COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Axsome Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company leading a new era in the treatment of central nervous system (CNS) conditions. We deliver scientific breakthroughs by identifying critical gaps in care and develop differentiated products with a focus on novel mechanisms of action that enable meaningful advancements in patient outcomes. Our industry-leading neuroscience portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for major depressive disorder, agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease, excessive daytime sleepiness associated with narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnea, and migraine, as well as multiple novel product candidates addressing a broad range of serious neurological and psychiatric conditions that impact over 150 million people in the United States. Together, we are on a mission to solve some of the brain’s biggest problems so patients and their loved ones can flourish. For more information, please visit us at www.axsome.com and follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About This Job:

Axsome Therapeutics is seeking a Manager, Talent Acquisition who will be responsible for managing the full lifecycle recruitment process for open roles within our Commercial Field Sales team. This role will partner closely with hiring managers to effectively and efficiently move candidates through the process, communicate with candidates and source for open roles on the team.

This role is based at Axsome’s HQ in New York City with an on-site requirement of at least three days per week. We are unable to consider candidates who are looking for fully remote roles. 

Job Responsibilities and Duties include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Manage full lifecycle recruitment process with a focus on the candidate experience and sourcing top tier talent
• Lead targeted searches for open roles and utilize LinkedIn and other sources to identify and contact passive candidates
• Partner with hiring managers during recruitment process to assess skills and competencies for role and help to identify and move candidates through pipeline
• Schedule candidate interviews and presentations
• Assist with developing, formatting and posting new job descriptions
• Conduct candidate phone screens for specific roles
• Create a diversified sourcing strategy including referral networks, targeted outreach, targeted job postings, and managing relationships with search firms
• Work closely with HR team to streamline and improve recruitment process and build out an employer brand strategy
• Collaborate with HR team for offer letter and onboarding process

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of recruitment experience
• Proven experience in recruitment within the pharma/biotech industry
• Must have experience with supporting commercial field sales recruitment
• Strong sourcing skills
• Experience with Greenhouse Recruitment strongly preferred
• Excellent time management and organizational skills
• Experience working in a fast-paced, startup environment with the ability to juggle multiple open positions and active
• Ability to act with integrity, professionalism, and confidentiality
• Extremely organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and curious
• Strong communication skills with the ability to interact at all levels of the organization
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and to problem solve
• Must be able to work on-site Monday, Tuesday and Thursday

Salary and Benefits:

The anticipated salary range for this role is $115,000 - $130,000. We encourage candidates of all levels to apply as there may be flexibility on final job title and responsibilities. The salary offer will be based on a variety of factors, including experience, qualifications, internal equity and location. Axsome offers a competitive employment package that includes an annual bonus, significant equity and a generous benefits package.

Axsome is committed to equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and/or mental disabilities. We value and encourage diversity and solicit applications from all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, gender, sex, age, religion, creed, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, citizenship, marital status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. 

Axsome Therapeutics does not accept unsolicited resumes from recruiters or third-party recruitment agencies and will not pay placement fees for unsolicited candidates that are sent to hiring managers, the HR team or other Axsome team members. Only approved vendors who have been explicitly asked to support a specific search will receive access to our Applicant Tracking System to submit candidates for consideration.