Talent Acquisition Specialist

National Jewish Health is hiring a relationship-focused Talent Acquisition Specialist in Denver, CO (onsite) to help strengthen recruiting outcomes for clinical and healthcare teams. This full-cycle role partners closely with hiring managers to shape recruitment strategies, build talent pipelines, and support candidates from sourcing through onboarding coordination. The position offers an annual salary range of USD 77,572 to 102,583 and a benefits package designed to support health, time off, and long-term planning.

What You’ll Do

• Lead full-cycle recruitment for clinical and healthcare-related roles, from sourcing to offer and onboarding coordination.
• Collaborate with hiring managers to develop recruitment strategies, including interview plans and selection processes.
• Build talent pipelines through sourcing, networking, community outreach, and professional partnerships.
• Use recruiting data, market insights, and hiring trends to support workforce planning and continuous improvement.
• Manage full-cycle recruiting for assigned exempt and non-exempt positions while supporting an efficient and positive candidate experience.
• Handle post-selection steps, including offer delivery and negotiation, background check review, pre-employment requirements, onboarding coordination, and candidate communication.
• Evaluate outcomes and recommend process improvements based on hiring trends, market conditions, and recruiting metrics.
• Conduct skills-based and behavioral interviews, and partner on interview guides, evaluation tools, and selection strategies to support consistent hiring.
• Maintain accurate recruitment records in ATS and HRIS, and leverage metrics to monitor hiring activity and trends.
• Promote National Jewish Health through recruitment marketing, professional networking, and participation in industry, educational, and hiring events.
• Stay current on labor market conditions and industry trends.
• Support onboarding activities and new hire transition processes by ensuring completion of required documentation and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum 4 years of full-cycle recruiting or talent acquisition experience required.
• Experience in a healthcare or academic setting is preferred.

Tools You’ll Use

• ATS
• HRIS

Benefits

• Multiple Cigna health plans for Colorado, regional office and remote employees.
• HSA and FSA available to pair with some plans.
• Generous PTO accruals for vacation and sick days, plus six paid holidays, compliant with Colorado state sick leave regulations.
• Dental & Vision plans with coverage effective the first of the month after hire.
• 403(b) plan with employer contributions after two years.
• Earn up to $200 annually for preventive health activities.
• Tuition Reimbursement up to $5,250 annually for full-time and part-time employees.
• Childcare Flex Spending Account (FSA) with annual employer contribution.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) eligible employer.
• Employer-paid plans and optional buy-up choices for Disability & Life Insurance.
• Full suite of coverage options such as Accident, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Plan.
• Savings on local services, insurance, and RTD bus passes.

Travel: Up to 10%