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FLORA KOO

East Norriton,PA

Summary

An experienced Talent Acquisition Leader within the Pharmaceutical industry with 16 years of experience driving innovative talent solutions and developing impactful diversity recruitment initiatives. With a strong focus on metrics, an agile thinker who is known for spearheading process improvement projects to drive effectiveness within the recruitment cycle.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Merck , Talent Acquisition Manager

International Business Machines Corp, IBM
WEST POINT, PA
03.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for leading a team of Sr. Talent Acquisition Advisors and Recruitment Specialists within R&D and clinical operations
  • Work closely with various stakeholders to identify critical hiring gaps and implement intentional process improvement strategies (ie., roadshows, workshops) to boost internal awareness around recruiting best practices
  • Ability to effectively gain insight through tracking of critical metrics related to lead/lag strategy, Time To Offer Accept (TTOA), activity ratios, and team goal assessment
  • Identify areas of opportunity to drive innovative branding solutions that provide immediate and long-term results
  • Develop branding campaigns that leverage existing internal networking or referral campaigns to help drive higher visibility
  • Develop and deliver impactful diversity recruitment initiatives, partnering closely with various HBCUs and internal Employee Business Resource Groups to reach targeted outcome
  • Provide continuous consultation to Sr Leader stakeholders on best practices of diversity hiring
  • Strengthen existing sourcing strategies to incorporate more long-term candidate pipelining activities

Merck, Sr. Talent Acquisition Advisor

International Business Machines Corp, IBM
WEST POINT, PA
07.2018 - 03.2021
  • Developed robust recruitment strategies to attract & build diverse candidate slates within the R&D and clinical operations division
  • Partnered with relevant stakeholders for strategic recruitment, pipeline development and attracting right talent
  • Define, track and analyze talent acquisition metrics and utilize to monitor and improve recruitment results
  • Provided continuous talent engagement support through leading and/or participating in recruitment and networking events
  • Elevated Hiring Manager influence and understanding around talent-first approaches in a highly competitive career market
  • Co-led Diversity Champions initiative to develop innovative approaches and assets to increase awareness and training around Diversity Equity & Inclusion
  • Successfully leveraged unique market intelligence and trends to help build and influence hiring decisions

Director, Recruitment Operations

Germer International
Blue Bell, PA
08.2009 - 07.2018
  • Reporting directly to the CEO, managed a recruiting staff to include Recruiting Managers, Executive Account Managers, Executive Search Consultants, & Project Managers
  • Designed company-wide Standard Operational Procedures (SOPs) to help maintain compliance and consistency
  • Manage & lead all monthly activities for entire staff, to include Monthly Sales Training, Peer Reviews, & Procedural meetings
  • Increase Employee productivity by creating/supervising all formal Peer Review activities
  • Provide coaching to Recruiting Managers in leading their individual group metrics, search priorities & leadership responsibilities
  • Designed, developed, & conducted entire training program from ground up, allowing the opportunity to help ignite new ideas and methodologies within recruiting team
  • Worked closely with CEO in researching & partnering with outsourced training material/programs to supplement internal training workshops
  • Designed structured developmental pathways for new recruits to help create easier transition into the company

Account Manager/Executive Search Consultant

Germer International
Blue Bell, PA
08.2006 - 08.2009
  • Responsible for account management of newly developed clients located in various US regions
  • Continuously engaged all stakeholders, including hiring managers and HR Partners in order to improve quality of work while reducing recruiting cycle times
  • Provided subject matter expertise knowledge to all hiring partners & talent acquisition stakeholders
  • Extensive collaboration with individual recruiters to ensure thoroughness of details being presented to clients and candidates
  • Built extensive network within Pharmaceutical/Biotech through successful networking-referrals, social networking, cold calling
  • Worked closely with Account Managers in addressing candidates’ needs throughout recruitment process from submittal through offer stage
  • Managed entire lifecycle of recruitment process for each candidate and provided full representation of both client and candidate

Education

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

Konkuk University
Seoul, Korea
01.2021

Skills

  • Defining, measuring, and increasing productivity through metrics analysis
  • Driving Diversity, Equity & Inclusion initiatives
  • Proficient in CRM/ATS utilization(Workday, Phenom People, Taleo, Avature)
  • Enhancing employer branding approach
  • Providing authentic & supportive leadership
  • Developing intentional direct source strategies

Timeline

Merck , Talent Acquisition Manager

International Business Machines Corp, IBM
03.2021 - Current

Merck, Sr. Talent Acquisition Advisor

International Business Machines Corp, IBM
07.2018 - 03.2021

Director, Recruitment Operations

Germer International
08.2009 - 07.2018

Account Manager/Executive Search Consultant

Germer International
08.2006 - 08.2009

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Veterinary Medicine

Konkuk University

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