Senior Talent Sourcer
Humana · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $100,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Source passive talent for Primary Care Organization.
- Build diverse candidate pipelines.
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques.
- Partner with recruiters and stakeholders.
- Ensure positive candidate experience.
About the role
Senior Talent Sourcer
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Humana is seeking a highly skilled Senior Talent Sourcer to support hiring initiatives across our Primary Care Organization. In this role, you will proactively identify and engage top passive talent, build robust pipelines, and serve as a strategic partner to recruiters and business stakeholders.
You will leverage advanced sourcing techniques, market intelligence, and creative outreach strategies to drive hiring success. As a key member of the Talent Acquisition team, you will play a critical role in shaping sourcing strategies, delivering high-quality talent insights, and ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
What You'll Do
Strategic Sourcing & Pipeline Development
- Develop and execute innovative sourcing strategies to attract passive candidates across multiple markets and roles.
- Build and maintain strong, diverse pipelines of pre-qualified candidates aligned with current and future hiring needs.
- Utilize advanced sourcing techniques (including Boolean search, talent mapping, and digital sourcing tools) to identify target talent pools.
- Manage structured outreach campaigns that consistently generate qualified candidate leads.
- Maintain and optimize job postings across sourcing platforms to maximize visibility and engagement.
Market Intelligence & Research
- Conduct ongoing research and analysis of competitor landscapes, talent pools, and geographic markets.
- Track and maintain intelligence on academic institutions, industry associations, conferences, and networking channels.
- Analyze compensation trends and labor market data to provide actionable insights and recommendations to recruiting partners.
Candidate Engagement & Experience
- Serve as a key point of contact for passive candidates, delivering compelling outreach and building long-term relationships.
- Ensure all candidate interactions reflect Humana's employer brand and deliver a positive candidate experience.
Stakeholder Collaboration & Partnership
- Partner closely with recruiters and hiring stakeholders to align sourcing strategies with business priorities.
- Proactively communicate pipeline activity, market insights, and search progress to stakeholders.
Operations & Process Excellence
- Maintain accurate, organized, and up-to-date candidate data within CRM/ATS systems.
- Ensure consistent documentation and tracking of sourcing activity, pipelines, and outcomes.
- Operate with a strong sense of urgency while effectively managing multiple priorities and searches.
What Makes You Successful
- Demonstrated ability to proactively identify and engage passive talent in competitive markets.
- Creative and innovative approach to sourcing and outreach strategies.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple concurrent priorities.
- Self-starter mindset with high accountability and a strong work ethic.
- Expertise in Boolean search and advanced sourcing methodologies.
- Ability to translate market data and insights into actionable recruiting strategies.
Required Qualifications
Use your skills to make an impact
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of experience in talent sourcing or recruiting, with a strong emphasis on proactive, direct sourcing
- Demonstrated success sourcing for hard-to-fill, niche, or highly competitive talent segments (e.g., healthcare physicians, providers, clinical operations, specialty roles, or other scarce talent markets)
- Proven ability to build pipelines for roles with limited candidate supply and high market competition
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting healthcare, primary care, or clinical recruiting environments
- Deep proficiency in advanced sourcing techniques (Boolean search, talent mapping, competitive intelligence)
- Experience leveraging market data, talent insights, and compensation trends to influence recruiting strategies
- Previous experience within Professional services
Why This Role Matters
In this role, you will directly impact Humana's ability to deliver high-quality care by ensuring we attract and engage top clinical and operational talent. Your expertise in sourcing, market intelligence, and stakeholder partnership will help drive strategic hiring outcomes and shape the future of our workforce.
Additional Information
- Reports to: Manager, Physician Talent Acquisition
- In this role you will support the Eastern Standard Time zone.
- Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
- Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
- Pay Range: $86,300 - $118,700 per year
- This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description Of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About Us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Key skills/competency
- Talent Sourcing
- Pipeline Development
- Boolean Search
- Market Intelligence
- Candidate Engagement
- Stakeholder Collaboration
- Recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- Healthcare Recruiting
- CRM/ATS
Skills & topics
- Senior Talent Sourcer
- Talent Sourcing
- Recruiting
- Talent Acquisition
- Pipeline Development
- Boolean Search
- Market Intelligence
- Candidate Engagement
- Healthcare
- Humana
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your 5+ years of talent sourcing experience and success with hard-to-fill roles, emphasizing keywords like 'Boolean search' and 'pipeline development'.
- Craft a strong cover letter: Showcase your understanding of healthcare recruiting and your ability to build relationships with passive candidates for the Senior Talent Sourcer position at Humana.
- Prepare for interviews: Be ready to discuss your advanced sourcing techniques, market intelligence gathering, and how you ensure a positive candidate experience.
- Showcase your impact: Quantify your successes in building talent pipelines and contributing to strategic hiring outcomes in previous roles.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What are the key responsibilities of a Senior Talent Sourcer at Humana?
- As a Senior Talent Sourcer at Humana, your primary responsibilities will include proactively identifying and engaging top passive talent, building robust candidate pipelines, leveraging advanced sourcing techniques and market intelligence, and partnering closely with recruiters and business stakeholders to drive hiring success within the Primary Care Organization.
- What experience is required for the Senior Talent Sourcer role at Humana?
- Humana requires a Bachelor's degree and at least 5 years of experience in talent sourcing or recruiting, with a strong emphasis on proactive, direct sourcing. Demonstrated success sourcing for hard-to-fill, niche, or highly competitive talent segments, particularly in healthcare, is also essential.
- Is the Senior Talent Sourcer position remote?
- Yes, the Senior Talent Sourcer position at Humana is a remote role. However, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
- What is the pay range for the Senior Talent Sourcer at Humana?
- The estimated pay range for the Senior Talent Sourcer position at Humana is $86,300 to $118,700 per year. Actual compensation may vary based on factors like location, skills, experience, and education. The role is also eligible for a bonus incentive plan.
- How does Humana ensure a positive candidate experience for Senior Talent Sourcer applicants?
- Humana ensures a positive candidate experience by having Senior Talent Sourcers act as key points of contact for passive candidates, delivering compelling outreach, building long-term relationships, and ensuring all interactions reflect Humana's employer brand.
- What specific sourcing techniques are important for this Senior Talent Sourcer role?
- Proficiency in advanced sourcing techniques is crucial for this Senior Talent Sourcer role. This includes expertise in Boolean search, talent mapping, digital sourcing tools, and competitive intelligence to identify and engage target talent pools effectively.
- What kind of talent will the Senior Talent Sourcer focus on at Humana?
- The Senior Talent Sourcer will focus on attracting and engaging top clinical and operational talent for Humana's Primary Care Organization. This includes sourcing for roles with limited candidate supply and high market competition within the healthcare sector.