The Recruitment Strategist builds support for specialized respondent populations and maintains relationships with advocacy groups and professional associations. They are responsible for custom panel building, lead generation using platforms like ZoomInfo, and mentoring other recruiters.
Recruitment Strategist
Full-Time | Remote
ABOUT THE ROLE
Reporting directly to a Senior Account/Project Manager, the Recruitment Strategist serves as an advanced recruitment resource, building layers of support for hard-to-reach and specialized respondent populations. This role spans all L&E project types: consumer, B2B, healthcare, and product innovation research.
Our Recruiting Operations team is organized into two divisions: General Consumer (including B2B) and Specialty (including B2B, Healthcare, and Product Insights). Placement within a division is based on your individual strengths, experience, and the needs of the department.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
Community & Professional Resource Liaison
- Build and maintain relationships with advocacy groups, professional associations, and community or industry resources nationwide.
- Serve as the go-to point of contact for recruiting needs, working established leads to generate qualified respondents from hard-to-reach populations.
Custom Panel Building
- Consult at the bid level on feasibility for projects requiring custom panel builds.
- Use the L&E database and external resources to assess whether a panel can be built.
- Upon project award, execute the panel build and partner with designated recruiter(s) to bring the project to a full recruit.
Advanced Recruitment Resource
- Maintain active access to outreach platforms such as ZoomInfo and RocketReach.
- Serve as the primary resource for Project Managers needing additional outreach contacts.
- Pull and deliver targeted leads from these platforms for PM upload.
- Mentor recruiters when they hit barriers, offering guidance and practical resources.
Day-to-Day Recruitment
- All standard recruiter responsibilities apply: recruiting against qualifying criteria, database updates, confirmations, verification paperwork, data entry, and daily Project Manager communication.
- Demonstrate consistent ability to recruit across all account, client, and project types, including consumer, B2B, healthcare, and product innovation.
WHAT YOU BRING
Experience
- 3-5+ years of market research recruitment experience with demonstrated competency across general and specialty Recruitment (preferred).
- Background in building or supporting custom recruitment panels and/or community/advocacy outreach (preferred).
- Clinical, medical, B2B, or other specialized research experience is a plus, but not required.
Knowledge & Skills
- Working knowledge of market research recruitment across multiple verticals: consumer, B2B, healthcare, and product innovation.
- Proven resourcefulness in finding and recruiting candidates outside of standard approaches.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, OneDrive, SharePoint), internet, and email.
- Comfort with emerging technologies, including AI tools that improve recruitment efficiency and insight.
- Experience with outbound prospecting and lead generation, including cold calling and direct engagement.
- Basic medical terminology is a plus for those supporting healthcare projects.
TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS
A Windows-based PC capable of running the company database and associated applications will be provided to all full-time employees. You'll also need:
- Reliable high-speed internet/broadband connection.
- Consistent and dependable phone service.
WHO YOU ARE
Beyond the technical skills, the right person for this role brings these qualities to the work every day:
- Acts with integrity. You understand ethical business practices and hold yourself and others to those standards.
- Communicates clearly. You speak, listen, and write in a way that's thorough, timely, and appropriate to the audience.
- Thinks creatively. You look for new ways to improve processes and create opportunities.
- Builds team culture. You work cooperatively to set goals, solve problems, and make decisions that strengthen the organization.
- Leads by example. You influence others positively toward outcomes that serve the organization.
- Makes sound decisions. You assess situations quickly and act with clarity and good judgment.
- Stays organized. You manage priorities, track progress, and keep the details from falling through the cracks.
- Plans ahead. You develop strategies, set goals, implement action plans, and evaluate results.
- Solves problems. You identify root causes, gather the right information, and move toward real solutions.
This job summary outlines primary responsibilities but is not intended to be all-inclusive. Duties may be modified or expanded to reflect business needs and the natural progression of the role.
L&E Research, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.