
Talent Acquisition Coordinator (Contract)
Required skills
- Associate's degree
- HR
- customer service
- administrative support
- Microsoft Office products
- confidentiality
- professionalism
- shifting priorities
- background checks
- drug screenings
Nice to have
- HR coordination
- recruiting
- talent acquisition sourcing
Role summary
Abbott, a global healthcare leader, seeks a Talent Acquisition Coordinator for its Corporate Human Resources team in Abbott Park, IL. This long-term contract role supports U.S. recruiting operations, ensuring a high-quality experience for candidates and hiring teams. Responsibilities include coordinating interviews, managing hiring process steps like background checks, processing reimbursements, tracking documentation, serving as a subject matter expert for scheduling, posting jobs, supporting recruiting events, and creating reports and dashboard metrics. The role requires strong Microsoft Office skills, confidentiality, professionalism, excellent organization, communication, and attention to detail. An Associate's degree in HR, Communications, or a related field is required, with preferred qualifications including a Bachelor's degree and 2+ years of HR coordination, administrative support, or recruiting experience.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
The Opportunity
Join Abbott’s Corporate Human Resources team at our global headquarters in Abbott Park, IL. As a Talent Acquisition Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in supporting U.S. recruiting operations and ensuring a smooth, high‑quality experience for candidates and hiring teams. You’ll work across multiple programs, processes, and stakeholders, making a measurable impact on how we attract top talent.
This is a long‑term contract role with significant exposure across HR and Talent Acquisition. This is a 40 hour a week role with regular work hours between 7 AM and 6 PM.
What You’ll Work On
- Partner with talent acquisition teams to develop and execute targeted sourcing strategies for commercial and engineering roles.
- Manage key steps in the hiring process, including background checks and drug screenings.
- Coordinate high‑volume phone, onsite, and digital interviews across multiple divisions.
- Manage all scheduling logistics: invites, travel, transportation, lodging.
- Process candidate travel reimbursements.
- Route and track relocation and sign‑on bonus documentation.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for interview coordination and train new schedulers.
- Post roles to strategic job boards and associations, including those supporting visa processes.
- Support planning and logistics for company events and recruiting activities.
- Build and maintain weekly, quarterly, and annual reports.
- Create and update dashboard metrics using Excel and other tools.
- Support programs such as employee referrals and immigration.
Required Qualifications
- Associate’s degree in HR, Communications, or related field.
- Experience in customer service, HR, or administrative support.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Office products.
- High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
- Excellent organization, communication, and service‑oriented interpersonal skills.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage shifting priorities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
- 2+ years in HR coordination, administrative support, or recruiting.
- Experience in talent acquisition sourcing.
The base pay for this position is
– $20,000,000,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
RecruitingDIVISION:
CHR Corporate Human ResourcesLOCATION:
United States > Abbott Park : AP06BADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
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StandardTRAVEL:
NoMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
NoSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdfSimilar roles
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