Boston Scientific is winning the talent race with AI

Improving internal mobility helps companies retain employees by providing them with growth opportunities. It also allows recruiters and hiring managers to fill roles faster by tapping into existing talent pools. This approach supports employee satisfaction and retention while reducing reliance on external hires.

Integrating candidate relationship management into a talent intelligence platform streamlines outreach by enabling recruiters to send campaigns directly within the tool. This eliminates the need for separate email creation and helps nurture candidate communities efficiently. It accelerates communication and pipeline building, making recruiters more productive.

Eightfold’s AI-driven role calibration and intelligent outreach features helped Boston Scientific recruiters quickly generate candidate leads and send targeted campaigns within the platform. This eliminated hours of manual sourcing and separate email creation, allowing recruiters to focus on engaging candidates and filling roles faster.

Boston Scientific completed a phased rollout within six months. The platform was piloted with U.S.-based recruiters, then expanded globally a month later. A few months after that, the internal job hub launched for all employees, completing the global deployment.

Manual and siloed recruiting processes can slow hiring and increase the risk of losing top talent. Without easy access to candidate relationship management tools, recruiters spend excessive time sourcing candidates from scratch, which reduces time spent engaging with candidates.

Intelligent outreach enables recruiters to send campaigns and nurture candidate communities directly within the platform. This eliminates the need to create separate emails or use external tools, saving time and streamlining communication with candidates.

Eightfold’s platform combines candidate sourcing and outreach by allowing recruiters to generate leads and send campaigns within the same interface. This integration reduces switching between tools and manual email creation, streamlining recruiter workflows.

Boston Scientific saw a significant lift in application conversion rates and faster hiring processes. Their AI-powered career site increased application completion, and nearly 80% of new roles were calibrated with AI, delivering thousands of candidate leads instantly.

Traditional recruiting methods often rely on manual and siloed processes that slow down hiring. This delay increases the risk of losing top talent to competitors. For example, Boston Scientific found it hard to keep track of candidates without automated tools, which took recruiters away from engaging with talent directly.

AI-driven role calibration allows recruiters and hiring managers to define ideal candidate profiles collaboratively. AI then searches internal and external databases to generate thousands of qualified leads instantly, saving hours of manual sourcing. Boston Scientific uses this to calibrate nearly 80% of new roles, accelerating hiring and improving lead quality.

Boston Scientific experienced a significant lift in application conversion rates after launching the AI-powered career site. Candidates receive personalized job recommendations and can apply to multiple roles easily. This has increased the number of applicants for critical roles and improved candidate engagement.

Boston Scientific benefited from a dedicated Customer Success Manager who helped clarify goals and advised on strategies to meet them. This hands-on support was critical in driving adoption and aligning the platform with business objectives.

Traditional recruiting methods often rely on manual, siloed processes that slow down hiring. This delay risks losing top talent to competitors and makes it hard to keep track of candidates efficiently. Boston Scientific experienced these issues before adopting AI-driven tools, which made recruiters spend excessive time sourcing candidates instead of engaging them.

Intelligent outreach enables recruiters to send targeted campaigns and nurture candidate communities directly within the platform. Boston Scientific recruiters have sent over 280 campaigns and maintain more than 600 active talent communities. This approach reduces the need to create separate emails and speeds up candidate engagement, making recruiters more productive.

Boston Scientific’s AI-powered career site improved application completion rates significantly. Candidates who received AI job recommendations were more likely to complete applications, and overall application conversion increased. This provided the company with a larger, more qualified applicant pool to fill critical roles.

Eightfold assigns a Customer Success Manager who collaborates closely with the client to understand goals and challenges. Boston Scientific’s manager helped set objectives and provided strategic guidance, which eased adoption and ensured the platform met the company’s needs effectively.