Carrie Halkidis

Manages day-to-day tasks related to the FDA recruiting contract, consisting of four task orders and over 150 current job openings. Provides team oversight and project management support. Allocates resources to meet the needs of various offices and departments within the FDA.

• Successfully placed over 75 candidates with the FDA Office of New Drugs across multiple therapeutic areas, including neurology, toxicology, oncology, non-prescription drugs, and epidemiology.
• Filled five executive leadership roles within CDER, CDRH and CBER to include Super Office Directors, Deputy Directors and Office Directors.
• Communicates all updates to the teams within the FDA and Human Resources regarding candidate submissions and recruiting strategies
• Assisted with the implementation of a new applicant tracking system, Pinpoint
• Created and executed specific recruiting strategies to creatively source and place interdisciplinary scientists, medical doctors and leadership across CDER and CBER within the FDA
• Generates weekly and monthly reports for all efforts across multiple task orders and submits to point of contact within the FDA based on activity in LinkedIn, HireEZ and PracticeMatch
• Spearheads creative recruiting strategies and execution by guiding team through the creation of specific Ecosystems for each requisition based on specific requirements for each role within the FDA
• Manages multiple recruiting tools and candidate talent pipeline- PinPoint, LinkedIn, HireEZ, PracticeMatch and RocketReach
• Maintains communication with all team leads across multiple offices and divisions with updates and changes to recruiting strategies and submissions of new candidates

Employee Recruitment, Selection, Retention, Policy & Procedure Optimization, and Efficiency Improvements in healthcare and engineering. Effectively contributing to your company's drive for change.

• Led organization by establishing business direction and actualizing operational plans to meet goals.
• Cultivated and maintained industry relationships and customer partnerships to capitalize on opportunities and maximize business success.
• Managed social media platforms and utilized metrics to increase engagement and campaign performance.
• Oversaw budgetary and financial activities and implemented strategies to grow business and profits.
• Delivered speeches, attended industry conferences and wrote articles to promote company image and engage with partners.

Designed and implemented Torc's global talent acquisition strategy and conducted full life-cycle recruiting efforts for a variety of tech positions through the onboarding and orientation process.

• Recruited and hired top-level team members with expertise in Computer Engineering Robotics, adding depth and talent to highly skilled team.
• Managed the full recruitment cycle including sourcing strategies, job postings, interview processes, offer negotiations, closing, and on-boarding.
• Independently researched, integrated and implemented, Greenhouse, a new Applicant Tracking System, in less than four weeks.
• Generated data and reports from Greenhouse related to key talent acquisition metrics for senior leadership. Analyzed data from Greenhouse and Bamboo for information reporting and management decision making including headcount analysis, compensation data and maintenance of the recruitment life cycle.
• Partnered will all areas across the business to create new co-op and internship opportunities in Autonomy, Product Management, Engineering, Systems Integration, Operations, On Road Testing, Systems Design, GIS mapping, Infrastructures and Tools, People Operations, Marketing and Global Strategy.
• Successfully sourced, interviewed, onboarded and trained entire team at our new on-road testing facility in Albuquerque, NM in the beginning phases of the Covid lockdown.
• Cultivated relationships with senior executives, program partners and sponsors to maintain stability in program support, funding and overall direction for university recruiting program.
• Led the development of Global Talent Acquisition strategies across four locations to support future growth, and leveraged a people-centric transformation through our Engineering and People Operations teams.
• Partnered with Finance and other members of People Ops to further develop and sustain a Workforce Planning Model that delivers a framework for future hiring across the organization.
• Created full life cycle recruiting strategy and trained TA team on best practices for sourcing technical and non-technical candidates and general recruiting processes.
• Helped team members across the organization improve productivity and performance through hands-on coaching and training in order to achieve company objectives.
• Monitored and created detailed reports showcasing program outcomes to communicate recruiting results with the leadership team and external stakeholders.
• Researched and established relevant TA KPIs and developed a KPI reporting process to encourage transparency and engineering feedback.
• Ensured a smooth recruitment process and positive candidate experience to include conducting new hire orientation and working with the appropriate teams to ensure a seamless onboarding process.
• Initiated relationships with local community groups, project stakeholders and funding sources to maximize program outreach.
• Created and reported on benchmark compensation data and made recommendations based upon in-depth research on current job trends.
• Promoted positive company image through superior customer service experiences and Ambassador Program implementation.

• Built a credible HR department from the ground up by implementing a recruitment process, policies, and procedures.
• Partnered closely with the CEO to prioritize recruitment needs and led a five person recruiting team to assist with various tasks.
• Developed creative recruiting strategies that met anticipated staffing needs.
• Managed all phases of recruitment, including defining hiring and management needs, creating job descriptions and posting available positions to job boards.
• Selected and integrated a new applicant tracking system, Bullhorn, and trained entire staff on proper use.
• Trained and mentored newer recruiters in successful strategies for interviewing and qualifying candidates.
• Conducted interviews to ensure solid cultural alignment between client and candidate.

• Managed all business aspects of an independent assisted living community licensed for 230 residents.
• Efficiently recruited, hired, and oriented over 200 highly qualified candidates in multiple positions for three independent campuses.
• Implemented and trained staff on new hiring software, Vikus.
• Established and maintained more than 120 new external business accounts.
• Oversaw employee hiring, recruitment and training for multiple business locations.
• Led process improvements and organizational updates by implementing, Vikus, streamlining hiring and training procedures.
• Rolled out innovative employee training program to boost worker education and improve retention, compliance and health outcomes.
• Accurately generated bi-monthly payroll and conducted all aspects of Human Resources for entire staff of 350 team members.
• Documented revenue and expense transactions and prepared expense reports, billing and all receivables.
• Automated office operations and managed client and employee correspondence, scheduling, record tracking and data communications.
• Designed detailed business plans to outline finances, goals and operations of company.
• Served as an advisor to hiring managers throughout the hiring process on matters such as interviewing techniques, compliance, selection protocols, offer management and training and onboarding.
• Held weekly 1:1s with all direct reports and provided leadership through coaching, feedback and performance management.
• Conducted staff evaluations and determined promotions and realignments or reductions in workforce.

• Increased level of performance of all students by an average of 80 percent within the school year.
• Exceeded Annual Yearly Progress standards and targeted goals established by the state of Virginia by 45 percent for all students.
• Evaluated treatment goals and student progress on continuous basis.
• Utilized appropriate testing and assessment protocols to evaluate students referred to program.
• Treated fluency disorders, language delays, articulation or phonology delays and voice disorders for students across three schools.

• Established and managed employee benefits programs and safety compliance.
• Reviewed and developed bid proposals.
• Led startup and opening of business and provided business development, creation of operational procedures and workflow planning.
• Monitored supplier operations to verify quality, delivery schedule and conformance to contract specifications.