Hemanth Raj

About Hemanth Raj

Talent Acquisition professional with over 4 years of experience supporting hiring across pharmaceutical, medical devices, and life sciences environments.I have led end-to-end recruitment across QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs, Validation, Manufacturing Operations, R&D, Clinical, and scientific roles including Chemistry, Microbiology, and Biotechnology. My experience includes partnering with hiring managers in GMP-driven and compliance-focused environments to ensure structured and quality-based hiring outcomes.Beyond delivery, I focus on stakeholder alignment, workforce demand planning, pipeline strategy, and process consistency. I am particularly interested in evolving into strategic Talent Acquisition roles within regulated industries, where hiring directly supports business continuity, compliance, and operational excellence.Recognized consistently for delivery quality and performance, I am keen to grow into leadership roles that combine talent strategy, stakeholder partnership, and long-term workforce planning within Pharma and Life Sciences organizations.

Experience

1. Associate Team Lead - Talent Acquisition

   Sunrise Systems, Inc.

   Jan 2026 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Lead recruitment delivery across Pharma, Medical Devices, and Life Sciences functions including QA, QC, Regulatory Affairs, Validation, Manufacturing, Clinical, and R&D roles.Partner with hiring managers, program managers, and business leaders to understand workforce demand, project timelines, and compliance-driven hiring requirements.Manage and support a team of recruiters by guiding sourcing strategy, screening quality, and submission standards to ensure consistent hiring outcomes.Drive end-to-end recruitment strategy including sourcing, screening, stakeholder coordination, interview management, and offer closure.Develop targeted talent pipelines for niche and regulated roles across GMP, GxP, validation, and scientific functions.Monitor and analyze recruitment metrics such as time-to-fill, submission-to-interview ratio, and offer conversion to improve hiring efficiency.Ensure hiring processes align with regulated industry requirements and documentation standards within pharmaceutical and life sciences environments.Collaborate with internal stakeholders to improve hiring processes, pipeline planning, and candidate experience.Mentor and support junior recruiters in Boolean search, LinkedIn sourcing, screening frameworks, and stakeholder communication.Maintain strong engagement with candidates and clients to ensure quality hiring, retention, and long-term talent pipeline development.

Education

• Kristu Jayanti University

  Bachelor of Commerce - BCom, Accounting