Simon Wright

Global Team Lead & Lead Technical Talent Acquisition Partner

Leicester, England, United Kingdom

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Experience

  • Global Lead Technology Talent Acquisition Partner/Team Lead at Sandoz
    Mar 2024 - Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

    Leading a Global team helping Sandoz hire the best Tech talent across the globe. Sandoz is the global leader in generic and biosimilar medicines. ​ ​Our Purpose is to pioneer access to medicines for patients globally. We are on a mission to drive innovation in the healthcare industry by freeing up resources sustainably and responsibly while continuing to address global health challenges such as antimicrobial resistance.​ We are present in more than 100 countries and our medicines serve some 500 million people every year. We have two main global businesses: Generics - divided between standard generics and complex generics - and Biosimilars.

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Haleon
    Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 · 6 mos

  • Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist - AI/ML + Data Science and Data Engineering (Global) at GSK
    Apr 2021 - May 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos

    Part of an elite team working on recruitment for AI/ML, Data Science and Data Engineering for GSK We are a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose: to help people do more, feel better, live longer. We have three global businesses that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products. Every day, we help improve the health of millions of people. Our goal is to be one of the world’s most innovative, best performing and trusted healthcare companies. Realising our purpose starts with us. When we feel at our best, we perform at our best. When you set out on your adventure at GSK, we make a deal. You commit to living GSK's values and expectations and performing against our Innovation, Performance and Trust priorities. And in return, GSK commits to providing the right environment for you to thrive. Put simply, it’s about you being motivated to do your best work, in a place where you can be you, feel good and keep growing. Together we build an environment where we can all thrive and focus on what matters most to each of us. It is only through the energy, dedication, drive and passion of all of us that we can be the very best for GSK, and importantly, for our patients and consumers.

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    • Senior Recruitment Consultant
      Jun 2017 - Mar 2021 · 3 yrs 10 mos

      Working on senior technical roles across a variety of IT disciplines - mainly working across pharmaceutical and FMCG clients

    • Senior Recruiter
      Nov 2011 - May 2017 · 5 yrs 7 mos

      Delivering global technical recruitment services to clients across the globe