University Recruitment Relations Coordinator

HonorVet Technologies (SDVOSB) provides specialized and scalable staffing solutions to pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, biotech organizations, CROs, research laboratories, and life sciences organizations across the United States. With strong delivery capabilities and rapid turnaround times, we support contract, direct hire, project-based, and consulting staffing needs across clinical research, pharmacovigilance, regulatory affairs, quality assurance, quality control, medical affairs, manufacturing, validation, and scientific operations. Our dedicated recruitment team focuses on delivering qualified life sciences and pharmaceutical professionals efficiently while ensuring quality, compliance, and client satisfaction.

Job Title: University Relations Coordinator
Job Location: Acton, MA (Hybrid) 
Job Duration: 06 Months

Note:

• Potential to covert to FTE in 2027
• MUST be very friendly/outgoing personality
• Self starter/proactive
• Hybrid schedule can be flexible

Position Overview: 
The University Relations Coordinator supports full life-cycle recruiting initiatives and activities for campus hires from select colleges and universities, helping to build a strong long-term hiring pipeline and support ***'s branding efforts on campus. This position coordinates and executes campus recruiting activities, helps foster university relationships, supports ***'s brand and image on campus, and provides candidates with guidance throughout the recruitment process. This role supports the recruitment process for assigned openings, helps build a diverse talent pipeline, ensures a positive candidate experience, and helps promote *** as an employer of choice. This role partners with hiring managers to provide a high level of service in bringing top talent into the organization.   

Responsibilities:   

• Recruit top talent to fill entry-level intern, co-op and permanent positions.   
• Support and help execute existing university recruitment programs in the US, partnering with both internal resourcing models and outsourced support models.
• Help track and report on metrics to measure the success of UR initiatives.  
• Support creative ways to increase ***'s brand and profile on campus through partnership/collaboration with various professional, community and student organizations.  
• Build strong campus relationships with colleges and universities through placement offices, faculty, administration, and student bodies.  
• Coordinate and attend campus site visits, job fairs, speaking events and other college student events.  
• Create connections with graduating students and *** management for direct hire positions.  
• Partner with *** International to support early career programs and talent pipelines.  
• Support annual Intern and Co-op recruiting plans. Responsible for collecting all internship and co-op requests from hiring managers and working with the HR Business Partners to identify accurate open requisitions.
• Responsible for recruitment of interns, co- ops and early career requisitions. Source, screen, interview, evaluate/rank and present candidates to move forward in the interview process. Use our applicant tracking system to upload all intern and co-op requisitions and close out upon filling each request.  
• Schedule and lead debrief calls with the hiring teams for candidate selection and participate in weekly update meetings. 
• Help create and maintain internal and external marketing materials for ***'s University Relations program.  
• Support ongoing university research to help ensure targeted schools are good partners for ***.  
• Participate in related campus projects outside of core recruiting cycle.  
• Conduct exit interviews and collect data to help improve the program.  
• Must be able to understand and explain company policies and procedures related to campus recruiting.  
• Make positive candidate and hiring manager experience a priority.  

Education and Experience:   

• Minimum of 2-3 years of full cycle university relations and campus recruitment experience. 
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.  

Preferred Skills and Competencies:   

• Experience recruiting at multiple universities in competitive markets. 
• Ability to manage relationships with client facing experience.
• Excellent organizational skills.  
• Professional, positive attitude with good business acumen.  
• Must be flexible, proactive, highly organized and able to handle a busy work flow .  
• Must be able to multitask, shift priorities, and bring tasks to completion with general guidance.  
• Must be a team player with a high sense of urgency and have the ability to interact at all levels of the organization as well as connect with students.
• Must have the ability to understand our business in order to place candidates in areas that align with their skills and interest.  
• Must be able to negotiate effectively.  
• Must be results-oriented with a high degree of personal initiative, be hands on, flexible and have a customer centric attitude.