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Boston, MA, USA Req #331

Friday, January 17, 2025

Who We Are:

Xenon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:XENE) is a neuroscience-focused biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing innovative therapeutics to improve the lives of people living with neurological and psychiatric disorders. We are looking for great people who thrive in a respectful, collaborative, inclusive, and productive culture to join the Xenon team.

What We Do:

We are advancing an exciting product pipeline to address indications with high unmet medical need, including epilepsy and depression. Our flagship azetukalner program represents the most advanced potassium channel modulator in clinical development for multiple indications. Building upon the positive results and compelling data from our Phase 2b "X-TOLE" study in adult patients with focal epilepsy, our Phase 3 epilepsy program includes multiple clinical trials evaluating azetukalner in patients with focal onset seizures and primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures. In 2024, we are planning to initiate a Phase 3 azetukalner program in major depressive disorder, based on topline data from our Phase 2 "X-NOVA" clinical trial. In addition, we are proud of the leading-edge science coming out of our discovery labs, including early-stage research programs that leverage our extensive ion channel expertise and drug discovery capabilities to identify validated drug targets and develop new product candidates.

About the Role:

We are seeking an Associate Director, Human Resources (Talent Acquisition) to join our Human Resources team. The incumbent will ensure effective talent acquisition strategies are executed to attract, select, and onboard a variety of new hires, ensuring a high-quality candidate experience based on our internal candidate experience survey insights. In partnership with the Senior Director, Human Resources, this individual will support the talent acquisition strategy, focusing on relationship management, candidate experience, employer branding, and candidate sourcing. They will independently execute strategic and operational projects and programs. This person will also serve as a lead recruiter, managing a diverse pipeline of candidates and searches.

This position reports to the Senior Director, Human Resources and will be in Boston, MA, USA. This role is a hybrid position, requiring a minimum of 2 days per week in the office.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Support the entire recruitment process, ensuring excellence and efficiency from sourcing to candidate engagement and assessment through to offer acceptance.
• Develop and lead implementation of Talent Acquisition solutions to meet staffing needs.
• Act as a key advisor on market trends, providing insights to inform talent acquisition strategies.
• Bring the employment brand to life through execution of various strategies in collaboration with HR Leaders and Corporate Communications.
• Track and analyze metrics and report on progress to HR leadership.
• Manage agency contracts and relationships to ensure alignment with talent acquisition goals.
• Collaborate with HR Business Partners to align recruitment strategies with organizational goals.
• Guide and support multiple Hiring Managers to simultaneously recruit for a variety of positions.
• Act in accordance with Company policies and ensure policies are understood and followed by direct reports.
• Track recruitment accruals and invoices; monitor against budget.
• Some international travel may be required.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• At minimum a relevant undergraduate degree; HR certification strongly preferred.
• Proven track record in Talent Acquisition, including 8+ years of progressive recruitment experience.
• 3+ years of talent acquisition program lead experience; experience with US & Canadian market recruitment strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success in driving full life cycle recruitment for high-demand roles.
• Excellent influencing, conflict resolution and collaboration skills.
• Experience in recruiting for specialized and technical roles, including senior level hires.
• Highly proactive, with a strong track record of delivering high quality results.
• Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills.

The base salary range for this role is $170,200 to $215,300 USD; we will consider above this range for exceptional candidates. Our Total Rewards program includes base salary, target bonus, and stock options, as well as a full range of benefits.

Xenon encourages time to rest and re-charge through vacation, personal days, sick days, and an end-of-year company shutdown.

To apply for this position, click Apply Now to complete the application. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, due to the volume of applicants, only those chosen for interview will be contacted.