Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Avam

Avam is an applied and material sciences company built to change the world through science. Across our operating companies, we develop and commercialize technologies that advance human health and safety, strengthen scientific research, improve industrial performance, and help move entire industries forward.

Avam Group supports a growing portfolio of companies spanning life sciences, molecular diagnostics, chemistry, microbiology, cell culture, advanced materials, and related fields. As we, we are building a collaborative organization capable of attracting exceptional scientific, technical, commercial, operational, and corporate talent.

The Opportunity

Avam is seeking a motivated and highly organized Talent Acquisition Specialist to lead recruiting efforts across multiple companies within Avam Group.

This individual will manage the full recruitment lifecycle, from workforce planning and candidate sourcing through interviews, offer coordination, and onboarding handoff. The Talent Acquisition Specialist will partner closely with hiring managers and company leadership to understand each team’s needs, develop effective recruiting strategies, and create a consistent, professional candidate experience across the organization.

This role offers a meaningful leadership path. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow into a Recruiting Manager position as Avam’s hiring needs. They will also play an important role in helping establish the company’s formal employee relations function, including the systems, programs, and practices that support communication, engagement, workplace culture, and employee success across Avam Group.

Key ResponsibilitiesTalent Acquisition

Manage full-cycle recruiting for positions across Avam Group and its operating companies.

Recruit for a broad range of scientific, technical, manufacturing, commercial, creative, operational, and corporate roles.

Partner with hiring managers to define position requirements, candidate profiles, interview processes, and hiring timelines.

Draft clear, engaging, and accurate job descriptions that reflect each position and the Avam employer brand.

Develop sourcing strategies using LinkedIn, Indeed, industry-specific platforms, professional networks, universities, referrals, and direct outreach.

Identify and engage passive candidates for specialized and difficult-to-fill positions.

Review applications, conduct initial interviews, evaluate candidate qualifications, and present recommended candidates to hiring teams.

Coordinate interviews, assessments, reference checks, and other stages of the selection process.

Support the preparation and delivery of employment offers in coordination with Human Resources and company leadership.

Maintain timely and professional communication with candidates throughout the recruitment process.

Build and maintain talent pipelines for recurring and anticipated hiring needs.

Support recruiting efforts across multiple locations, departments, and operating companies.

Recruiting Operations and Strategy

Help establish standardized recruiting processes, interview guides, scorecards, templates, and documentation across Avam Group.

Track recruiting activity, hiring progress, candidate sources, time-to-fill, offer acceptance rates, and other talent acquisition metrics.

Maintain accurate candidate and requisition records within the company’s applicant tracking and HR systems.

Identify opportunities to improve recruiting efficiency, candidate quality, hiring manager responsiveness, and the overall candidate experience.

Assist leadership with workforce planning and hiring prioritization.

Support employer-branding initiatives, career-page content, recruitment campaigns, university outreach, and professional networking events.

Monitor recruiting market conditions and provide guidance on talent availability, compensation expectations, and competitive hiring practices.

Help select and manage external recruiters, staffing partners, and recruitment platforms when needed.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology, Communications, or a related field preferred.

Two or more years of experience in recruiting, talent acquisition, human resources, staffing, or a related function preferred.

Experience managing multiple open positions and hiring processes simultaneously.

Strong sourcing, interviewing, candidate-assessment, and relationship-building skills.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

Ability to work effectively with hiring managers, executives, candidates, and employees across different functions and levels of seniority.

Sound judgment and the ability to handle sensitive information with discretion.

Ability to work in a fast-growing environment where priorities may evolve quickly.

Familiarity with applicant tracking systems, HR information systems, LinkedIn Recruiter, Indeed, and other sourcing platforms is preferred.

Experience recruiting for scientific, technical, manufacturing, healthcare, biotechnology, chemistry, or other specialized roles is helpful but not required.

Knowledge of employment practices and recruiting compliance is preferred.

The Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is both people-oriented and operationally disciplined. They understand that successful recruiting requires more than filling open positions; it requires understanding the business, identifying individuals who can grow with the organization, and creating an experience that reflects the company’s values.

This person should be comfortable building processes rather than simply inheriting them. They will be proactive, resourceful, responsive, and motivated by the opportunity to help shape Avam’s recruiting and employee relations capabilities as the organization grows.

Growth Opportunity

This position is intended to grow alongside Avam. As the organization expands, the Talent Acquisition Specialist will have the opportunity to:

Advance into a Recruiting Manager role.

Help recruit, train, and manage additional talent acquisition team members.

Take greater ownership of recruiting strategy and workforce planning across Avam Group.

Help establish and develop Avam’s employee relations function.

Build programs supporting employee engagement, communication, retention, workplace culture, and professional development.

Contribute to the long-term development of Avam’s broader People & Culture organization.

Why Join Avam

At Avam, you will have the opportunity to help build an organization working across some of the most consequential areas of science and industry. You will recruit the people who will develop new technologies, build new products, support customers, strengthen operations, and help turn ambitious scientific ideas into real-world impact.

This is an opportunity for someone who wants more than a traditional recruiting position. It is a chance to help shape how a growing group of companies attracts, welcomes, supports, and retains exceptional people.

Pay: From $55,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development assistance

Retirement plan

Vision insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Tampa, FL 33602