regulated clinical environments.
Proven experience hiring clinical roles (e.g., physicians, nurses, APPs) or senior healthcare leadership.
Strong knowledge of healthcare compliance, credentialing, and licensure requirements.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders.
Experience using ATS systems and recruitment analytics tools.
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