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Elena L

Talent Acquisition Specialist

About Me

Elena Litvinova is a Talent Acquisition Lead at LifeSciences Consultants (LSC), where she oversees international recruitment strategy across Europe, the US, and India. With extensive experience in full-cycle recruitment within the life sciences and healthcare consulting industry, she specializes in talent sourcing, employer branding, workforce planning, and recruitment process optimization. Since joining LSC in 2015, Elena has played a key role in scaling international hiring operations, introducing ATS and recruitment technologies, strengthening university partnerships, and improving hiring efficiency. Alongside her recruitment career, Elena has worked as an accredited technical translator for legal and corporate clients, specializing in Russian–Italian translations. Earlier in her career, she served at the Honorary Consulate of the Republic of Italy in Bishkek, supporting diplomatic and institutional activities. Elena holds a Master’s degree in Language Sciences from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan, graduating summa cum laude. She is fluent in Russian, Italian, and English, with intermediate proficiency in Spanish.

Jurisdiction

Italy | Kyrgyzstan

Experience

Seniority LevelMid-Senior level
Years of Experience10-15 years
Current StatusActive
Assistant to the Honorary ConsulHonorary Consulate of the Republic of Italy
2008 - 2011

• Provided translation and interpreting for institutional stakeholders • Liaised with the Italian Embassy on visa and diplomatic matters • Supported event organization and consular administration

Technical TranslatorFreelance
2011 - Present

Provided sworn translations of legal and governmental documents from Russian into Italian and vice versa

Talent Acquisition SpecialistLifeSciences Consultants (LSC)
2015 - 2024

• Built recruitment pipelines across Europe, US, and India • Managed full-cycle hiring processes • Built candidate pipelines through LinkedIn Recruiter, university partnerships, and leading business school job portals • Tracked KPIs and improved recruitment efficiency

Talent Acquisition LeadLifeSciences Consultants (LSC)
2024 - Present

• Lead talent acquisition strategy across Europe, US, and India (~20 hires/year) • Partner with senior leadership on workforce planning • Monitor hiring metrics to drive continuous improvement • Built partnerships with universities and external recruiters • Enhanced candidate experience and employer branding • Introduced ATS (TeamTailor) and leveraged LinkedIn Recruiter Corporate • Managed and mentored a team of 3 recruiters, providing coaching and performance guidance • Reduced time-to-hire by ~50% through process optimization

Education

Degree of International RelationsKyrgyz-Russian Slavic University
2003 - 2008
Degree of Language SciencesUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore
2011 - 2013

Skills

Core skills0
Languages4

Languages

English
Italian
Russian
Spanish