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Matthew Soderstrom

Matthew Soderstrom

Thornton

Summary

Recruiting professional who communicates and leads teams with excellent interpersonal skills and expertise in recruitment including 11 years of experience in higher education and pharmaceuticals

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience

Work History

Recruiter

Belmar Pharma Solutions (503A and 503B Compounding Pharmacy)
08.2023 - Current
  • Coordinates and conducts full lifecycle recruitment: consultations with hiring managers, sourcing of qualified candidates, job postings through different sources, screening, creating interview teams, salary determinations for one of the largest compounding pharmaceutical chains in the United States
  • Manages requisitions between 2 company recruiters for a company of 700+ employees
  • Screens candidates, selects qualified candidates for interview phase and connects viable candidates to interview teams for all roles within Belmar Pharma Solutions including: Quality, Pharmacy, Business, Executive
  • Collects and analyzes data to maintain understanding of fair and competitive market salaries, candidate availability, and demand for candidates in certain fields
  • Maintains and ensures compliance with EEO and related employment laws
  • Conducted reference checks, background screening and other pre-employment checks to verify information on applicant's resume.
  • Managed high-volume requisitions in a timely manner to meet client staffing needs efficiently.

Senior Recruitment Specialist

IBM/Takeda Pharmaceuticals
09.2019 - 07.2023
  • Manages recruitment processes in 3 separate business Units (Oncology, Corporate Functions, Executive Recruitment) for Asia’s largest pharmaceutical company, Takeda Pharmaceuticals which brought in over $19.9 billion in revenue in 2018
  • Performs quality checks on Global Offer Worksheets and creates offer letters and employment contracts
  • Facilitates background checks through Sterling/HireRight company services and onboarding with new hires while adhering to offer completion goals of 8 days or less excluding: Background checks > 5 days, Candidate TAT > 5 days, and client approvals > 5 days
  • Schedules interviews, coordinates logistics with Takeda and Shire Pharmaceuticals global teams and communicates interview processes with management through Workday and Outlook while adhering to time to complete goals including: 97% Accuracy, 90% < 3 days completion, 100% < 24 hours initiation
  • Manages oncology unit coordinators including workloads, generated reports, communications plans, new scheduling processes, onboarding, and ongoing requests from client
  • Over 2000 interviews scheduled with upwards up to 100 interviews a week
  • Remote

Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach

Northeastern University
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Recruitment including assistance with mailings, official visit itineraries, cold calling, data entry, territory plans, and transportation logistics
  • Assisted with all aspects of team travel including itineraries, team transportation, staff rentals, credit card reconciliation, rooming lists, and data entry; managing a recruiting budget of $160,000 and an operating budget totaling $150,000

Recruiting Coordinator/Interim Associate Head Coach

Syracuse University
11.2011 - 01.2015
  • Assisted with all aspects of team travel and recruitment including managing a recruiting budget of $50,000 and an operating budget totaling $300,000

Education

Master of Sports Leadership -

Northeastern University
01.2011

Bachelor of Science (B.S) - Neurobiology

University of Connecticut
01.2007

Skills

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Workday
  • WebEx
  • HireRight
  • Sterling
  • Employee Recruitment & Retention
  • Outlook
  • Public Speaking
  • Paychex Flex
  • Eagle Scout
  • Indeed

CONTACT

  • Phone: 315-380-3961
  • Email: Matthew.Soderstrom16@gmail.com
  • LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/matthew-soderstrom-33a067b1/
  • Address: Thornton, CO

Timeline

Recruiter

Belmar Pharma Solutions (503A and 503B Compounding Pharmacy)
08.2023 - Current

Senior Recruitment Specialist

IBM/Takeda Pharmaceuticals
09.2019 - 07.2023

Assistant Coach/Interim Head Coach

Northeastern University
01.2015 - 01.2019

Recruiting Coordinator/Interim Associate Head Coach

Syracuse University
11.2011 - 01.2015

Bachelor of Science (B.S) - Neurobiology

University of Connecticut

Master of Sports Leadership -

Northeastern University
Matthew Soderstrom