ADITRA CAIN
Chicago,Illinois
Summary
Strategic Talent Acquisition and Workforce Strategy Leader with 10+ years of progressive experience supporting healthcare, health insurance, behavioral health, pharmacy, government programs, and clinical operations organizations. Proven success partnering with executive leaders, HR Business Partners, and business stakeholders to develop workforce strategies, strengthen talent pipelines, and support organizational growth within complex, highly regulated environments. Expertise spanning talent acquisition strategy, workforce planning, clinical recruitment, pharmacy recruitment, leadership hiring, labor market intelligence, and organizational effectiveness. Recognized for delivering consultative talent solutions that align workforce capabilities with business objectives while enhancing candidate and stakeholder experiences.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
HCSC | Blue Cross Blue Shield
03.2025 - Current
- Lead strategic talent acquisition initiatives supporting Clinical Operations, Government Programs, Pharmacy, Strategy, IFM, and Union business functions.
- Partner with senior leaders and HR Business Partners to align recruiting strategies with workforce planning objectives and business priorities.
- Advised on talent strategy by providing labor market intelligence, industry insights, and targeted hiring recommendations.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies for specialized healthcare, clinical, pharmacy, leadership, and professional positions.
- Support workforce planning efforts by identifying talent gaps, hiring trends, and critical workforce needs.
- Developed and managed talent pipelines to enhance workforce readiness and facilitate organizational growth.
- Applied recruiting analytics and market intelligence to enhance hiring outcomes and optimize recruitment effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Operations, Learning & Development, and business leadership to deliver integrated talent solutions.
- Support workforce transformation and organizational change initiatives through strategic talent acquisition planning.
- Influence hiring decisions through consultative partnership, talent assessment expertise, and market knowledge.
- Transitioned to HCSC following the acquisition of Cigna's Medicare business.
Lead Recruiting Analyst
Cigna Healthcare
11.2021 - 03.2025
- Led full-cycle recruitment efforts for professional, clinical, and leadership positions within a highly regulated healthcare environment.
- Developed proactive sourcing and talent pipeline strategies to address critical hiring needs and support organizational growth initiatives.
- Utilized workforce analytics, recruiting metrics, and labor market intelligence to inform hiring decisions and enhance recruitment outcomes.
- Served as a strategic recruitment consultant, advising leaders on workforce challenges, talent availability, labor market trends, and hiring solutions.
- Partnered with business leaders and HR Business Partners to develop and execute talent acquisition strategies supporting healthcare, behavioral health, pharmacy, nursing, operations, sales, and corporate functions.
- Collaborated with Compensation, Employee Relations, HR Operations, and business stakeholders to integrate talent acquisition efforts with organizational objectives.
- Drove process improvement initiatives focused on candidate experience, hiring manager engagement, and recruiting effectiveness.
- Supported workforce planning efforts by identifying talent gaps and recommending recruiting strategies aligned with business goals.
- Established strong stakeholder partnerships across a national, matrixed organization to effectively manage complex and evolving hiring demands.
Human Resources Business Partner
Cornerstones Autism Services
08.2019 - 08.2022
- Served as strategic HR partner to operational leaders across multi-state behavioral health organization, enhancing alignment with business goals.
- Partnered with leadership teams on workforce planning, employee relations, talent management, performance management, and employee engagement initiatives.
- Advised managers on employee relations matters, policy interpretation, organizational effectiveness, and workforce challenges.
- Led recruitment initiatives to support staffing goals and organizational growth.
- Developed onboarding and retention strategies that strengthened workforce stability and employee experience.
- Collaborated with leadership teams to implement human resources programs that supported organizational objectives and improved employee engagement.
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Cornerstones Autism Services
05.2018 - 08.2019
- Coordinated full-cycle recruitment for clinical and behavioral health positions across multiple locations, ensuring alignment with organizational staffing goals.
- Executed candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling, offer administration, and onboarding to streamline hiring process.
- Collaborated with hiring managers to identify staffing needs and enhance recruitment strategies.
- Built candidate pipelines through community partnerships, job fairs, referral programs, and sourcing initiatives.
- Utilized applicant tracking systems and recruiting technologies to support hiring operations and reporting.
Clinical Operations Manager
B.E.T.H. Services
06.2016 - 05.2018
- Developed staffing strategies to align with service delivery objectives and enhance workforce effectiveness.
- Managed workforce planning, recruitment, onboarding, and employee development to enhance staffing operations.
- Oversaw employee performance management and training initiatives to ensure operational compliance.
- Collaborated with leadership to improve operational processes, employee engagement, and organizational performance.
Education
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) -
Aurora University
Aurora, Illinois01-2018
Skills
- Healthcare recruitment
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Process optimizationent
- Talent acquisition strategy
- Talent pipeline
- Recruitment analytics
- Recruiting Operations
- Market intelligence
- Talent assessment
- Succession Planning Support
- Workforce strategy
- Government Programs
- Medicare Operations
- Collaboration
- Healthcare recruitment
- Healthcare recruitment
- Executive Stakeholder Management
- HR partnership
- Organizational development
- Healthcare recruitment
- Talent consulting
- Workforce strategy
- Healthcare recruitment
- Healthcare recruitment
- Technology
- Workday HCM
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Recruitment tools
- Recruitment Analytics
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Employee engagement
- Process optimization
- Collaboration
- Workforce Readiness
- Organizational development
- Technology
- Workday HCM
- Workday HCM
- LinkedIn Recruiter
- Recruitment tools
- Recruitment Analytics
- Microsoft Office Suite
Personal Information
Title: Talent Acquisition & Workforce Strategy Leader
SELECTED LEADERSHIP HIGHLIGHTS
- Talent acquisition leader supporting two leading healthcare organizations, HCSC Blue Cross Blue Shield and Cigna Healthcare.
- Extensive experience recruiting across Clinical Operations, Government Programs, Pharmacy, Behavioral Health, Strategy, Union, Operations, Sales, and Corporate functions.
- Trusted advisor to executives, business leaders, and HR partners on workforce planning, talent strategy, labor market intelligence, and organizational growth.
- Deep understanding of healthcare and health insurance workforce challenges within highly regulated environments.
- Proven ability to build strategic partnerships, develop talent pipelines, and support enterprise workforce initiatives.
- Expertise leveraging workforce analytics and market intelligence to drive informed hiring decisions and improve talent acquisition outcomes.
Timeline
Senior Talent Acquisition Consultant
HCSC | Blue Cross Blue Shield
03.2025 - Current
Lead Recruiting Analyst
Cigna Healthcare
11.2021 - 03.2025
Human Resources Business Partner
Cornerstones Autism Services
08.2019 - 08.2022
Talent Acquisition Coordinator
Cornerstones Autism Services
05.2018 - 08.2019
Clinical Operations Manager
B.E.T.H. Services
06.2016 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) -
Aurora University